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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), breaks ground for the commencement of the Port Royal Coastal Revetment Project, downtown Kingston, on Tuesday (March 3). Also participating in the ground breaking (from left) are Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams; Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Mike Henry; Chairman, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Dr. Wayne Henry; and Caribbean Director, World Bank, Tahseen Sayed; and Managing Director, JSIF, Omar Sweeney.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), breaks ground for the commencement of the Port Royal Coastal Revetment Project, downtown Kingston, on Tuesday (March 3). Also participating in the ground breaking (from left) are Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams; Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Mike Henry; Chairman, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Dr. Wayne Henry; and Caribbean Director, World Bank, Tahseen Sayed; and Managing Director, JSIF, Omar Sweeney.

PM Breaks Ground For Port Royal Coastal Revetment Project

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Tuesday (March 3), broke ground for the commencement of the Port Royal Coastal Revetment Project, which will be undertaken at a cost of approximately $950 million. The project aims to create protective...
Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Wynter.
Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Wynter.

PICA Head Encourages Diaspora Members To Get Jamaican Passports
Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Wynter.
Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Wynter.

PICA Hosts Expo In Florida March 6-8
Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), addresses Heads of Mission at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on March 3. Listening (from second left) are Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Ambassador Marcia Gilbert-Roberts.
Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), addresses Heads of Mission at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on March 3. Listening (from second left) are Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Ambassador Marcia Gilbert-Roberts.

Laws To Be Amended To Strengthen Strategies To Fight Crime
Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang. (FILE)
Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang. (FILE)

Human Trafficking E-Learning Tool Is Game Changer – Dr. Chang

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Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (sixth left), converses with Commanding Officer of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Air Wing, Lieutenant Colonel Brian Lumdi (fifth left), and members of the Unit’s Officer Corps, during their visit to King’s House, on February 21.
Governor GeneralNational Security

PHOTOS: GG and JDF Officers

Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (sixth left), converses with Commanding Officer of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Air Wing, Lieutenant Colonel Brian Lumdi (fifth left), and members of the Unit’s Officer Corps, during their visit to King’s House, on February 21.
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Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right), and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dianne McIntosh, view the design for the construction of the $25 million motorcycle training facility at the Petersfield Vocational Training Center in Westmoreland during a site tour on Thursday, February 20.
National Security

$25 Million Motorcycle Training Facility For Westmoreland

The Government is constructing a motorcycle training facility on the grounds of the Petersfield Vocational Training Center in Westmoreland, at a cost of $25 million. Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, on Thursday (February 20) toured the construction site of the facility, which is projected to be completed within a few months. The training facility will offer certified...
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Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (centre), shares a moment with Aneshia Brown (right) and her son Orlando Barrett. Occasion was the Grange Hill High School
National SecurityYouth

Dr. Chang Looking To Increase Training For Unattached Youth In Westmoreland

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says he is looking to partner with the relevant Government entities and stakeholders in Grange Hill, Westmoreland, to increase training opportunities for unattached youngsters in the community, as part of the fight against crime. He was speaking at the Grange Hill High School’s 50th graduation ceremony held on February 20 at the...
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Budget 2020/2021Finance & Public ServiceNational Security

CCTV Network To Be Upgraded

Work is slated to continue to upgrade the country’s closed-circuit television (CCTV) network in the new fiscal year. The Ministry of National Security will be spending $1.2 billion for the undertaking. Upgrading of Jamaica’s CCTV network will be done with the supply and installation of cameras and servers. The money will also be used to upgrade the radio communications network...
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Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), tours the new barracks at Castleton Police Station, guided by Sergeant Eloy Fletcher, on February 7.
National SecurityWorks / Construction

Several Police Stations To Be Renovated

The Government, along with other stakeholders, will invest millions of dollars to renovate and construct police stations across the island. Among them will be the construction of a new state-of-the-art police station in the seaside town of Port Maria, St. Mary, years after the original station was razed by fire. Ground was broken for its construction on February 7. The...
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Budget 2020/2021DevelopmentNational SecurityWorks / Construction

Correctional Facilities To Be Upgraded

The Government has budgeted $393 million in the upcoming fiscal year to undertake construction and renovation works at several correctional facilities. The allocation will be used to construct changing rooms and roads at Tower Street, Rio Cobre and St. Catherine adult correctional centres, and internal security fencing at Brick Yard Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre; and repair security cameras at...
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Budget 2020/2021National SecurityTransport

$151 Million To Purchase Vehicles For DCS

The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) will be spending $151 million to acquire vehicles in the new fiscal year. Details of the project, titled ‘Acquisition of Vehicles – Department of Correctional Services (DCS)’, are outlined in the 2020/21 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The allocation will be used for the procurement of assorted fleet vehicles, which...
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