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

Regulations for MOCA to be Passed by End of April

The Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) is to be made fully operational with the passing of the Regulations, which will be tabled in the House of Representatives by the end of April. This will give effect to the...

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

Hundreds Enlist in Jamaica National Service Corps

More Vehicles for Jamaica Constabulary Force

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 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

7 years ago National Security

Work Under Way to Relocate JDF’s Main Entrance

The National Works Agency (NWA) has begun work to improve the flow of traffic at the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) South Camp Road, entrance, popularly called ‘Camp Gate’. The project, which is valued at US$2.2 million, commenced approximately two weeks ago and is slated to be completed over a six-month period. NWA Senior Communications Officer, Ramona Lawson, told JIS News...

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

7 years ago National Security

More Mobay Business People Urged to Join JamaicaEye

President of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce, Winston Lawson, is encouraging more of the city’s business people to sign on to the Government’s national closed-circuit television (CCTV) surveillance programme, JamaicaEye. Mr. Lawson said the initiative can help put a significant dent in crime and violence in St. James. “The JamaicaEye programme… allows us to partner and support, in a...

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.

7 years ago National Security

Persons from Jamaica and the Caribbean Graduate from Course at NPCJ

Twenty-four persons from several organizations graduated from the National Police College of Jamaica (NPCJ) Strategic Command Course 2019, on March 29. The group included 19 Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) personnel and one person each from the Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago police forces; the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) and the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB)....

Minister of National Security , Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (centre); and Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson (right) , are led on a tour of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Hanover Divisional Headquarters in Lucea by Commanding Officer for the parish, Superintendent Sharon Beeput. The Minister stopped at the Hanover police headquaters on Thursday (March 28), during a tour of police facilities in western Jamaica.

7 years ago National Security

Gov’t Committed to Adequately Equipping Police Force – Minister Chang

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, has underscored the Government’s commitment to adequately equipping the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to fight crime. “We recognise the challenges and we are taking steps to ensure that members of the JCF have all the necessary resources to respond to the issues out there. The police need (added) resources and we seek...

7 years ago 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...

Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), Andrew Wynter.

7 years ago 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...

(FILE) Prime Minister, the Most Hon Andrew Holness,

7 years ago 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,...