IN JAMAICA: JLP Leader Andrew Holness calls for CCTV in crime hotspots....also suggested that the Government implement a national registration programme so that the State can have records of all its citizens.

OPPOSITION and Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Leader Andrew Holness says he supports plans by the Government to have police officers wear body cameras, but has pointed to an even greater need for closed-circuit television (CCTV) and the registration of all Jamaicans to better address crime.

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Last week, National Security Minister Peter Bunting announced that officers assigned to select police units would soon be required to wear body cameras in light of increasing allegations of extra-judicial killings and professional misconduct..

On Sunday, Holness told attendees at the party's Area Council One meeting at the Olympic Gardens Civic Centre in Kingston that the use of technology to minimise crime is something that he and members of his team have been examining. more