JCF recruitment drive under way
RECRUITMENT TO bolster personnel in the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is to begin immediately. Cabinet yesterday approved a proposal from the national security ministry for a 1,500-man increase in the establishment.

Andem verdict today
JOEL ANDEM, the reputed 42-year-old gang leader who was on the police most wanted list until he was captured in May last year will know his fate today when he appears in the Gun Court.

JUTA to fight transport tax - Operators protest new burden on tourist transportation
WESTERN BUREAU: SOME 3,000 Jamaica Union of Travellers Association (JUTA) operators islandwide are prepared to take action this Friday, if the Government does not reverse the tax on transportation in the tourist industry.

Nation invited to phone in crime - PSOJ, media to host islandwide call forum
THE PRIVATE Sector Organisation of Jamaica, in collaboration with the major media houses, is currently planning to host a national phone-in programme on crime. The event is to be aired on local television and radio stations on Wednesday, November 16...

Central Kgn shootings shake truce
THE DEATH of a 16-year-old boy and the shooting of another man have jeopardised the fragile peace talks between the rival communities of 'Tel-Aviv' and 'Spoilers' in central Kingston.

Public Defender to seek redress for Tivoli residents
THE OFFICE of the Public Defender is currently carrying out investigations into the circumstances under which four persons were shot during a joint police-military operation in Tivoli Gardens, west Kingston, last month.

Prisoner found hanging in cell
SANTA CRUZ, St. Elizabeth: A MALE prisoner was found hanging in his cell at the Santa Cruz Police lock-up in St. Elizabeth yesterday morning. He has been identified as 24-year-old Kemar Williams of Quickstep in the parish.

Portia says ready to lead Ja
PEOPLE'S NATIONAL Party (PNP) vice-president Portia Simpson Miller has vowed to make crime reduction her foremost priority if she becomes Jamaica's next Prime Minister.