Jamaica News News Jamaica » Security: Gov’t plans $8b max-security prison
Planning is under way for the construction of a new maximum-security correctional facility, with the government having identified a site and established a committee to advance the project. The ...
News Jamaica » Security: Jamaica Bets on Security Overhaul to Stem Bloodshed, Improve Anti-Crime Fight
After recording the highest murder rate in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2020, Jamaica is already seeing an uptick in violence this year, with an average of more than 100 homicides per month. The ...
News Jamaica » Security: Jamaica Brings Back Security Force Occupation as Violence Rises
A soldier and police officer speak to a resident at a Dunham Town security checkpoint Security forces in Jamaica are being sent back into a neighborhood where the recent withdrawal of a joint military ...
News Jamaica » Security: Jamaica security firms under closer scrutiny for crime links
KINGSTON, Jamaica, March 23 (UPI) -- Jamaica's burgeoning security industry is virtually out of control and needs to be brought into line to work within the regulatory framework, officials said.
News Jamaica » Security: Jamaica security forces have killed 50 in 50 days
(Jamaica Gleaner) While the police have not yet released the names of the three men killed in an alleged gun battle in Grange Hill, Westmoreland, early Wednesday morning, residents have identified ...
News Jamaica » Security: Jamaica bolsters security in resort areas
In an effort to stamp out visitor harassment, Jamaica’s Ministry of Tourism launched the Tourism Courtesy Corps (TCC). The TCC is a group of 120 uniformed members that will work in resort areas ...
News Jamaica » Security: St Mary security guard held after fake FLA ID, ammo and homemade gun seized
A 36-year-old security guard has been arrested after police seized ammunition, suspected firearm parts and several documents believed to be fraudulent during an operation in Highgate, St Mary, on ...