The State of Public Emergency (SOE) in sections of the Kingston Central, Kington Western, and St. Andrew South Police Divisions will continue for another three months, until January. The Emergency Powers (Continuance) Resolution 2018 was approved unanimously in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, October 2 On September 23, Prime Minister the Most Andrew Holness, declared the SOE in sections...

Chief of Defence Staff, Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), Major General Rocky Meade, says that the newly opened Caribbean Military Academy (CMA) will transform the way in which the military serves and trains soldiers. He said JDF has established a strong foundation in the area of professional military education, on which the CMA will now build. “The establishment of the CMA...

Cabinet has approved the award of a contract in the amount of US$7,436,430 to Toyota Jamaica Limited for the provision of 159 patrol vehicles for the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF). Details are outlined in a Ministry Paper tabled in the House of Representatives on September 18. “Although not purpose built for military applications, the selected Toyota model with modifications has...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says the Administration will continue to pursue legislative measures to effectively investigate, pursue and apprehend individuals for whom there is strong evidence of gang activity. “It is our position as a Government that there must be specific provisions within the law for the apprehension of these types of complex, organised criminality,” he...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says the Government is committed to social-intervention programmes that provide protection for children and keep them out of conflict with the law. He noted that far too many children are finding themselves on the wrong side of the law, with data showing that 194 minors were being housed in the island’s four...

Members of the Senate today (September 21) voted to extend the State of Public Emergency in the St. Catherine North Police Division for another three months. This follows approval of the Emergency Powers (No. 2) (Continuance) (No.3) Resolution, 2018, during today's sitting of the Senate. The security measure, which was slated to end on October 2, will remain in place...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says Jamaica will continue to forge ties with new and traditional partners in a bid to bolster the country’s national security framework. “We are intensifying our cooperation with our traditional partners (Americans, British and Canadians) but there are new partners...  other countries, as well, that we seek to cooperate with,” he said in...