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(FILE) Dr. the Hon Horace Chang delivering his presentation at the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in Parliament on April 16, 2019
(FILE) Dr. the Hon Horace Chang delivering his presentation at the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in Parliament on April 16, 2019

House Approves Resolutions to Fight Crime

The House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 9), approved two Resolutions that are aimed at strengthening the security forces anti-crime response. The Resolutions are the Interception of Communications (Amendment to First Schedule) Order, 2019, and the Proceeds of Crime (Amendment...
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, displays a package of seeds as he makes his contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on July 9.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, displays a package of seeds as he makes his contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on July 9.

Hefty Fines Coming for Praedial Larceny
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), addresses a press conference at Jamaica  House on Sunday (July 7), where he announced a State of Public Emergency for the St. Andrew South police division. From left are:  Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson ; Minister of National Security, the Hon. Dr. Horace Chang; and Chief of Defence Staff, Jamaica Defence Force, Lieutenant General Rocky Meade. ​
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), addresses a press conference at Jamaica  House on Sunday (July 7), where he announced a State of Public Emergency for the St. Andrew South police division. From left are:  Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson ; Minister of National Security, the Hon. Dr. Horace Chang; and Chief of Defence Staff, Jamaica Defence Force, Lieutenant General Rocky Meade. ​

PM Announces State of Emergency for South St. Andrew
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, ON, PC, MP
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, ON, PC, MP

State of Public Emergency Boundaries St Andrew South Police Division
Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right); and Director of the Institute of Forensic Science and Legal Medicine (IFSLM), Dr. Judith Mowatt, tour the newly constructed Annex at the Institute in Kingston, on Wednesday, July 3.
Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right); and Director of the Institute of Forensic Science and Legal Medicine (IFSLM), Dr. Judith Mowatt, tour the newly constructed Annex at the Institute in Kingston, on Wednesday, July 3.

Autopsy Suite to be Constructed

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Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), speaks at a press conference, held at the Institute of Forensic Science and Legal Medicine (IFSLM), in Kingston, on Wednesday, July 3. With the Minister is Director of IFSLM, Dr Judith Mowatt.
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Security Ministry to Acquire Software for DNA Database

The Ministry of National Security is to acquire software and associated equipment for a DNA database, at a cost of US$450,000, this financial year. This was announced by Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, during a tour of the Institute of Forensic Science & Legal Medicine (IFSLM) in Kingston, on Wednesday, July 3. Dr. Chang said the various...
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Acting Senior Director of Surveys at the National Land Agency (NLA), Major Patrick Aiken (centre), converses with Colonel Adjutant Quartermaster of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), Captain (Naval) David Chin Fong (right), following the signing of a memorandum of understanding to facilitate hydrographic surveys of Jamaica’s seabed. Affixing his signature to the document is Lt. Col. R. Tyndale of the JDF, who signed as a witness
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NLA and JDF Sign MOU for Hydrographic Surveys of Jamaica’s Seabed

The National Land Agency (NLA) and Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will facilitate hydrographic surveys of the seabed in the country’s territorial waters. This exercise will be conducted using a vessel from the JDF Coast Guard’s fleet. The agreement will be executed under the auspices of the National Hydrographic Committee (NHC), which is...
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Newly minted Jamaican resident, Jerry Bayeshea (right), responds on behalf of the 44 additional foreign nationals who have been granted citizenship by the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), during the entity’s fourth swearing-in ceremony at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston, on Thursday (June 27). Listening (from left) are PICA’s Director for Finance and Planning, Clover Roberts; Advisory Board Chairman, Joseph Issa; and Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Wynter.
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More Persons Granted Citizenship

An additional 44 foreign nationals living in Jamaica have been granted citizenship by the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA). They were presented with their certificates and other documents during PICA’s fourth swearing-in ceremony for candidates, at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on Thursday (June 27). The group comprises 19 women, 17 men and eight children from 17...
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National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, speaking at the launch of the Human Trafficking Survivors’ Handbook and Human Trafficking e- Learning platform at the AC Marriott Kingston Hotel on Wednesday (June 26).
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Gov’t Unveils Major Anti-Human Trafficking Interventions

The Government is taking steps to enhance its anti-human trafficking profile through the development of a Human Trafficking Survivors’ Handbook and Human Trafficking e-Learning platform. The tools were produced by the Office of the National Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons (ONRTIP) and the Office of the Children’s Advocate (OCA) in partnership with the British High Commission in Jamaica. They were...
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Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (3rd right), and Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Rudyard Spencer (3rd left), sign a contract valued at $126.5 million to undertake air conditioning retrofits at three Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) divisions, during a ceremony at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) Auditorium in Kingston on (Wednesday) June 26. Also signing (from left) are: Chief Executive Officer of Geddes Refrigeration Limited, Roy Lafayette; Acting PCJ Group General Manager, Brian Richardson; Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of Support Services in the JCF, Warren Clarke; and PCJ Director, PCJ, Danville Davidson.
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Three Police Divisions to Benefit from Major Energy Efficiency Projects

Three divisions of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) are to benefit from the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica’s (PCJ) implementation of air conditioning retrofit projects at a cost of $126.5 million. A contract has been signed between the PCJ and Geddes Refrigeration Limited to install air conditioning (AC) solutions at the Mobile Reserve Headquarters in Kingston; the May Pen Division Headquarters...
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State Minister in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Rudyard Spencer (right), listens to a point from Commissioner of Corrections, (Ret.) Lieutenant Colonel Gary Rowe (second left), at the launch of the first phase of an electronic case management system for juvenile facilities on Tuesday (June 25) at the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) Training Centre, Kingston. Sharing in the conversation are Country Representative of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Jamaica, Jeanelle Van Glaanenweygel (left); and Director of Juvenile Services, DCS, Claudeth Hamilton.
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Electronic Case Management System for Juvenile Facilities Come September

An electronic case management system is to be fully installed and operational in all juvenile correctional facilities by September 2019. The system is being implemented by the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) in partnership with the Organization of American States (OAS), Trust for Americas, with financial support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). It is intended to...
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