JCF AND JAMAICA NATIONAL FOUNDATION PARTNER FOR ROAD SAFETY
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is advancing its data-driven push to reduce fatalities among motorcyclists by 50 per cent, with the launch of a strategic training programme for members of the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB) on Wednesday, March 25.
The training, made possible through a partnership with the Jamaica National Foundation and the National Helmet Wearing Coalition (NHWC), follows the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding in June 2025, aimed at bolstering the enforcement capabilities of the JCF. The three-day training programme will run from March 25 to March 27. Twenty-five members of PSTEB will benefit from a combination of classroom instruction and practical outdoor exercises.
“This training will strengthen our officers’ ability to enforce helmet wearing laws and identify stipulated standards of helmets in Jamaica consistently and effectively. Motorcycle crashes remain a major contributor to road trauma in Jamaica, and this collaboration helps ensure we are better equipped to protect lives,” said Senior Superintendent of Police Lloyd Darby, Commanding Officer for PSTEB.
The training forms part of a wider effort to build long-term capacity and is anchored in a broader framework of strategic partnerships, including collaboration with the JN-led National Helmet Wearing Coalition.
“Strengthening enforcement capacity is essential if we are to reduce preventable motorcycle injuries and fatalities. We believe this investment in the JCF will make it possible,” said Claudine Allen, General Manager of the JN Foundation. The JN Foundation manages the initiatives of the NHWC, an amalgam of local and international road safety stakeholders, including the National Road Safety Council, the FIA Foundation and the Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP).
PSTEB’s targeted efforts are already yielding results. With helmet misuse and non-compliance identified as major contributing factors to the 111 deaths among motorcyclists in 2025, PSTEB has intensified enforcement operations targeting this group. More than 500 motorcycles have already been seized in operations across the island.
As the initiative continues, the Jamaica Constabulary Force is encouraging all motorcyclists to obey the provisions of the Road Traffic Act. Riders are urged to always wear prescribed helmets, safeguard pillion passengers in a similarly manner, and ensure motorcycles are properly licensed and operated only by licensed drivers.
