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Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, greets National Coordinator of the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) Programme, Lieutenant Colonel Martin Rickman, during a meeting on April 9.
Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, greets National Coordinator of the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) Programme, Lieutenant Colonel Martin Rickman, during a meeting on April 9.

National Security Ministry and HOPE Partnering to Transform Youth Offenders

The Ministry of National Security will be partnering with the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) Programme to provide jobs for at-risk youth. The collaboration will be facilitated under the Ministry’s flagship ‘We Transform’ youth empowerment Initiative, which was launched...
The Registrar General’s Department (RGD) will be hosting a series of registration fairs across the island over the next 18 months to facilitate persons who are without a birth certificate or those who may need to complete the process.
The Registrar General’s Department (RGD) will be hosting a series of registration fairs across the island over the next 18 months to facilitate persons who are without a birth certificate or those who may need to complete the process.

Implementation of Revised Record Updating Application Forms
Work in progress along a section of South Camp Road in St. Andrew, to relocate the Jamaica Defence Force
Work in progress along a section of South Camp Road in St. Andrew, to relocate the Jamaica Defence Force's main entranceT. The project is being funded under the Major Infrastructure Development Programme (MIDP) and is slated to run for six-months.

Work Under Way to Relocate JDF’s Main Entrance
President of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce, Winston Lawson; (right) is in discussion with President of the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ), Gloria Henry (centre); and Director with responsibility for BPO and Hospitality at Cable and Wireless (C &W) Business Jamaica, Andrew Fazio, at the BPIAJ
President of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce, Winston Lawson; (right) is in discussion with President of the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ), Gloria Henry (centre); and Director with responsibility for BPO and Hospitality at Cable and Wireless (C &W) Business Jamaica, Andrew Fazio, at the BPIAJ's Outsource2Jamaica Symposium and Expo 2019 pre-conference mingle, held recently at the Montego Bay Free Zone in St. James.

More Mobay Business People Urged to Join JamaicaEye
Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson (right), presents Assistant Commissioner of Police, McArthur Sutherland with a certificate during the National Police College of Jamaica (NPCJ) Strategic Command Course 2019 graduation ceremony, at Twickenham Park, St. Catherine, on March 29.
Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson (right), presents Assistant Commissioner of Police, McArthur Sutherland with a certificate during the National Police College of Jamaica (NPCJ) Strategic Command Course 2019 graduation ceremony, at Twickenham Park, St. Catherine, on March 29.

Persons from Jamaica and the Caribbean Graduate from Course at NPCJ

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National Security

Trafficking in Persons Action Plan Gets Nod from Cabinet

The Government of Jamaica’s National Plan of Action 2018-2021 for combatting Trafficking in Persons (TIP), has been approved by Cabinet. This is contained in a Ministry Paper on Cabinet agenda issues, which was tabled in the House of Representatives recently. According to the document, the National Action Plan provides the strategic framework for Jamaica’s response to human trafficking over a...
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Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), Andrew Wynter.
National Security

PICA Automating Citizenship Application

The Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) is automating its citizenship application process for greater efficiency. “By the beginning of the next financial year, we expect to start in phases to roll out the new processes,” Chief Executive Officer of PICA, Andrew Wynter, told JIS News in a recent interview. “This will improve the turnaround time for applications, so that...
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(FILE) Prime Minister, the Most Hon Andrew Holness,
Budget 2019/2020National Security

$2 Billion to Renovate 100 Police Stations

One hundred police stations are to be renovated at a cost of $2 billion under a two-year rehabilitation project being funded by the National Housing Trust (NHT). This was disclosed by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, during his contribution to the 2019/20 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 19. He pointed out that the NHT,...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses yesterday
Budget 2019/2020National Security

Legislation Targeting Gangs and Guns to be Brought Before Parliament – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government will be taking new legislation to the House of Representatives to deal with threats posed by gangs and guns. The Prime Minister made the disclosure while making his presentation to the 2019/20 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 19. “We will shortly come to the Parliament with...
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Minister of National Security, the Hon. Dr. Horace Chang.
National Security

Government Strengthening Border Security to Stem Illicit Gun Flow

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says that the Government is committed to strengthening border security as part of measures to curb the illicit flow of weapons into the country. Addressing members of the diplomatic community at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston recently, Minister Chang noted that the trafficking of illegal weapons continues to be a...
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Executive Director of the Private Security Regulations Authority (PSRA), Rick Harris.
National Security

Only Hire Licensed Security Guards – PSRA

Executive Director of the Private Security Regulations Authority (PSRA), Rick Harris, is imploring members of the public to only engage the services of private security firms or security guards that are licensed and or registered with the organisation. “When you hire a person who is unregistered and that person acts outside of the (PSRA) Act and law, then you, as...
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