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Probation Aftercare Officers, André Foster (left) and Prisca Parkinson (econd left), working with probationers in making beaded jewellery at the final in the series of anti-gang sensitisation sessions held at Hotel Grandiosa in Montego Bay, St. James, on Wednesday (November 7).
Probation Aftercare Officers, André Foster (left) and Prisca Parkinson (econd left), working with probationers in making beaded jewellery at the final in the series of anti-gang sensitisation sessions held at Hotel Grandiosa in Montego Bay, St. James, on Wednesday (November 7).

255 Young People Benefit from Anti-Gang Sensitisation Sessions

The Ministry of National Security has intensified its efforts to tackle youth involvement in crime with the recent staging of six anti-gang sensitisation sessions. Approximately 255 young people benefited from the sessions, which were held across the island over two...
Commandant of the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF), Colonel Errol Johnson, addresses recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.
Commandant of the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF), Colonel Errol Johnson, addresses recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

JCCF to Increase Membership to Over 10,000
Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left) presents a special award to Private Addo Abendigo for displaying outstanding leadership and academics, proper dress and deportment, and the core values of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF). Occasion was the end of programme ceremony for the Jamaica National Service Corps Intake 1702, held at Up Park Camp on November 2.
Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left) presents a special award to Private Addo Abendigo for displaying outstanding leadership and academics, proper dress and deportment, and the core values of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF). Occasion was the end of programme ceremony for the Jamaica National Service Corps Intake 1702, held at Up Park Camp on November 2.

JNSC Engages Close to 1600 Candidates
National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (second left), along with Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF) Lance Corporals (from left): Joshané Edwards, Javaughn Levy, and Oswald Williams, during a presentation ceremony for a new vehicle handed over by the Ministry to the JCCF on Wednesday (October 31). The presentation took place at the JCCF’s Headquarters, Up Park Camp, St. Andrew.
National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (second left), along with Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF) Lance Corporals (from left): Joshané Edwards, Javaughn Levy, and Oswald Williams, during a presentation ceremony for a new vehicle handed over by the Ministry to the JCCF on Wednesday (October 31). The presentation took place at the JCCF’s Headquarters, Up Park Camp, St. Andrew.

National Security Minister Lauds Jamaica Combined Cadet Force
Commandant of the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF), Colonel Errol V. Johnson,speaking at a recent Think Tank held at the JIS head office in Kingtson. Listening is Lieutenant Colonel Simoan Foster.
Commandant of the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF), Colonel Errol V. Johnson,speaking at a recent Think Tank held at the JIS head office in Kingtson. Listening is Lieutenant Colonel Simoan Foster.

JCCF Offers Services to National Child Diversion Programme

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Port Industry Stakeholders Consult on Improving Efficiency at Kingston Container Terminal

As part of its strategy to improve service delivery at the Port of Kingston, the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) and other key industry partners participated in discussions on improving port efficiency on Thursday, November 8, 2018 at the JCA’s Newport East Office in Kingston. The meeting was chaired by the President and CEO of the Port Authority of Jamaica, Professor...
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National Security

Jamaica Customs Offers Clarity on the Importation of Mobile Phones

The Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) is Jamaica’s principal border management entity, and its core mission of facilitating trade, optimising revenue collection and delivering high quality customer service, underpins the necessity for the Agency to conform to international best practices that govern Customs administrations worldwide. As a core mandate, the Agency collects gazetted duties and taxes on behalf of the Government...
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National SecurityYouth

JCCF Celebrates 75th Anniversary

The Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF) is commemorating its 75th anniversary with the staging of several activities from November 2018 to November 2019. The year-long events will commence on Thursday, November 1, with a Reading of the Proclamation by Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen at King’s House. Following the event at King’s House, there will be...
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Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, highlights a point while making a statement in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (October 30).
National Security

Special Reward for Information Relating to Crimes Against Children, Elderly

The Ministry of National Security has expanded its partnership with Crime Stop to include a special reward scheme to improve investigations of murders of the country’s most vulnerable, especially children and the elderly. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, said that this added incentive is intended to encourage more persons to come forward with useful information “to assist with the...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Rudyard Spencer (centre), interacts with wards at the Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, during a visit in August, to participate in the ‘We Transform’ sports day
National Security

We Transform Helping Youth Offenders Beat the Odds

When then 13-year-old *Sophie was placed at the South Camp Juvenile Correctional and Remand Centre for Girls for committing aggravated assault, she cried every day for weeks. The 18 months she was ordered to spend at the juvenile centre seemed like an eternity of misery, but now she is grateful for the experience and the way it helped to turn...
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Review of Parole Process to be Undertaken by the Ministry of National Security

Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Thursday, October 25, 2018, chaired the monthly sitting of the National Security Council. During the deliberations of the Council, concerns were raised by the Security Forces regarding the granting of parole to offenders whose release has been assessed as being contrary to the public interest, given the magnitude of their criminal antecedents. In response to...
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Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, speaks in the House of Representatives.
National Security

Gov’t to Recover Money for Purchase of Motor Vehicles

The Ministry of National Security has reached an agreement with used-car dealer, O’Brien's International Car Sales and Rentals Limited, to recover money paid for the purchase of motor vehicles for the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). Speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (October 23), Portfolio Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, said the agreement was reached through mediation, which was...
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