CURFEW IN CORPORATE AREA A curfew is now in place in sections of the corporate area (Police Divisions within Area 4) the boundaries of which are as follows: North along Nathan to Seventh Streets, to Asquith Street and Studley Road; West along Maxfield Avenue from Spanish Town Road to Nathan Street; South along Spanish Town [...]
NINE PICKED UP IN EAST KIRKLAND HEIGHTS As the security forces continue their search for Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke, nine persons were picked up in a massive operation in East Kirkland Heights, St. Andrew, this morning. Two of the nine persons are known to be very close to the West Kingston fugitive. The pre-dawn operation comprised [...]
(JIS) Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, has received the appointments of the members of the Emergency Powers Review Tribunal, which will look into the cases of detention and restriction of citizens by the security forces under the State of Emergency. The three-member tribunal will be chaired by Mrs. Pamela Benka-Coker Q.C, who was appointed [...]
(JIS) On Sunday, May 23, a State of Emergency, limited to Kingston and St. Andrew, was declared by the Government of Jamaica. The State of Emergency does not prevent people from going about their lawful businesses unless the security forces impose a curfew in an area, which would curtail movement including public gatherings. During this [...]
FORMER COMMANDANT ARRESTED Harold Crooks, former commandant of the Island Special Constabulary Force (ISCF) was arrested this morning at the Ocho Rios Pier in St. Ann. The police had sent out a release on Monday, March 22 appealing to Mr. Crooks to report to the Centre for Sexual Offences and Child Abuse (CISOCA) so that [...]
The Security Forces are reassuring the General Public that the National Security Environment in Jamaica remains stable, meaning that, citizens and visitors can go about their normal business. The State of Emergency in its limited form is being relied on in a narrowly defined area of Kingston where a major Internal Security and Law Enforcement [...]
(JIS) Participants painting a section of the Muirton Boys Home in Manchioneal, Portland, which was the Labour Day parish project on Monday May 24. dtsv.dtse_post_3044_permalink = ‘http://www.csmebiz.com/?p=3044′; dtsv.dtse_post_3044_title = ‘‘SEVERAL PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN PORTLAND ON LABOUR DAY’’;
The government has taken note of the statements made by former Commissioner of Police, Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin, that: (1) his resignation was in response to a plot involving government ministers, members of parliament and senior police officers to undermine his leadership; (2) the government lacked the will to break the back of crime and [...]
Brooklyn, New York: Digicel, the largest mobile operator in the Caribbean and fastest growing operator in Central America and the Pacific, on Friday launched the Digicel Caribbean Cup New York, in association with Caribbean Cup Inc. This is the second year of a three-year sponsorship which provides much-needed funds to stage the weekly rounds of [...]
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