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State Minister for National Security, Hon. Rudyard Spencer (centre), engages with Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck; and Child Diversion Consultant, Ruth Carey. Occasion was the Justice Ministry’s ‘Child Diversion Programme stakeholders’ sensitisation session held at the University of the West Indies Regional Headquarters in St. Andrew on Wednesday (July 10).
State Minister for National Security, Hon. Rudyard Spencer (centre), engages with Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck; and Child Diversion Consultant, Ruth Carey. Occasion was the Justice Ministry’s ‘Child Diversion Programme stakeholders’ sensitisation session held at the University of the West Indies Regional Headquarters in St. Andrew on Wednesday (July 10).

National Child Diversion Programme to Roll Out by November

The National Child Diversion Programme, which deals with children who have come in conflict with the law, is to be fully rolled out by November this year. This was disclosed by State Minister for National Security, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, at...
National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right), greets outgoing Chargé d’Affaires at the United States Embassy in Jamaica, Eric Khant, who visited the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Wednesday (July 10), to say farewell.
National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right), greets outgoing Chargé d’Affaires at the United States Embassy in Jamaica, Eric Khant, who visited the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Wednesday (July 10), to say farewell.

PHOTOS: Outgoing Chargé d’Affaires at the United States Embassy in Jamaica Meets with Dr. Chang
(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
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.

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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

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, ON, PC, MP
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State of Public Emergency Boundaries St Andrew South Police Division

The area to which the State of Public Emergency is to be applied shall be the Jamaica Constabulary Force St Andrew South Police Division. The detailed boundaries of the division are as outlined below: East.  Starting at the foot of Red Hills at the intersection of Perkins Boulevard, Molynes Road and Red Hills Road, extending in a south-southeasterly direction along...
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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.
National Security

Autopsy Suite to be Constructed

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says a state-of-the-art autopsy suite, to be constructed soon, will facilitate the efficient and effective operations of local forensic pathologists. Construction is slated to begin during this fiscal year and has been budgeted to cost $200 million. During a tour of the Institute of Forensic Science and Legal Medicine (IFSLM), in Kingston...
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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.
National Security

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.
National Security

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).
National Security

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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