January 15, 2024
Bahamas Prime Minister announces new initiatives to deal with crime
Prime Minister Phillip Davis says he remains optimistic that law enforcement authorities will be able to “save this country” as he outlined new initiatives to deal with the rising crime, particularly murder, in the Bahamas. In his national statement…
January 10, 2024
Trinidad records several Murders in January 2024
Trinidad and Tobago has witnessed a distressing start to the new year with 15 killed in just the first week. This grim statistic is more than double the country’s murder toll for the corresponding period in 2023. Reports are that at the same time…
July 10, 2023
BBC bosses set to meet police today after presenter who ‘paid teen for sexual pictures’ is suspended
A scandal has now erupted at the BBC, with the presenter suspended and an urgent investigation launched. The broadcaster confirmed bosses will meet with the Met Police later today to decide whether or not the unnamed presenter has broken the law. He…
February 1, 2023
Police target overseas players in Kingston violence
Commissioner of Police Major General Antony Anderson says a number of overseas players continue to drive crime in Jamaica, including the recent flare-up of violence in west Kingston. “We already had given some of those names to our (overseas)…
December 6, 2022
Prime Minister Holness goes to Washington for help with crime
Prime Minister Andrew Holness is to leave the island Tuesday afternoon for Washington, where he is slated to discuss security matters with a slew of US state agencies. Holness announced the meetings during Tuesday morning’s press conference at the…
November 2, 2022
875 kids charged with murder, rape, robbery, and other serious crimes
Police Commissioner Major General Antony Anderson on Tuesday described as a worrying trend the number of children being brought to book for serious crimes. Anderson, who was speaking during his monthly press briefing, said of the 875 charges laid…
October 12, 2022
POLICE OPERATION’s TARGETS CRIMINALS
It was an exercise that was expected, following weeks of death across the TCI, which resulted in an international casualty as a results of gangs and various fractions attacking each other and the lives of many that started living in fear in this…
October 4, 2022
7 suspects robbed a family, 4 did not survive
A police report stated that around 7 a.m. the 43-year-old businessman and his wife, aged 42, who are both of Chinese descent, left their home in their vehicle and headed to Rio Claro. They returned home to their home at Krista Park, Beaumont Road,…
September 23, 2022
Operation Relentless II is in effect for Jamaica
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) in partnership with the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), launched a major operational initiative ‘Operation Relentless II’, which aims to target criminal gangs and gangsters involved in violent crimes or other…
June 14, 2022
Crime on the Rise in TCI
From April 2021 to March 2022, overall crime in the country rose by 10%, says Commissioner of Police, Trevor Botting, in releasing some of the latest crime stats today. The figures show that crime increased by an additional 157, for a total of 1738…