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Deputy Superintendent of Police in St. Elizabeth, Nadine Grant-Brown, speaks at the monthly meeting of the St Elizabeth Municipal Corporation in Black River on April 9.
Deputy Superintendent of Police in St. Elizabeth, Nadine Grant-Brown, speaks at the monthly meeting of the St Elizabeth Municipal Corporation in Black River on April 9.

Redeployment Of Police In St. Elizabeth To Deal With Curfew

Deputy Superintendent of Police in St. Elizabeth, Nadine Grant-Brown, says there will be redeployment of police officers in the parish to better accommodate the extended all-island nightly curfew. The Government recently extended the islandwide curfew in a bid to mitigate...
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Matthew Samuda (left), in discussion with Commissioner of Corrections, Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Gary Rowe, during a tour of the Richmond Farm Adult Correctional Centre in St. Mary, on April 9.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Matthew Samuda (left), in discussion with Commissioner of Corrections, Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Gary Rowe, during a tour of the Richmond Farm Adult Correctional Centre in St. Mary, on April 9.

Hon. Matthew Samuda Tours The Richmond Farm Adult Correctional Centre
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Commissioner of Customs, Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA), Velma Ricketts Walker
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Commissioner of Customs, Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA), Velma Ricketts Walker

Customs Extends Renewal For Productive Input Relief
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), speaks at a press conference at Jamaica House, on Monday (March 30). With the Prime Minister is Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor McKenzie.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), speaks at a press conference at Jamaica House, on Monday (March 30). With the Prime Minister is Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor McKenzie.

Security Forces Begin Tracking Persons Who Fail To Comply With Self-Quarantine Order
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), speaks at a press conference at Jamaica House, on Monday (March 30). With the Prime Minister is Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor McKenzie.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), speaks at a press conference at Jamaica House, on Monday (March 30). With the Prime Minister is Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor McKenzie.

PM Holness Announces Nightly Islandwide Curfews For 7 Days

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Joint Statement By The Minister Of National Security Of Jamaica And The Minister Of Foreign Affairs And Foreign Trade Of Jamaica Regarding Jamaican Workers On The Marella Discovery2

The Government of Jamaica wishes to advise of the facts regarding a request made on Thursday April 2, 2020 to allow entry and landing of Jamaican workers who were aboard the Marella Discovery 2. We understand the disappointment and anxiety of these cruise line workers and similar sentiments experienced by other Jamaican workers overseas who await the reopening of our...
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One of the forty-three (43) retrofitted Mitsubishi Outlanders.
National Security

JCF Gets New Vehicles Under Project R.O.C

The Ministry of National Security has handed over 43 retrofitted compact sports utility vehicles to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) under its Project Rebuild Overhaul and Construct (P-R.O.C). Each unit was retrofitted to comprise a mount for tablets with dash camera functionality, beacon (flashing) lights, siren and public address system, a high intensity portable search light and a first responder’s...
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Government Senator, Matthew Samuda, speaks in the Senate.
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Senate Approves MOCA Regulations

The Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (Code of Conduct and Disciplinary Procedure) Regulations 2020 was passed in the Senate on March 27. The Regulations now give effect to the provisions of the MOCA Act, which include the establishment of MOCA as a statutory law-enforcement agency with operational independence and authority. Piloting the Regulations, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry...
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Chief Executive Officer,​ Police Civilian Oversight Authority (PCOA),  Otarah Byfield.
National Security

PCOA To Increase Engagement With The Public

The Police (Civilian Oversight) Authority (PCOA) says it will be increasing its engagement with the public. Speaking with JIS News, PCOA, Chief Executive Officer, Otarah Byfield, told JIS News that the objective is to build public trust and confidence in the entity’s work, and by extension, the police force. “A very critical part of building public trust and confidence is...
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(FILE) National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, addresses the House of Representatives on Tuesday (February 4). At left is Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague.
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House Approves MOCA Regulations

The Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (Code of Conduct and Disciplinary Procedure) Regulations 2020 was passed in the House of Representatives on March 24. The Regulations now give effect to the provisions of the MOCA Act, which include the establishment of MOCA as a statutory law-enforcement agency with operational independence and authority. In his address to the House, National...
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