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St Andrew police launch first mobile station
COREY ROBINSON, Observer staff reporter robinsonc@jamaicaobserver.com
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Bruce's super squad - Police, army to flood communities under new anti-crime plan
published: Tuesday | July 22, 2008
Jamaica Gleaner Glenroy Sinclair and Arthur Hall, Senior Staff Reporters
Cops welcome ‘pay for performance’ idea
The Sunday Herald
Sunday July 20, 2008 Written by: No Author
Chairman of the Police Federation, Corporal Raymond Wilson, last week told Prime Minister Bruce Golding that the federation would welcome any approach that would balance performance with pay, in keeping with the modern era in which the country is moving.
$2 Million Fine Proposed for Scrap Metal Thieves
KINGSTON(JIS):
Monday, July 21, 2008
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Karl Samuda, has proposed that persons found in possession of, or attempting to export stolen scrap metal, be fined $2 million, up from the current $3,000.
"This Ministry will be recommending to the Cabinet that they approve and increase the fine to $2 million for anyone found in possession of stolen goods or attempting to export stolen goods," the Minister said.
Senator Identifies New Technological Aids to Assist in Crime Fighting
KINGSTON (JIS):
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator Arthur Williams, has identified several new technological aids that could be effectively employed in the fight against crime.
Govt. Receives $1.5 Million From Canada Under MLAT
KINGSTON (JIS):
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
The Government has received approximately $1.5 million from its Canadian counterpart as part of the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) between both countries, which facilitates co-operation in the fight against criminal activities.
The funds are part proceeds from the forfeited account of an incarcerated Canadian drug dealer, who was involved in the trafficking of narcotics from Jamaica to Canada.
Senator Williams Calls on Jamaicans to Help in the Fight Against Crime
KINGSTON (JIS):
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator Arthur Williams, has urged all law-abiding citizens to get involved in the fight against crime and violence in the country.
Improve training, decrease crime - G o l d i n g
published: Wednesday | July 30, 2008
Jamaica Gleaner - Rasbert Turner
SPANISH TOWN, St Catherine:
Prime Minister Bruce Golding has said for the country to effectively tackle the monster of crime, the preparation has to start from the training of the persons who will be integrally involved in the process.
Golding was speaking at a ceremony where 50 police personnel graduated from a special management development programme at the Twickenham Park Police Academy.
Development
Anti-Doping Legislation Passed in the Lower House of Parliament and to be Debated in the Senate this Friday
Friday, July 25, 2008
Jamaica Information Service
Piloted by the by the Honourable Olivia "Babsy" Grange, Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports, (MICYS), the Bill, entitled the Anti-Doping In Sports Act, was passed in the Lower House of Parliament on Tuesday ( July 22).
The Act received full bi-partisan support.
PM Suggests Greater Use of Non-Custodial Sentences
KINGSTON,(JIS):
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Prime Minister Bruce Golding is advocating greater use of non-custodial sentences for non-violent crimes, and for convictions that might involve some level of violence, but not malicious violence.
Government Encouraged That Security Forces are Organised...Says PM
Friday, July 25, 2008
Jamaica Information Service
Prime Minister Bruce Golding says the initial results being seen so far in the fight against crime have been encouraging.
Ready for DNA - Government Forensic Lab says it'sprepared to handle more cases
published: Friday | July 25, 2008
Jamaica Gleaner Arthur Hall, Senior Staff Reporter
$470 Million Upgrade for JCF Staff College
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Jamaica Information Service
Prime Minister Bruce Golding has disclosed that $400 Million has been earmarked for the upgrading of the Jamaica Constabulary Staff College at Twickenham Park in St. Catherine. A further $70 Million will be spent to improve the shooting range at the college.
Electronic Monitoring Pilot Project to be Launched October 8
KINGSTON (JIS):
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator Arthur Williams, has said that an electronic monitoring pilot project for the observation of offenders would be launched on October 8.
Tenders for Construction of 5,000-Man Prison Being Evaluated
KINGSTON (JIS):
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Tenders are being evaluated for the construction of a new 5,000-person capacity prison in St. Catherine.
Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator Arthur Williams, speaking in the State of the Nation Debate in the Senate on Friday
(July 25), said that following on a prequalification exercise, tenders were invited for the design and construction of the new facility.
PM Calls on Jamaicans to Take Charge of Communities
MANDEVILLE (JIS):
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Prime Minister Bruce Golding, has called on Jamaicans to take charge of the parishes in which they were born and help to shape the character of the communities.
Speaking at the St. Elizabeth Home-coming Foundation Pioneers recognition ceremony on July 26 in Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth, Mr. Golding argued that with improvement in technologies, persons are losing community life that was once a cherished phenomenon in the society.
Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency to Provide Improved Service to the Diaspora
KINGSTON (JIS):
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
The Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, which will allow for the provision of improved service to the Jamaican Diaspora.
Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator Arthur Williams, made this announcement during his presentation in the State of the Nation Debate in Gordon House on July 25.
Senator Williams Advocates for DNA Evidence in Criminal Cases
KINGSTON (JIS):
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator Arthur Williams, has advocated the use of DNA as evidence in criminal cases.
National Security Ministry to Install CCTV Systems
KINGSTON (JIS):
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
The Ministry of National Security will be setting up Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) surveillance systems across the island to monitor public spaces, as part of its strategy to tackle crime.
Minister of State in the Ministry, Senator Arthur Williams, during his presentation in the State of the Nation Debate in the Upper House on July 25, said that CCTV systems are being developed in Montego Bay, May Pen and Mandeville.
