Minister of National Security, Senator the Hon. Dwight Nelson, has said the Ministry will be seeking to accelerate its legislative agenda this year, as part of broader efforts to put...

The Government is fully committed to protecting Jamaica's borders from infiltration by criminal networks seeking to engage in illicit activities under the guise of humanitarian appeals. Minister of National Security,...

National Security Minister, Senator Dwight Nelson, has announced plans to introduce Anti-Gang Legislation, as part of the Government's efforts to curtail crime in Jamaica. The Minister said the legislation, which...

Although last year the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) made significant strides in arresting and prosecuting corrupt members, Assistant Commissioner in charge of Anti-corruption, ACP Justin Felice, says that theforce is...

The House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 19) passed legislation to make it compulsory to convert Government securities into a dematerialised security or electronic format. Minister of Finance and the...

Chaplain of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), Rev. Webster Edwards, has urged members of the nation's security forces to display strength, courage and resoluteness in executing their duties, in the...

The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) has established a base camp in Haiti from which all Caricom donations and aid staff are being dispatched. The United Nations is the leading international...

The Government is moving to alleviate overcrowding in the island's prisons, with Cabinet's approval of measures for the full implementation of the electronic monitoring of criminal offenders. Electronic monitoring is...

Minister of National Security, Senator the Hon. Dwight Nelson, has said that the Ministry, through the Department of Correctional Services (DCS), will be vigorously pursuing alternatives to incarceration this year....

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is crediting its close collaboration with the Customs Department for the seizure of 12 guns and 730 assorted rounds of ammunition at Port Bustamante in...

Acting Commissioner of Police, Owen Ellington has heaped praise on the Contraband Enforcement Team (CET ), Customs and Police and members of the Transnational Crime and Narcotics Division (TCND) following...