Photo: Michael Sloley photos Project Manager, JamaicaEye, Major Sheldon Bryan, highlighting aspects of the initiative, during the launch of the national closed-circuit television (CCTV) system at the National Indoor Sports Complex in St. Andrew on March 14.Story HighlightsThe national closed-circuit television (CCTV) surveillance programme, geared at improving public safety and security, is receiving strong support from members of the private sector, who believe that the initiative will make an impact on crime in the country.“When we realised the space that we need to manage where crime is active, we realised that as a Government, we can’t do it alone. We need a lot more cameras to be a part of the system to increase our situational awareness as to what is happening across the space. So, we are inviting now persons, who have digital camera systems (to partner with us). Once it is connected to the internet, we are able to take that feed right into the environment into the command centre,” he explains.The JamaicaEye initiative supports the Ministry’s Situational Prevention component of its five-pillar crime prevention and reduction strategy, which focuses on forward planning and the use of technology to reduce incidents of crime and their likely occurrence. The… Read full this story
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