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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasises a point while speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 21).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasises a point while speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 21).

House Approves Extension Of SOEs

The House of Representatives on July 21 approved five Emergency Powers Resolutions to extend the current states of public emergency (SOEs) until September 3. States of public emergency have been imposed in Hanover, St James, Westmoreland, Clarendon, St. Catherine, Kingston...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left); and Chief of Defence Staff, Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), Lieutenant General Rocky Meade (third right), cut the ribbon to officially open the JDF
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left); and Chief of Defence Staff, Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), Lieutenant General Rocky Meade (third right), cut the ribbon to officially open the JDF's new Cannon Ball Gate entrance at Up Park Camp, St. Andrew on July 21. Looking on (from left) are Member of Parliament, St. Andrew South Eastern, Julian Robinson; Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang; Chief Executive Officer, National Works Agency, Everton Hunter; and Brigade Commander, JDF, Captain David Chin Fong.

PM Opens JDF’s New Cannon Ball Gate Entrance
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Jamaica Customs Introduces Online Procedures for Returning Residents
Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right); Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson (centre) and Opposition Spokesman on National Security, Fitz Jackson (left), at the Thanksgiving Service for the late Detective Corporal, Dane Biggs, held today (July 18), at the Evangel Temple Deliverance Centre, in Portmore. Detective Biggs was one of three Policemen killed by gunmen in Horizon Park, St. Catherine, recently.
Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right); Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson (centre) and Opposition Spokesman on National Security, Fitz Jackson (left), at the Thanksgiving Service for the late Detective Corporal, Dane Biggs, held today (July 18), at the Evangel Temple Deliverance Centre, in Portmore. Detective Biggs was one of three Policemen killed by gunmen in Horizon Park, St. Catherine, recently.

PHOTOS: Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, Pays Respects to the late Detective Corporal, Dane Biggs
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (right), is shown some of the changes made at the Private Security Regulation Authority (PSRA) to adhere to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) physical distance guidelines, by Executive Director, Rick Harris.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (right), is shown some of the changes made at the Private Security Regulation Authority (PSRA) to adhere to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) physical distance guidelines, by Executive Director, Rick Harris.

Private Security Regulation Authority Strengthening COVID-19 Safeguards

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Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, presents a report in Parliament on Tuesday (July 14), pertaining to the Zones of Special Operations (ZOSOs) being implemented in the Greenwich Town and August Town communities.
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Greenwich Town Students Benefiting From Summer Programme

Students from Greenwich Town in St. Andrew who will be attending secondary school in September are benefiting from a summer programme that has been introduced as part of interventions under the Zones of Special Operations (ZOSOs). Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, said that the music, sports and technology programme is part of a strategy aimed at effecting...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, addressing a graduation ceremony for 66 certified officers and adult instructors of the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF), held at Curphey Place in St. Andrew on July 16.
National Security

Cadet Force Making Significant Contribution To Youth Development – Senator Samuda

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, says the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF) continues to make a significant contribution to national development by instilling discipline and positive values and attitudes in the youth, in order to steer them away from negative influences. He said that the organisation has been a beacon of...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, the Hon. Senator Matthew Samuda. (FILE)
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Enhanced Measures for Contraband Detection – Senator Samuda

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, the Hon. Senator Matthew Samuda, says the Ministry is reviewing procedural and technological strategies to strengthen its contraband prevention methods in light of reports of the importation and exportation of contraband within correctional facilities. “I don’t know if there is a prison in the world that doesn’t have contraband issues. However,...
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Programme Manager of the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III, Orville Simmonds, addresses recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.
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More Than 200 Young Persons Take Part In Vocational Skills Training

The Ministry of National Security, through the recently ended Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP), virtually engaged more than 200 youth in pre-vocational and vocational skills training. Between April and June, the participants from the Kingston Metropolitan Area, Central and Western regions were engaged in Mathematics, English and Life Skills Education three times per week. The training programmes were scheduled...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), addresses a virtual press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister Media Centre in Kingston, on Wednesday (July 8). With the Prime Minister (from left) are Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson; Minister of National Security , Hon. Dr. Horace Chang; and Chief of Defence Staff, Lieutenant General Rocky Meade.
National Security

Minister Says Peace, Safety And Security Should Result From ZOSO In August Town

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says the newly declared Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO) in August Town in Kingston reflects the continued commitment of the Government to bring peace, safety and security to the country, especially in areas that have been described as ‘hotspots’. “This Government has articulated both in its Plan Secure Jamaica and in the...
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Programme Manager of the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III, Orville Simmonds (right), speaks at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’. With Mr. Simmonds is Acting Chief Technical Director, Ministry of National Security, Shauna Trowers.
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Country Saves $70 Million Through Violence Interruption Programme

The Violence Interruption Programme (VIP) of the recently ended Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) is estimated to have saved the country’s health system $70 million, due to its prevention of violent crimes. According to Programme Manager, CSJP, Orville Simmonds, the initiative, which was a partnership with the Peace Management Initiative (PMI), was one of the CSJP’s hallmark achievements. “We...
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Programme Manager of the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III, Orville Simmonds, speaking at a JIS Think Tank held on Thursday (July 2). At left is Acting Chief Technical Director, Ministry of National Security, ​Shauna Trowers.
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CSJP Case Management Approach Transferred To National Security Ministry

The successful case management approach, piloted locally through the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III, is being shifted to the Ministry of National Security’s Crime Prevention and Community Safety Unit. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank on Thursday (July 2), Acting Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Shauna Trowers, said that 18 case officers that worked under CSJP III...
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