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Sub-officer in charge of Quality, Audit and Assurance, Polygraph Unit, Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Sergeant Adrian Wellington.
Sub-officer in charge of Quality, Audit and Assurance, Polygraph Unit, Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Sergeant Adrian Wellington.

JCF’S Polygraph Unit Tests Over 650 Since 2017

More than 650 Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) members and applicants have undergone polygraph testing since 2017. The tests, conducted by the Polygraph Unit, fall under the Effective Policing Pillar of the Ministry of National Security’s Five-Pillar Crime Reduction Strategy, and...
Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Michael Holness, ON, PC, MP
Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Michael Holness, ON, PC, MP

Prime Minister says State will Act Decisively Within the Law to Protect Citizens
Graduates of the Ministry of National Security
Graduates of the Ministry of National Security's project managment certfication course, at the ceremony held at the Office of the Commissioner of Police in St. Andrew on Friday, March 1.

Ministry of National Security Staff Trained in Project Management
Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Rudyard Spencer (second left), observes while Staff Officer at the St. Catherine Adult Correctional Centre, Maxine McPherson Hassock (right), points out the names of inmates who passed subjects in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations. Occasion was an Education Symposium held at the facility in Spanish Town, today (March 5). Others (from left) are Head of the institution, Senior Superintendent Herbert McFarlane, and Commissioner of Corrections, Ina Hunter.
Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Rudyard Spencer (second left), observes while Staff Officer at the St. Catherine Adult Correctional Centre, Maxine McPherson Hassock (right), points out the names of inmates who passed subjects in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations. Occasion was an Education Symposium held at the facility in Spanish Town, today (March 5). Others (from left) are Head of the institution, Senior Superintendent Herbert McFarlane, and Commissioner of Corrections, Ina Hunter.

Security State Minister says Rehabilitation Programme is Working
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), addresses press conference at the State-owned oil refinery, Petrojam, on Marcus Garvey Drive in Kingston, today (March 4). With the Minister is Chairman of Petrojam, Paul Hoo.
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), addresses press conference at the State-owned oil refinery, Petrojam, on Marcus Garvey Drive in Kingston, today (March 4). With the Minister is Chairman of Petrojam, Paul Hoo.

No Illegal Attachments to Petrojam’s Pipelines

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The National Security Council Considers Enhanced Security Measures

On Friday 1 March 2019, Prime Minister Andrew Holness chaired the monthly sitting of the National Security Council (NSC). The Prime Minister, while noting that the overall crime rate is comparatively lower than the same period in 2018, expressed his concerns regarding the unacceptable levels of murders and shootings across the country. Arising out of the context of the discontinuation...
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Managing Director at the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney (centre), affixes his signature to a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which will facilitate the provision of additional financial support of $43.9 million to the Jamaica Crime Observatory. Also signing the document (from left) are: General Manager, Finance and Procurement, JSIF, Orville Hill; and Chief Technical Director, Security Policy and Risk Management Affairs, Ministry of National Security, Rohan Richards. Overseeing the process are: Acting Chief Technical Director, Research, Rehabilitation and Diversion Policy Division, Ministry of National Security, Shauna Trowers (standing, left) ; and Manager, Statistics and Information Management Unit, Jamaica Constabulary Force, Inspector Orette Boscoe. The signing took place at the JSIF’s St. Andrew offices on Thursday (February 28).
National Security

Work of Crime Observatory to be Improved

The coverage, range and distribution of data collected by the Jamaica Crime Observatory is to be improved, following an injection of $43.9 million. The money is being provided by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), through its Integrated Community Development Project (ICDP), funded by the World Bank. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to solidify this arrangement was signed by representatives...
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National Security Minister, Hon. Horace Chang (left), presents the newly sworn-in Jamaican citizen, Jeremy Hoaxiang Zheng with a certificate formalising his status during the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency
National Security

33 Foreign Nationals Granted Jamaican Citizenship

Thirty-three foreign nationals living in Jamaica have been granted citizenship by the Government. They were presented with documents formalising their status by the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) during a citizenship oath ceremony at the Liguanea Club in St. Andrew on February 28. The ceremony was attended by National Security Minister, Hon. Horace Chang, who has portfolio responsibility for...
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Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, addressing the Office of the Children’s Advocate (OCA) Child Justice Guidelines training seminar at the Iberostar Rose Hall Hotel, Montego Bay, on September 22.
National Security

Rehabilitation of Police Stations High on List for Security Minister

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says the rehabilitation of more than 70 police stations islandwide is part of a bigger plan to significantly improve the working conditions of members of the security forces. In a recent interview with JIS News, the Minister also pointed to the $1.9-billion investment to build the JCF Mobile West facility in St....
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Budget 2019/2020National Security

$489 Million Allocated to Improve Investigative Capabilities of JCF

The Ministry of National Security will be spending $489.7 million in the new fiscal year to increase the conviction rate for murders in the country. The funds will be used to improve investigative capabilities for violent crimes with the purchasing of a BULLETTRAX Machine, engraving machine and computer server for the Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA). It will also be used...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses graduates of the Jamaica National Service Corps (intake 1803), at a Jamaica Defence Force passing out parade held on February 23 at Up Park Camp in Kingston.
National Security

PHOTOS: Jamaica Defence Force passing out Parade

  Minister of Education, Youth and Information Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (seated, centre), with graduates of the Jamaica National Service Corps (intake 1803), at a Jamaica Defence Force passing out parade held on February 23 at Up Park Camp in Kingston.       Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), observes the March...
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epresentatives of the Jamaica Baptist Union (left), register persons who participated in the organisation’s Community Partnership Fair, held at Jarrett Park in Montego Bay, St. James, on Friday ( February 22).
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Passports for Persons at JBU’S Community Partnership Fair

Eighty passports were processed for persons who took part in the Jamaica Baptist Union (JBU) Community Partnership Fair, which was held on February 22 at Jarrett Park, Montego Bay, in St. James. This has been revealed by Customer Service Manager of the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), Sasha Wedderburn. “The JBU partnered with us and got sponsorship for 50...
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