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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

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced a State of Public Emergency (SOE) for the South St. Andrew division. Speaking at a press conference at Jamaica House on Sunday (July 7), Mr. Holness said that the declaration was...
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
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.
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.

Security Ministry to Acquire Software for DNA Database
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
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

NLA and JDF Sign MOU for Hydrographic Surveys of Jamaica’s Seabed

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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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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), speaks with Customer Service Director of the Passport, Immigration & Citizenship Agency, Stephanie Gordon (right), during a tour of booths at the ‘Government at Your Service’ pavilion, at the Eighth Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, held at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston, from June 16 to 20.
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PICA to Roll Out Online Application Systems for Immigration and Citizenship

The Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) will shortly roll out its online application systems for immigration and citizenship services. PICA’s online Passport Application Portal was recently tested by delegates at the Eighth Biennial Diaspora Conference, held from June 16 to 20 at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston. The agency was one of several government agencies that offered express...
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Director, Diaspora Affairs Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Lincoln Downer, addressing Wednesday’s (June 19) closing session at the 2019 Jamaica Diaspora Conference at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston.
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Diaspora Providing Support in Health, Education and Public Safety

Jamaica has benefited from initiatives in health, education, and public safety coming out of the Jamaica 55 Diaspora Conference held in Kingston in 2017. Director of the Diaspora Affairs Department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Lincoln Downer, said that 11 health centres have been adopted at a total cost of $11 million for up to three...
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