Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the National Security Council has looked at two critical pieces of legislation that are at various stages of development. The first, he said, is the National Security Council Act, which will “situate the Council in law and give it some kind of permanence and structure, which would be [a] forum through which...

National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right), greets Custos Rotulorum of Manchester, Hon. Garfield Green, at a meeting with business leaders and security personnel from Clarendon, Manchester and St. Elizabeth. The event was held on Sunday (October 27), in Mandeville.

The Government has signed a new bilateral security cooperation agreement with the United States (US) that will assist in the fight against transnational criminal activities. This was disclosed by Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, at today’s (October 29) sitting of the House of Representatives. “I am pleased to announce, today, that last week Wednesday, October 23, 2019,...

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Rudyard Spencer (centre), examines products being shown to him by Director, Juvenile Services, Department of Correctional Services, Claudeth Hamilton, at the Department of Correctional Services' Exposition and Awareness Day, at the St. Catherine Sports Complex, on October 23. At left is Commissioner of Corrections, Lt. Colonel (Rt’d.) Gary Rowe.

Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis, is appealing to residents to give the security forces the necessary assistance in the ongoing fight against crime and violence. Addressing a civic ceremony in Sam Sharpe Square, Montego Bay, on National Heroes Day (October 21), the Mayor said the security forces should be commended for the job they have been doing, especially...

Debate opened in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (Oct. 15) on amendments to the Proceeds of Crime (POCA) Act. The changes will better enable Jamaica to meet its international obligations regarding anti-money laundering and counter-financing of terrorism. Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, who opened the debate, said that the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF), in...

The Senate, on Wednesday (October 16), approved a 90-day extension of the States of Public Emergency (SOE) in Clarendon and St. Catherine until January 18, 2020. A similar extension was approved for the SOEs in Hanover, Westmoreland and St. James until January 27, 2020. Leader of Government Business in the Upper House and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade,...