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Senators, Kerensia Morrison (left) and Aubyn Hill, speaking during the sitting of the Senate on Friday (February 8) in Gordon House.
Senators, Kerensia Morrison (left) and Aubyn Hill, speaking during the sitting of the Senate on Friday (February 8) in Gordon House.

ZOSOs and SOEs Have Reduced Crime – Senator Hill

Senator Aubyn Hill says the Zones of Special Operations (ZOSOs) and States of Public Emergency (SOEs) have contributed to a reduction in crime within the last year. Contributing to the State of the Nation Debate in the Senate on Friday...
National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), receives a certificate from Lions Club of Kingston President, Julette Parkes-Livermore, for being the guest speaker at the club’s speakers’ meeting, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on February 6. At right is the club’s First Vice President, Robert Lawrence.
National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), receives a certificate from Lions Club of Kingston President, Julette Parkes-Livermore, for being the guest speaker at the club’s speakers’ meeting, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on February 6. At right is the club’s First Vice President, Robert Lawrence.

Infrastructure at Police Stations to be Improved
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the House of Representatives on February 5. Others (from left) are Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, and Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke. Attorney General, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, is also present.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the House of Representatives on February 5. Others (from left) are Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, and Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke. Attorney General, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, is also present.

ZOSOs Extended in Mount Salem and Denham Town
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the House of Representatives on February 5. Others (from left) are Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, and Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke. Attorney General, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, is also present.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the House of Representatives on February 5. Others (from left) are Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, and Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke. Attorney General, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, is also present.

More ZOSOs to be Established
Running Events Jamaica Limited Managing Director, Alfred Francis (third left); Director, Diane Ellis (fourth left) and Commandant of the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF), Colonel Errol Johnson (fifth left), display symbolic cheque for $200,000 which the company donated to the JCCF on January 29. Also present (from left) are: Lieutenant Kirk Fraser; Ms. Janice Shaw, and Lieutenant Simoan Foster.
Running Events Jamaica Limited Managing Director, Alfred Francis (third left); Director, Diane Ellis (fourth left) and Commandant of the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF), Colonel Errol Johnson (fifth left), display symbolic cheque for $200,000 which the company donated to the JCCF on January 29. Also present (from left) are: Lieutenant Kirk Fraser; Ms. Janice Shaw, and Lieutenant Simoan Foster.

JCCF/Running Events Limited Partnership Lauded

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Newly installed constables of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) execute drills during the passing-out parade and awards ceremony at the National Police College in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine, on Wednesday (January 30).
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Gov’t Committed to Boosting Police Force – Dr. Chang

Minister of National Security, the Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, has reiterated the Government’s commitment to providing the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) with the necessary resources and support to boost crime fighting. “We (will) continue to focus on leadership and strategic development of talent, resources, infrastructure and equipment,” Dr. Chang said, while providing the policy direction and legal framework required to...
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Manager of the Trafficking in Persons Secretariat, Chenee Russell, speaking at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s ‘Labour Department and You’ Road Show in St. James, recently.
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Jamaica Continues to Make Progress in Curbing Trafficking in Persons

Manager of the Trafficking in Persons Secretariat, Chenee Russell, says Jamaica continues to make great strides in curbing trafficking in Jamaica. According to her, the country continues to increase its efforts to raise awareness through the development of robust trafficking in person systems. Speaking at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s ‘Labour Department and You’ road show in St....
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State Minister in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Rudyard Spencer (background centre), observes the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the provision of training and apprenticeship under the
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Juvenile Offenders to Benefit from Training and Apprenticeship

Scores of young people in remand centres and State-care facilities are to benefit from training and apprenticeship under the ‘A New Path’ programme. This is being facilitated under a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by the Organization of American States (OAS), Trust for the Americas, Heart Trust/NTA, and the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) programme at the Department of...
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Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (centre, front row), and Chargé d
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Security Minister Outlines Challenges Region must Confront in 2019

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says transnational organised crime and the connected high rates of crime and violence, human trafficking and the imminent threat posed by cybercriminals are some of the challenges that the region must confront in 2019. Dr. Chang notes that in Jamaica and the wider CARICOM region, the security threats that are unique to...
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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang
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Jamaicans Encouraged to Build on Momentum

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, has called on Jamaicans to work together to build on the momentum gained in 2018. “We must move ahead with the commitment and fortitude that is required to create a society in which all Jamaicans can achieve their fullest potential. Our economy must continue to expand, and we will achieve our long-term...
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