The House of Representatives, on Tuesday (November 5), approved the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering Prevention) (Amendment) Regulations, 2019, which aims to strengthen the integrity of Jamaica’s domestic financial system. The legislation is being amended to make it fully compliant with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), and effective in the efforts of law enforcement and other stakeholders to stem...

The Government plans to establish cadet corps in all high schools across the country by the end of the next financial year. Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, made the disclosure while addressing the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF) 75th anniversary closing parade and medal ceremony at the Montego Bay Sports Complex in St. James on Sunday (November...

National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says the work being undertaken to renovate police stations across the island will serve to promote stronger interface between citizens and law enforcement. Fourteen stations are being upgraded at a cost of $195 million as the Government continues to improve the working conditions of members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). Dr. Chang, who...

Head of the St. Ann police, Senior Superintendent Calvin Small, is calling on the business community to work more closely with the police to safeguard their operations against criminal activity. He made the appeal at a meeting of the St. Ann Chamber of Commerce at the Port Rhoades Complex in Discovery Bay, on Thursday (October 31). The Senior Superintendent said...

Thirty-seven wards and members of staff of the Hill Top Juvenile Facility, who have successfully completed a drama and theatre programme, were feted on Monday (October 27), during a closing ceremony held at the institution in St. Ann. The six-week programme, dubbed ‘From Training to Stage’ was undertaken by the Ministry of National Security as part of its youth-offender rehabilitation...

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.