The Ministry of National Security is encouraging more communities and businesses to make use of the JamaicaEye initiative. Speaking at a recent JIS Think, Senior Director of Modernisation and Strategic Projects in the Ministry, Arvel Grant, said there are various options available for persons to set up a closed circuit television (CCTV) system and contribute the feed to JamaicaEye. He...

Programmes offered at the Flanker Skills Training Institute in Montego Bay, St. James, have been boosted with the provision of equipment valued approximately $3 million by China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC). The donation has been facilitated under a partnership with the Government of Jamaica. Speaking during the handover ceremony at the Institute on Tuesday (July 24), National Security Minister, Hon....

National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, has called for a collective national response to stem human trafficking through strong partnerships forged between the Government and non-governmental organisations (NGOs). He said this is critical in order to empower and support vulnerable communities in developing meaningful strategies aimed at eliminating trafficking in persons. The Minister was addressing the opening ceremony for...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, has hailed the University of the West Indies (UWI) for cementing itself as an authority in tertiary education, continuing to attract and mould the best minds of the region. “As the university boasting the largest number of sitting Heads of State, this nest of learning has nurtured the minds that lead the...

National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says the Government is committed to ensuring that its capability to protect the country’s borders is significantly improved. It is for that reason, the Minister noted, that two marine patrol boats were purchased for the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) sometime ago for offshore pursuits, and that a partnership was formed between the Jamaica...

More than 100 private partners have joined the network of closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras being used for the JamaicaEye initiative since its inception in March 2018. The programme, which was implemented in an effort to utilise both private and government cameras to monitor public spaces, is being used to monitor crime, accidents, natural disasters or other emergencies, to make response...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says that the State of Public Emergency in St. James is not only reducing crime in the parish but has resulted in an obvious downward trend in the national daily murder rate. “If you look, you will see that at the point of the declaration of the state of emergency, the average daily...