Portland is the country’s safest parish, with the lowest murder rate at 10 per 100,000 population, the latest crime statistics have revealed. The figures, for the period January 1 to...

Under the Government’s intensified and sustained crime fighting strategies, there has been an 18 per cent drop in murders between January 1 and September 20. This translates to 708 murders,...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, has called on realtors to ensure that they do due diligence, when engaging in transactions with clients, as part of efforts to stamp...

National Security Minister, Hon. Peter Bunting has strongly condemned this afternoon’s murder of a police constable who was shot and killed by gunmen in August Town, St. Andrew. Minister Bunting...

Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Neville Knight, is reporting a downward trend in murders in the St. Andrew South division, crediting community partnerships for the drop. He informed that since...

The House of Representatives began debate on the Criminal Records (Rehabilitation of Offenders) (Amendment) Act, on September 17. Under the legislation, convictions for possession of two ounces or less of...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting says Cabinet, on September 8, 2014, approved the formal merger of the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) and the Legal Medicine Unit (LMU) to...

Newly installed Commissioner of Police, Dr. Carl Williams, has pledged to ensure greater transparency and accountability on the part of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), as it works to improve...