Prime Minister Andrew Holness had high praises for the law enforcement community during his National Heroes Day message. The Prime Minister said the security forces should be commended for their conduct and responsible use of extraordinary emergency powers. “I wish to commend the men and women of the JCF and the JDF for the work they have been doing in...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says tertiary institutions must contribute to nation-building by investing more research funds in the fields of robotics and artificial intelligence. The Minister, who was addressing a symposium on cybercrime at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Western Jamaica Campus in Montego Bay on October 11, said the Government will be depending...

Parents in several communities across the island are now better equipped to discipline their children without using coercive practices, often characterised by hostility and derision. This was facilitated under a parenting education programme implemented by the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III through collaboration with the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC). A total of 250 parents and community parent...

Senior Director for Modernisation and Strategic Projects in the Ministry of National Security, Arvel Grant, says that an additional 500 cameras have been procured under JamaicaEye, which will be installed over the coming months. A total of 400 cameras have been mounted in public spaces across the island, to date, under the national closed-circuit television (CCTV) surveillance programme. “By early...

The State of Public Emergency (SOE) in sections of the Kingston Central, Kingston Western and St. Andrew South Police Divisions will continue for another three months, until January 7, 2019. This follows the unanimous approval of the Emergency Powers No. 3 (Continuance) Resolution 2018 in the Senate on Friday, October 5. On September 23, Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew...

The National Security Ministry and the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) have signed a second memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the HEART Trust/NTA to continue and expand the vocational training and certification of DCS staff, wards and inmates. The agreement, which commences on October 3, 2018 and expires on May 31, 2020, will also provide technical support for the ‘We...

Parents are being encouraged to be more vigilant about Internet use in the home as the country observes October as Cybersecurity Awareness Month, under the overarching theme ‘Cybersecurity, our Shared Responsibility’. For week one, the theme ‘Ensuring Online Safety at Home’ has been chosen to focus on sharing basic cyber essentials for the family and measures individuals can employ to...

The State of Public Emergency (SOE) in sections of the Kingston Central, Kington Western, and St. Andrew South Police Divisions will continue for another three months, until January. The Emergency Powers (Continuance) Resolution 2018 was approved unanimously in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, October 2 On September 23, Prime Minister the Most Andrew Holness, declared the SOE in sections...

Chief of Defence Staff, Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), Major General Rocky Meade, says that the newly opened Caribbean Military Academy (CMA) will transform the way in which the military serves and trains soldiers. He said JDF has established a strong foundation in the area of professional military education, on which the CMA will now build. “The establishment of the CMA...