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Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the ground breaking ceremony for the new Mount Salem police station in St. James on Friday (November 27).
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the ground breaking ceremony for the new Mount Salem police station in St. James on Friday (November 27).

Gov’t to Call Out National Reserves to Assist With Crime Fighting

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness has disclosed that the National Reserves will be called out to support the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) in curbing crime across the island. Mr. Holness said the decision was taken during a National...
Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right), looks on while Sergeant Garfield Wallace (left) of the Above Rocks Police Station in St. Catherine, receives the Police Civilian Oversight Authority (PCOA) Transforming Our Police Service (TOPS) award for Top Station in Area 5, from Chairman of the PCOA, Jacquiline Hickson (centre). Occasion was the 2020 awards ceremony, held at the Office of the Police Commissioner, St. Andrew, on Wednesday (November 25).
Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right), looks on while Sergeant Garfield Wallace (left) of the Above Rocks Police Station in St. Catherine, receives the Police Civilian Oversight Authority (PCOA) Transforming Our Police Service (TOPS) award for Top Station in Area 5, from Chairman of the PCOA, Jacquiline Hickson (centre). Occasion was the 2020 awards ceremony, held at the Office of the Police Commissioner, St. Andrew, on Wednesday (November 25).

TOPS Awards Showcasing Excellence In Policing – Dr. Chang
Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right), presents Sergeant Allan Morgan from the Cedar Valley Police Station in St. Thomas with the Police Civilian Oversight Authority (PCOA) Award for Top Customer Service Station in Area 5, yesterday (November 25), at the Office of the Commissioner in St. Andrew.
Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right), presents Sergeant Allan Morgan from the Cedar Valley Police Station in St. Thomas with the Police Civilian Oversight Authority (PCOA) Award for Top Customer Service Station in Area 5, yesterday (November 25), at the Office of the Commissioner in St. Andrew.

Modern Legislation Coming To Deal With Possession Of Illegal Firearms
Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (2nd from left), engages in discussion with Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson (right), during a stop at the Mount Salem Police Station in St. James on Friday (Nov. 20), during a tour of police facilities in the parish. Also participating in the discussion (from left) are Commander of the Area One Police Division, Assistant Commissioner Clifford Chambers; and Commanding Officer of the St. James Police Division, Superintendent Vernon Ellis (2nd right).
Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (2nd from left), engages in discussion with Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson (right), during a stop at the Mount Salem Police Station in St. James on Friday (Nov. 20), during a tour of police facilities in the parish. Also participating in the discussion (from left) are Commander of the Area One Police Division, Assistant Commissioner Clifford Chambers; and Commanding Officer of the St. James Police Division, Superintendent Vernon Ellis (2nd right).

Minister Chang Hails Gains In Curbing Crime In St. James
Chairman, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Dr. Wayne Henry (left), and Head of the European Union Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Marianne Van Steen (second left), at the ceremony where Managing Director, JSIF, Omar Sweeney (second right); and Director and Chief Executive Officer, Marshall Construction Company Limited, Alphanso Reynolds (right), sign a contract for the implementation of major infrastructural sub-projects, under the Jamaica Social Investment Fund – Poverty Reduction Programme (PRP) phase four initiative. The signing ceremony was held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel on November 19. Witnessing (from left) are General Manager, Finance and Procurement, JSIF, Orville Hill; and Senior Manager, Standards & Procurement, JSIF, Dwight Ricketts.
Chairman, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Dr. Wayne Henry (left), and Head of the European Union Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Marianne Van Steen (second left), at the ceremony where Managing Director, JSIF, Omar Sweeney (second right); and Director and Chief Executive Officer, Marshall Construction Company Limited, Alphanso Reynolds (right), sign a contract for the implementation of major infrastructural sub-projects, under the Jamaica Social Investment Fund – Poverty Reduction Programme (PRP) phase four initiative. The signing ceremony was held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel on November 19. Witnessing (from left) are General Manager, Finance and Procurement, JSIF, Orville Hill; and Senior Manager, Standards & Procurement, JSIF, Dwight Ricketts.

Contracts Signed for Upgrading of Police Stations and Health Centres

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Police Week 2020 Begins Today

A week of activities to mark the 153rd anniversary of the Jamaica Constabulary Force—Police Week 2020—begins today. However, as the COVID-19 pandemic maintains a stronghold on normalcy, the Jamaica Constabulary Force will be utilising its online platforms to engage its members and the public throughout the week under the theme, ‘Stronger Together, for a Safer Jamaica’. “Since the first case...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (centre), hands over a report on the implementation of the ‘Jamaica Strategic Corrections Partnership Project’ to United Kingdom (UK) High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Asif Ahmad, during a brief presentation ceremony at the Ministry’s offices in New Kingston on November 11. The project, which was initiated in 2017 with funding support of £620,000 from the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and concluded recently, was undertaken to improve the Department of Correctional Service’s (DCS) operational capacity, reduce recidivism among offenders, and provide ex-offenders with community reintegration support. All 11 of the island’s correctional facilities and several ex-offenders benefitted from the donation, which was channeled through the UK’s Conflict, Stability and Security Fund that operates globally. Looking on is Commissioner of Corrections, Lt. Col. (Retired) Gary Rowe.
National Security

PHOTOS: ‘Jamaica Strategic Corrections Partnership Project’ Report Presentation

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (centre), hands over a report on the implementation of the ‘Jamaica Strategic Corrections Partnership Project’ to United Kingdom (UK) High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Asif Ahmad, during a brief presentation ceremony at the Ministry’s offices in New Kingston on November 11. The project, which was...
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Chief Executive Officer,​ Police Civilian Oversight Authority (PCOA),  Otarah Byfield.
National Security

Customer Service a Major Focus of Transforming Police Service Competition

The Police Civilian Oversight Authority (PCOA) says that assessing the quality of customer service delivery provided by police stations will be a major focus of this year’s 'Transforming Our Police Service’ (TOPS) competition. The initiative, which is in its second year, judges police stations in terms of compliance with specific Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) standard operating procedures, including records management,...
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Head of the Communication, Forensic and Cybercrimes Division, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Warren Williams.
Cybersecurity

Jamaica Urged to Protect Devices and Information Shared Online

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is imploring citizens to exercise greater care in protecting their devices and information shared online. Speaking with JIS News, Head of the Communication, Forensic and Cybercrimes Division, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Warren Williams, noted that due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, more Jamaicans are conducting business online and using devices for virtual classes and...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses a digital press conference on October 28.
National Security

Curfew Extended to November 16

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the islandwide nightly curfew that the Government has implemented as one of the measures to limit the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) will be extended until November 16. The curfew hours will remain at 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. daily. Mr. Holness, who was addressing a digital press conference on October 28,...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (at microphone), addresses a ceremony held on Thursday (October 22) to officially commission into service two broiler units at the Tamarind Farm Adult Correctional Centre in St. Catherine.
National Security

Incarcerated Persons Eligible for Parole Assured of a Fair Hearing to Determine Conditionalities

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, is assuring that inmates in correctional facilities who are eligible for parole will be given a fair hearing to determine the arrangements and conditions for their release. “The Parole Board has committed to meeting as often as is necessary, as soon as [case] files are prepared,...
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