National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says the State of Public Emergency (SOE) in St. James will not be indefinite. “The primary purpose of the SOE is to reduce [crime and violence, particularly murders]. The SOE is, however, not something you can maintain forever in a community and, in fact, the shorter the time you have it, the better...

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has received an additional 80 new bikes, valued at $100 million. These are expected to significantly bolster the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch’s (PSTEB) operations as the JCF heightens its thrust to curtail indiscipline on the roads. The bikes, which will be deployed at stations islandwide, are to be used in hotspots and town...

Chief Technical Director, Financial Investigations, Security Policy and Risk Management Affairs, Ministry of National Security, Rohan Richards, says money laundering is a clear and present danger to the country. Mr. Richards, who was speaking at the Asset Recovery Inter-Agency Network of the Caribbean (ARIN-CARIB) Annual General Meeting at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort, St. James, on September 19, said money...

The Senate, on Thursday (September 19), approved the Emergency Powers (No. 3) Continuance Resolution, allowing for the State of Public Emergency (SOE) in Clarendon and St. Catherine to remain in effect until October 19. In her remarks, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Leader of Government Business in the Upper House, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, said...

The House of Representatives on Tuesday (September 17), approved a one month extension of the State of Public Emergency (SOE) in the parishes of Clarendon and St. Catherine, until October 19. In his address, Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, noted that over the period January 1 to September 16, 2019, some 948 murders and 908 incidents of shootings...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), in discussion with the High Commissioner of the Republic of South Africa in Jamaica, Her Excellency Lumka Yengeni, during a courtesy call at the Ministry, on Thursday (September 12).

As part of the Government’s drive to encourage Jamaicans to adopt a culture of respect while resolving conflicts amicably, the Ministry of National Security has launched an anti-violence campaign. Dubbed, ‘Liv Gud’, the national anti-violence campaign is a call to action for all Jamaicans to take a stand against anything that violates good living, and to stand against all forms...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says investment in security personnel and policing facilities should improve anti-crime outcomes. Speaking at the signing ceremony for eight contracts to renovate 14 police stations across the island on September 11, in Kingston, Dr. Chang said data shows a direct correlation between the performance of police stations and murder rates in their...

The Ministry of National Security is reporting that a total of 240,000 traffic tickets have been cleared, following software modification to the island’s traffic ticket management system. This was disclosed by Senior Director, Technology Transformation in the Ministry, Arvel Grant, during an interview with JIS News, following a meeting with stakeholders on the Traffic Ticket Management System, at the Ministry’s...