Happy international women’s day ! I want to salute the contribution of our women in the @dcs_jamaica We appreciate your efforts as we work to ensure those in our care receive the appropriate care and rehabilitation. #IWD21
Read MoreI would like to wish our Female Officers of the Jamaica Constabulary Force a happy International Women’s Day. These women help to keep our beautiful island safe through great adversity. #IChooseToChallenge the Jamacan women to stay the course, be bold, brave and to continue st
Read MoreThe Honourable Matthew Samuda, Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, salutes the women of Jamaica and particularly women of law enforcement, ( The department of Correctional Services, Ministry of National Security, The Jamaica Defence Force , The Jamaica Con
Read MoreMr. President I rise this morning to update this House, and indeed the nation on where we are, having received the INDECOM Special Investigation Report into the Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre less than two weeks ago. Mr. President, I had committed when I became a Minister, to
Read MoreThe Department of Correctional Services (DCS) on Monday reported 36 new positive cases of COVID-19 in the inmate and staff population at the women’s prison on Camp Road in St Andrew. Of the new cases confirmed 28 are inmates and eight are staff members. This prompted the lobby g
Read MoreMinister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda says the Government will be making structured and systematic improvements to the infrastructure of institutions within the Department of Correctional Services (DCS). He noted that an appro
Read MoreLate last year, the body of Vincent ‘Scandal’ Reid was found in an abandoned catchment tank near the house in which he lived. A community drunk, he did odd, labour-intensive jobs when he was sober, “but never troubled anyone”, residents of Marlie Hill in Manchester said.
Read MoreTHE Government believes it has sufficient measures in place to prevent persons entering the island from the United Kingdom (UK), via transit ports, while the present travel ban is in place. The Jamaica Observer has received reports that people wanting to enter the island from the UK h
Read MoreCorrectional facilities islandwide have benefited from $121.4 million (£620,000) in support aid from the United Kingdom’s (UK) Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), to improve its capacity, reduce recidivism and provide reintegration support to offenders. The FCDO ha
Read MoreOne of Jamaica’s marine parks is concerned that not enough is being done to monitor and enforce the ban on single use plastic bags. Hugh Shim, Manager of the Montego Bay Marine Park, says despite the imposition of the ban last year, sea creatures are still being affected by plas
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