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Chief Executive Officer, Firearm Licensing Authority, Shane Dalling, shows a demand map for ammunition among Jamaican firearm and ammunition dealers, during a Press Conference at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on Friday (July 13).
Chief Executive Officer, Firearm Licensing Authority, Shane Dalling, shows a demand map for ammunition among Jamaican firearm and ammunition dealers, during a Press Conference at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on Friday (July 13).

Psychologists to Assess Firearm Licence Applicants

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA), Shane Dalling, says the organisation is currently holding discussions with two psychologists to assess applicants of firearm licences. During a press conference at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St....
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, speaks at yesterday’s (July 11) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, speaks at yesterday’s (July 11) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.

Additional Automated Border Control Kiosks to be Purchased
Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, speaks in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 10).
Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, speaks in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 10).

Budget in Place for MOCA – Dr. Chang
Leader of Government Business in the Senate and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, emphasizes a point during Friday
Leader of Government Business in the Senate and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, emphasizes a point during Friday's (June 29) sitting of the Senate at Gordon House.

Senate Approves State of Public Emergency Extension in St. Catherine North Police Division
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the House of Representatives on June 27. During the sitting, the Emergency Powers (No.2) (Continuance) Resolution, 2018, which will extend the State of Public Emergency in the St. Catherine North Police Division until October 2, 2018, was approved. Seated is the Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the House of Representatives on June 27. During the sitting, the Emergency Powers (No.2) (Continuance) Resolution, 2018, which will extend the State of Public Emergency in the St. Catherine North Police Division until October 2, 2018, was approved. Seated is the Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.

House Approves Extension of State Of Public Emergency in St. Catherine North Police Division

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Security for Westmoreland Health Services

A two-year contract valued at $116 million has been awarded to Shalk Electronic Security Limited for the provision of security services to the Westmoreland Health Services. Speaking at yesterday’s (July 11) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, said Cabinet has approved the contract. The Westmoreland Public Health Services provides...
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Parliament Votes to Extend State of Emergency in St. Catherine North

Members of the House of Representatives during its sitting yesterday (June 26) voted in favour of the resolution to extend the State of Public Emergency in St. Catherine North Police Division until August 2, 2018. Prime Minister Andrew Holness who brought the resolution to Parliament said the enhanced security measures in the St. Catherine North Police Division have, so far,...
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JSIF Provides More Than $38 Million to Strengthen Work of Crime Observatory

The work of the Jamaica Crime Observatory –Integrated Crime and Violence Information System (JCO-ICVIS) is being strengthened through funding of $38,489, 000 from the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF). It will go towards improving the data collection, entry and validation processes of the primary entity – the Ministry of National Security, and the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and the Ministry...
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Senior Director, Modernization Initiatives and Strategic Projects, Ministry of National Security, Arvel Grant, makes a presentation on the Jamaica Eye initiative at the Management Institute for National Development (MIND), Old Hope Road, in St. Andrew, on June 18.
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One Thousand CCTVs to be Installed Islandwide

By year end, 1,000 closed-circuit televisions (CCTVs) will be installed by the Government in strategic locations islandwide. These CCTVs will be fully integrated in the monitoring system of the ‘JamaicaEye’ initiative. JamaicaEye is a public-private partnership designed to network CCTV cameras owned by the Ministry as well as accommodate feed from privately owned CCTV cameras. The feeds will provide useful...
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Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, highlights a point while addressing a post-Sectoral press briefing at his Oxford Road offices in New Kingston on Wednesday (June 13).
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Security Ministry Working to Strengthen Intelligence Gathering

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says his Ministry is working to put strategies in place to enable quick and efficient intelligence gathering to assist in crime-fighting. “We have to begin to amend our legislation, where necessary, to ensure we can acquire information (in) real time from sectors (such as)… telecommunications (and) other areas of real-time monitoring without...
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Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, makes his contribution to the 2018/19 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 12.
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Gov’t Will Continue to Equip JCF with Crime-Fighting Technology

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says the Ministry will continue to enhance the technological capabilities of the police. He said plans are afoot to integrate mobile applications, closed-circuit television (CCTV) technology, geographic information system (GIS) and digital records into strategic operational responses in order to strengthen the capacity of the police to deal with modern crimes. He...
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Significant Reduction in Crime in St. James, West Kingston and St. Catherine

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, is reporting that the operational activities associated with the enhanced security measures in sections of St. James, West Kingston and St. Catherine have resulted in significant crime reduction in those areas. The Minister was speaking in the House of Representatives during his contribution to the 2018/19 Sectoral Debate on June 12. Dr....
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