Programme Manager for Sustainable Development at the CARICOM Secretariat, Beverly Reynolds, has called on Caribbean governments and stakeholders to "act now" to tackle drug trafficking and abuse in the region....

Children, who are sent to juvenile correctional facilities, are seen by many as irredeemable, but Acting Commissioner of Corrections, June Spence Jarrett, says that while a number of them pose...

The Ministries of National Security and Education, are working to develop a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to address the problem of violence in schools. The agreement, which was announced by...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Major Richard Reese, has affirmed the Government's support for the United Nations Security Council resolution, which requires all UN member states to...

The Ministry of National Security will be implementing its Jamaica Reducing Re-offending Action Plan (JRRAP) later this month, which aims to provide rehabilitative support for offenders and ex-offenders. Portfolio Minister,...

Minister of National Security, Senator the Hon. Dwight Nelson, has endorsed Community Corrections as a strategy to contain overcrowding in the penal facilities and reduce costs. "It is currently costing...

Commissioner of Police, Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin has stressed the need to restore nobility to the policing profession in Jamaica. "As police officers, we are a part of that noble...

Minister of National Security, Senator the Hon. Dwight Nelson, has called on Jamaica Police Academy graduates to help restore and maintain an acceptable image of the police force through their...

The crime fighting capabilities of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) have been boosted, through the acquisition of computers to generate facial composites of likely suspects. This was revealed by officer...

Minister of National Security, Senator the Hon. Dwight Nelson, has said that he is seeking to form partnerships with various segments of the society in order to address the country's...

Five months after the implementation of the Video Identification Parade System, the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has reported that it is progressing smoothly. Speaking in an interview with JIS News...