Commish list ready
With at least 24 applications in its possession, the Police Service Commission (PSC) has given the assurance that it will be transparent in the appointment of the next commissioner of police.Reports are that all the...
Successful Hunt - Calabar wins Walker Cup to honour late coach
Members of the victorious Calabar football team hoist the Walker Cup trophy as they celebrate at the National Stadium yesterday.
No new taxes - Shaw
Finance and Public Service Minister Audley Shaw, declaring that the country was losing billions of dollars in tax revenues, said yesterday that the recruitment of Colonel Trevor MacMillan as adviser in his ministry was a strategic move to haul tax...
Proposal to fight crime drafted
A combination of political will, renewal of urban space and an acknowledgement of the influence of criminal elements on the youth.
Establish deportee office says UN/World Bank report
A joint report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the World Bank has recommended that Jamaica establish an Office for the Resettlement of Deportees, to help reduce the possibility of deportees resorting to a life of crime when...
Police Federation to probe cop's death
The Police Federation is now conducting an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the seizure of late Constable Fidel Beckford's firearm by the police authorities.
Faster background checks on persons in custody
The police and the courts will soon be able to do faster background checks on persons held in custody with criminal records.
Jamaican citizenship likely for baby Lateisha
Dr. Patricia Holness, chief executive officer of the Registrar General's Department (RGD), said based on evidence her office has received, it is likely that baby Lateisha Clarke will be registered in Jamaica.
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