The Ministry of National Security?s ?Stay Alert? app offers you Personal Safety at your fingertips.
Stay Alert has several?components:
Alerts,?which provide users with the latest news, alerts and tips from the police such as missing person updates, road blocks, and other information from the police blotters.
iReport which allows users to anonymously upload video, audio, photo or message about suspicious individuals or crimes.
The Laws provides users with a snippets of Jamaican laws for them to read and understand, and apply to real-life situations
The Panic Mode which, when activated, sends an alert to the police that you are in an emergency situation.
Getting?the app is easy:
1. Open the Google Play Store app on your Android phone and type ?Stay Alert? in the search bar.
2. Select the option to download the Stay Alert app
3. Once installed, Stay Alert will be accessible via the icon on your home screen.
When you open the app you?ll receive a prompt to enter your mobile number ? your phone number is needed to help you if you ever need to press the ?Panic Alert? function.
Sources: Jamaica Observer