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KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Financial Investigations Division (FID) and the Revenue Protection Department (RPD) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen cooperation in the fight against money laundering, terrorism financing, fraud against the revenue and other financial crimes. “This MoU strengthens an important working relationship between the FID and the Revenue Protection Department. By establishing clear arrangements for information-sharing, referrals and coordinated action, it will enhance the ability of both organisations to detect, investigate and disrupt financial crime...

The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) is pushing back against National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang, arguing that having cops outfitted with body-worn cameras during planned operations does not pose an operational risk and would instead provide an objective account of events. Chang, speaking at a post-Cabinet press conference on Wednesday, stated that police will not be wearing body cameras on operations involving armed criminals, arguing that it would be impractical given the environment associated with a gun battle between cops and criminals. But INDECOM is of the vie...

A St James truck driver has been charged with embezzlement for allegedly pocketing money after delivering goods and collecting payments on behalf of his employer. He is 34-year-old Kenneth Eastwood of St Johns, Retirement. Reports from the Montego Bay police are that Eastwood was employed by a construction company to deliver goods and collect payments. It is further reported that between January and April 9, 2026, he collected a total of $425,000 from various locations in St James but failed to hand over the funds to his employer. When confronted, according to the police, he gave conflicti...

TESTIMONY from a former detective constable on Wednesday contradicted previous witness accounts in the Home Circuit Court murder trial of six policemen, specifically as it relates to the spot where the witness said one of three now-deceased men was shot. The ex-detective was testifying from a remote location in the United States (US) via video link. He was allowed to testify remotely following a successful special measures application made by prosecutors, seeing that he is now in the US military and currently participating in a promotional programme. His participation in the programme prevent...

In a rare departure from Jamaica’s parliamentary tradition, backbencher and former Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs Marlene Malahoo Forte on Tuesday cut through one of the most consequential pieces of legislation tabled by the Government in recent times and told members of the executive bluntly – go back and “rework” the bill. Members of the Opposition rose to their feet, banging desks in support of the former minister, who exposed flaws in the proposed law and parted company with colleagues on the government benches in relation to some critical provisions in the bill. The House ...