The Government will be tabling new legislation and/or amendments to laws during the 2019/20 parliamentary year. This was disclosed by Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, as he opened the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on April 16. “The following legislation will be tabled this year – amendments to the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA),...

National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says a new “built-for-purpose” headquarters for the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) will be constructed in downtown Kingston. He advised that the facility, which will accommodate over 2,500 police officers, is to be built on 40 acres of land in an area referred to as ‘No Man’s Land’ (near Rema in South St. Andrew)....

The Government plans to roll out additional Zones of Special Operations (ZOSOs). This was announced by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, during Tuesday’s (April 16) sitting of the House of Representatives, where two resolutions were approved, extending the ZOSOs in Mount Salem, St James, and Denham Town, West Kingston, for another 60 days. “We have reached a point...

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 provisions of the MOCA Act, which include the establishment of MOCA as a statutory law-enforcement agency that will have operational...

As of December 2018, more than 1,500 Jamaicans have enlisted in the Jamaica National Service Corps (JNSC). This was disclosed by Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, when he opened the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on April 16. He informed that the initiative will be expanded this year, and that at the end of...

The Government will be investing $1 billion to improve the mobility of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). This was disclosed by Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, as he opened the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives today (April 16). “We recognise that mobility is critical to the efficient functioning of any police force,” Dr. Chang...

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 in 2017. Minister of State, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, said the partnership is strategic and timely, and reflects the Government’s commitment...