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Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, makes his contribution to the 2020/21 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 30.

JCF To Advance Work In Several Key Areas

Over the 2020/2021 financial year, the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) will advance work in several key areas, including the buildout of their technology support systems. Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, said this will include expansion of the...

New Traffic Ticket Management System This Year

SOEs And ZOSOs Have Brought Safety, Well-Being To Communities – Dr. Chang

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, announces a Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO) in Greenwich Town, South West St. Andrew, during a virtual press conference at Jamaica House on Wednesday (July 1).

ZOSO Declared For Greenwich Town

Leader of Government Business in the Senate, and Minster of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses the sitting of the Upper House on Friday (June 26).

Senate Approves Extension Of Security Measures In Kingston Western And Central Police Divisions

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), in discussion with President, Jamaica Chamber of Commerce, Lloyd Distant (second right), during the National Consensus on Crime stakeholder meeting at the Office of the Prime Minister in St. Andrew, on June 25. Others taking part (from second left) are Attorney General, Marlene Malahoo Forte; Chairman of the Violence Prevention Alliance (VPA), Dr. Elizabeth Ward; and Professor of Political Sociology, University of the West Indies, Anthony Harriott.

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Prime Minister Meets With Members Of Committee For The National Consensus On Crime

The Government is again leveraging its relationship with the private sector and civil society to develop a comprehensive approach to national security. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, met with members of the non-governmental Committee for the National Consensus on Crime on June 25, to discuss a proposed framework presented by the group. The committee comprises representatives from the...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang. (File)

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Caribbean Military Academy Gold Standard For Training – Minister Chang

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr Horace Chang, has hailed the Caribbean Military Academy (CMA) as the gold standard for military training in the region. He said that as the academic institutional arm of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), the CMA is providing training of the highest quality, bringing a greater level of strategic thinking to Jamaica’s security architecture. “It...

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Investment In Border Security Essential To Supporting Blue Economy

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr Horace Chang, says the Government’s investment in strengthening the capacity of the security forces, particularly in the area of border security, positions the country to more aggressively pursue development of the Blue Economy. The Blue Economy is the sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth, improved livelihoods and jobs, while preserving the health...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasises a point while moving a Resolution for the extension of the State of Public Emergency (SOE) in the Kingston Western and Kingston Central Police divisions, in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (June 23).

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House Extends SOE In Kingston Western, Kingston Central Police Divisions

The House of Representatives on Tuesday (June 23) approved a Resolution for the extension of the State of Public Emergency (SOE) in the Kingston Western and Kingston Central Police divisions until July 25. The SOE, which was declared by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on June 14, was put in place for an initial 14 days, in response...

Head of Research and Development, Caribbean Military Academy , Major Stacy-Ann Christian.

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National Security Ministry Hosts Virtual Resilient Policies Symposium

The Ministry of National Security and the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) will host the inaugural Resilient Policies on National Development (RESPOND) symposium from Wednesday (June 24) to Thursday (June 25). The virtual two-day event will be facilitated by the Caribbean Military Academy (CMA), the academic arm of the JDF, and will be focused on the areas of health, security, and...

Repatriated Jamaicans, who returned to the island on Wednesday (May 6) from the United Kingdom, apply sanitiser to their hands immediately after disembarking the aircraft at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston.

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Thousands Of Jamaicans Have Returned Home

As at June 19, some 6,898 persons had returned to Jamaica and had been landed, since the start of the Controlled Re-Entry Programme. This was disclosed by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, in a statement providing an update on the programme during the sitting of the Senate on Friday (June 19)....

Some of the over 300 ship workers who disembarked two cruise ships in Port Royal, Kingston Saturday (June 20), make their way to be processed.

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Jamaica Welcomes More Ship Workers At Port Royal

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, says the disembarkation of over 300 Jamaican ship workers from cruise vessels in Port Royal, Saturday (June 20), moved swiftly. The workers disembarked under the Government of Jamaica controlled re-entry programme, after arrangements were finalised for their arrival on the island. Senator Samuda led a multi-agency...