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Police Investigation into Nine-Year-Old’s Murder Advanced

Head of the Area 5 Police, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Christopher Phillips, has assured that all resources have been deployed in bringing to justice the person/s responsible for the brutal murder of nine-year old Kelsey Ferrigon. The body of...
Deputy Prime Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, addresses Wednesday’s (May 7) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.
Deputy Prime Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, addresses Wednesday’s (May 7) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.

Gov’t to Resolve Motor-Vehicle Demonstration Plate Misuse in Short Order
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addressing the commissioning ceremony for the Olympic Way JamaicaEye Monitoring Centre at the Olympic Gardens Police Station in St. Andrew on May 6.
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addressing the commissioning ceremony for the Olympic Way JamaicaEye Monitoring Centre at the Olympic Gardens Police Station in St. Andrew on May 6.

PM Announces $2-Million Reward for Information On Teen’s Killers
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), is in discussion with Corporal Alex Pearce (left) during a tour of the control centre for the Olympic Way JamaicaEye Monitoring Centre located at the Olympic Gardens Police Station in West Central St. Andrew, during the official launch on May 6. They are joined by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Ambassador Alison Stone Roofe (second left) and other representatives from the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and the Ministry.
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), is in discussion with Corporal Alex Pearce (left) during a tour of the control centre for the Olympic Way JamaicaEye Monitoring Centre located at the Olympic Gardens Police Station in West Central St. Andrew, during the official launch on May 6. They are joined by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Ambassador Alison Stone Roofe (second left) and other representatives from the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and the Ministry.

PM Opens JamaicaEye Monitoring Centre At Olympic Gardens Police Station
Commissioner of Corrections, Brigadier (ret’d) Radgh Mason.
Commissioner of Corrections, Brigadier (ret’d) Radgh Mason.

DCS Celebrating 50th Anniversary with Major Modernisation Drive

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Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, opens the 2025/2026 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (April 29).
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Cabinet Approves Expansion of JamaicaEye Surveillance Network

Cabinet has approved the Ministry of National Security’s Strategic Master Plan to expand the JamaicaEye surveillance network. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, made the disclosure as he opened the 2025/26 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on April 29. The plan will roll out an additional 2,500 cameras islandwide over a three-year period. “These cameras will have all...
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Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, opens the 2025/2026 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (April 29).
National Security

Gov’t Targets 1,600-Vehicle Fleet for JCF

The Government is looking to boost the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) fleet of vehicles to ensure that the force has 1,600 operational units available at all times, says National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang. He said these vehicles will be similar to a mobile operational unit, equipped with up-to-date technology, including cameras, sirens and a computer console with which...
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Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, opens the 2025/26 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, on Tuesday (April 29). At left is the Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, and seated behind Dr. Chang is Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn.
National Security

SOEs Are Not Used Indiscriminately – Dr. Chang

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says the Government has been deliberate in using the States of Public Emergency (SOEs), and that they are not used indiscriminately. Opening the 2025/26 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (April 29), he noted that they are deployed strategically in exceptional circumstances and are designed to reduce extreme criminal...
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Chief Technical Director, Security Risk Reform and Transformation Policy Division in the Ministry of National Security, Delroy Simpson, delivered remarks on behalf of Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Alison Stone Roofe, at the Project Closure ceremony for the Reducing Small Arms & Light Weapons in Jamaica joint programme (SALIENT Jamaica), at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel on April 17.
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Ministry of National Security Lauds Impact of Salient Jamaica

The Ministry of National Security is lauding the transformative impact of the Reducing Small Arms and Light Weapons Joint Programme, also known as SALIENT Jamaica. The joint United Nations (UN) project, which was geared at reducing violence, the supply and proliferation of illicit firearms in Jamaica, officially closed at a ceremony on April 17, at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel...
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Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, opens the 2025/26 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, on Tuesday (April 29).
National Security

JCF Embraces Advanced Analytical Methods to Improve Policing Strategies

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has embraced advanced analytical methods to enhance policing strategies. Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, said the JCF has integrated mathematical models into its operations, drawing on the groundbreaking work of Professor Jonathan Farley of Vanderbilt University. Opening the 2025/26 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on April 29, he informed that...
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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (centre), pauses for a photo opportunity with stakeholders during the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC) inaugural Anti-Illicit Trade Forum at the AC Hotel by Marriott Kingston on Wednesday (April 30). From left are Head, Counter-Terrorism and Organised Crime Investigation Branch (C-TOC), Assistant Commissioner of Police, Dr. Anthony McLaughlin; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Sancia Bennett Templer; Commissioner of Customs, Dr. Velma Ricketts Walker, and JCC President, Phillip Ramson.
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Gov’t Rallies Stakeholder Support to Combat Multibillion- Dollar Illicit Trade

With illicit trade estimated to cost Jamaica more than J$10 billion in lost tax revenue annually, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, is urging stakeholders, including private-sector interests, to partner with the Government to counter this threat. He was speaking during the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC) inaugural Anti-Illicit Trade Forum at the AC...
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