Head of the Trelawny Police, Superintendent Carlos Russell, says the parish recorded a 66.7 per cent clear-up rate for homicides for the first six months of 2021, compared to 33.3 per cent for the corresponding period last year. Speaking at a recent sitting of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation, Superintendent Russell informed that six murders were recorded in the parish up...

Commanding Officer of the Westmoreland Police Division, Superintendent Robert Gordon, has said that residents in the parish have been maintaining a high level of compliance with the Disaster Risk Management Act (DRMA). “Generally, a large segment of the population [in Westmoreland] is compliant, without even being engaged and asked to be compliant, so the voluntary compliance is very high,” Superintendent...

The Adelphi Police Station in St. James, which was rehabilitated at a cost of $47.3 million, has been officially reopened. The facility was opened by National Security Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang at a ceremony held on Friday (July 9), on the station grounds. The facility received infrastructural support under the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF)...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, the Hon. Dr. Horace Chang is allaying fears that Haiti’s political instability in the aftermath of the assassination of President Jovenel Moise, could cause further security implications for Jamaica. The Minister said while some may seek to benefit illegally from the turmoil in neighbouring Haiti, the Government understands the growing concern, so...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, is assuring that the amendments to the Extradition Bill will not infringe on the rights of any person being sought for extradition, whether to the United States or any other country. He noted that the Extradition (Amendment) Bill, 2021, which was passed in the Senate on...

The Governments of Jamaica and the United States of America (US) have now finalised improved operational protocols pertaining to the Shiprider Agreement, under which both countries cooperate to curtail illicit maritime drug trafficking. This was disclosed by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, who informed that both sides agreed on changes to the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government continues to prioritise national security with significant investments made in improving police stations and procuring the necessary tools to fight crime “We spent $40 billion on security in one year and now we have over 200 police stations that are being improved. We have improved the mobility of the police...