Efforts must be made to acclimate the elderly to online banking.

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) recently published its serious crime report for the period January to September 2023. This report documents 569 reported cases of robbery across the island.

Earlier in 2023, the JCF implored people to exercise great caution when withdrawing large sums of money from financial institutions. With so many people being held up and robbed after leaving these institutions, why are people still withdrawing large sums of cash? Technology has removed the need to do this!

Whilst several Jamaicans have embraced online banking, our older citizens remain wedded to the traditional way of doing things, despite the obvious threats to safety. Let us work on overcoming this fixation.

October is celebrated as Cyber Security and Awareness Month. During this period, the Cybercrimes Unit at the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions is taking the opportunity to explore various topical cy

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