Tag: private security
Metro Transit votes to spend $3 million on private security
Metro Transit will spend millions on more security at some transit stations. The Metropolitan Council has voted to spend up to $6 million on...
Private security industry demands hike in FDI limit to 74%
An association of private security services providers has demanded an increase in the foreign direct investment (FDI) limit in the sector to 74 per...
Private security guards banned from wearing khaki in Manipur
The Manipur Police department has issued a notification to private security personnel and band parties, asking them to refrain from use of uniform, akin...
Doctors seek reinstatement of private security at Centre-run LHMC
The removal of marshals and bouncers from the Centre-run Lady Hardinge Medical College (LHMC) and associated hospitals upon directions by Union Health Minister Mansukh...
1924 private security agency personnel to be deployed at 60 airports
In line with the decision of the Centre, a total of 1,924 Private Security Agency (PSA) personnel will be deployed at 60 airports, in...
Toronto looks to hire more private security to surveil Parks, “Act...
The City of Toronto is seeking a private security firm that will have guards surveil parks, remove encampments, and make arrests. A request for...
Calls for dedicated transport police unit as Irish Rail pays €23m...
Irish Rail has spent more than €23m on private security firms contracted to protect passengers over the past five years. With €7.5m now being...
Two State agencies lock horns over private security training in Kenya
Two state agencies are fighting over the training and licensing of private security guards, in a dispute that might delay plans to professionalise the...
GNR to monitor private security activity in Portugal
The National Republican Guard (GNR) in Portugal will conduct a surveillance operation directed at the activity of private security workers and the adoption of...
Gun violence, police shortage drives demand for private security in the...
Recent violent crimes and staffing shortages are prompting demand for private security officers. Johnathan Long, chief of operations at Home State Security, located in...