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PICA Notice To Customers

In keeping with the directives issued regarding the operations of the public sector during the COVID 19 outbreak the Passport Immigration and Citizenship Agency(PICA) has revised their operations as follows: Outposts located in the following Parishes will be closed for...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang

Minister Chang Meets With Immigration Officers Amid COVID-19 Outbreak

Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) company, Vernon Douglas, addresses the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) Public Consultation on the JPS’s 2019-2024 tariff review, held in Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth, on March 10.

JPS Wants Task Force To Stop Electricity Theft

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right), shakes hands with Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Laurie Peters (left) following his address to the diplomatic community at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, recently. Sharing in the moment is Head of delegation, European Union (EU) Delegation in Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska.

Traffic Police To Be Equipped With Phablets

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), tours of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s ‘Expo 2020’, following the official opening ceremony held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James, on March 6. He is accompanied by Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI) President, Janet Silvera (centre); and Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis.

Gov’t Refocusing Public Safety And Citizen Security Strategies

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & WellnessNational Security

Jamaica Customs Continues Full Operations At Air And Sea Ports

Arising from queries from the media and members of the public, the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) is advising that it remains fully operational at the country’s air and sea ports, and assures its customers that there are no restrictions or ban on the importation of goods from countries impacted by the COVID-19 virus. Mrs. Velma Ricketts Walker, CEO/Commissioner of Customs,...

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & WellnessNational Security

DCS Activates COVID-19 Prevention Plan

The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) has activated its COVID-19 prevention plan to decrease the likelihood of the spread of the virus within correctional facilities island-wide. Effective Monday, March 16, all external visits to the facilities will be suspended for two weeks. During this period, the public will not be allowed to take food or care packages to correctional centres....

National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (centre, seated); Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson (third left), and other Senior Officers of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), with a batch of new Constables at a passing out parade and awards ceremony, held at the National Police College of Jamaica (NPCJ) in St. Catherine, on Thursday (March 5). A total of 332 new constables graduated from the NPCJ.

6 years ago National SecurityYouth

332 New Constables To Be Deployed

A total of 332 new constables who graduated from the National Police College of Jamaica (NPCJ) in St. Catherine on Thursday (March 5), will be deployed shortly to strengthen the work of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). Addressing the graduates at the passing out parade and awards ceremony, National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, said the Government is investing...

Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson, addresses a forum organised by the Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CaPRI) at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on Wednesday (March 4).

6 years ago National Security

SOEs Eroding Gang Influence In Communities – Police Commissioner

Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson, says implementation of the states of public emergency (SOE) is creating space for the police to erode the influence of gangs in hotspot communities. Citing the example of Salt Spring in St. James, he noted that the community, which was once the base for a violent gang, has been transformed and members of...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right), greets Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Laurie Peters (left), following his address to Heads of Missions, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on March 3, as part of activities for Diplomatic Week 2020. At centre is Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska.

6 years ago Finance & Public ServiceNational Security

Minister Highlights Investment In National Security

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says over the last four years, the Government has doubled its investment in security annually, as part of measures to improve public safety. “In 2016/17, we spent some $2.5 billion. This amount was doubled in 2017/18 with an allocation of $5.5 billion; in 2018/19 we went up to $11 billion and during...

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.

6 years ago DevelopmentNational SecurityPrime MinisterTransportWorks / Construction

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 infrastructure that will safeguard the Port Royal Street corridor, downtown Kingston, against the adverse effects of natural disasters and climate...

Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Wynter.

6 years ago Foreign AffairsNational Security

PICA Head Encourages Diaspora Members To Get Jamaican Passports

Chief Executive Officer of the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), Andrew Wynter, is encouraging members of the diaspora to acquire a Jamaican passport. Speaking during an interview with JIS News, he said there are multiple benefits for persons who attain the Jamaican passport and/or unconditional landing, which is a stamp placed in a passport that allows the holder to...