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Senate Suspends Debate on MOCA Bill

Debate on the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) Bill was suspended in the Senate on Friday (March 9) to allow for consideration of a number of matters raised. State Minister for National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles...
State Minister for National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), enjoys a light moment with Deputy Commissioner of Police, Novelette Grant (left); and Mission Director for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Maura Barry Boyle, at the end of a domestic violence training session for members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) held on March 8 at the Police Officers’ Club, St. Andrew.
State Minister for National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), enjoys a light moment with Deputy Commissioner of Police, Novelette Grant (left); and Mission Director for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Maura Barry Boyle, at the end of a domestic violence training session for members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) held on March 8 at the Police Officers’ Club, St. Andrew.

Cops Charged to Become Ambassadors against Domestic Violence
National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague (second right), shares a light moment with Mayor of Port Maria, Councillor Richard Creary (second left); Central St. Mary Member of Parliament, Dr. Morais Guy (left); and Acting Custos of St. Mary, Maxine Marsh, at the ground-breaking ceremony for a new police station in Port Maria on March 7.
National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague (second right), shares a light moment with Mayor of Port Maria, Councillor Richard Creary (second left); Central St. Mary Member of Parliament, Dr. Morais Guy (left); and Acting Custos of St. Mary, Maxine Marsh, at the ground-breaking ceremony for a new police station in Port Maria on March 7.

Work to Expand Ian Fleming Airport Begins March 12
National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague (third left), breaks ground for the construction of a new police station in Port Maria, St. Mary, on March 7. Others (from left) are Member of Parliament for Central St. Mary, Dr. Morais Guy; Mayor of St. Mary, Councillor Richard Creary; Acting Custos Rotulorum for St. Mary parish, Maxine Marsh; Customer Care Manager for the National Housing Trust (NHT); Donnetta Russell; and Acting Commissioner of Police, Clifford Blake.
National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague (third left), breaks ground for the construction of a new police station in Port Maria, St. Mary, on March 7. Others (from left) are Member of Parliament for Central St. Mary, Dr. Morais Guy; Mayor of St. Mary, Councillor Richard Creary; Acting Custos Rotulorum for St. Mary parish, Maxine Marsh; Customer Care Manager for the National Housing Trust (NHT); Donnetta Russell; and Acting Commissioner of Police, Clifford Blake.

New $60-Million Police Station for Port Maria
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw opens the 2018/19 Budget debate in the House of Representatives on March 8. At left is State Minister in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw opens the 2018/19 Budget debate in the House of Representatives on March 8. At left is State Minister in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams

Gov’t Increases Allocation for Crime-Fighting

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Gov’t Increases Allocation for Crime-Fighting

The allocation to the Ministry of National Security for fiscal year 2018/19 has increased by 23.4 per cent, moving to $78.5 billion up from $63.6 billion in 2017/18. Opening the Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 8, Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, said the increase will facilitate the provision of machinery and...
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Major General Antony Anderson.
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Major General Antony Anderson is new Commissioner of Police

The Police Service Commission is pleased to announce the appointment of Major General Antony Anderson as Commissioner of Police for the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), with effect from March 19. Major General Anderson currently serves as the National Security Advisor, a post he has filled since being appointed in December 2016. The first person to serve in this capacity in...
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Deputy Superintendent of Police, Ainsley McCarthy, speaking to JIS News.
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Enhanced Security Measures Suppressing Gang Activities in St. James

The St. James Police Division is expressing satisfaction at how the Enhanced Security Measures in the parish have been progressing, particularly the impact in suppressing gang activities. Authorised Officer for Detainees, Deputy Superintendent (DSP) Ainsley McCarthy, told JIS News in an interview on Thursday, March 1, that during the period ending February 28, a total of 916 persons were taken...
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Members of the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF), Corporal Williams (left) and Lance Corporal Edwards, examine the new motor vehicle that was donated to the JCCF by the National Security Ministry, at the Jamaica Defence Force, Up Park Camp, Kingston on Thursday (March 1). The vehicle was presented by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Robert Montague.
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Youth Encouraged to Join Cadet Corps

National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, is urging more young people to join the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF) as it will engage them in such a way that they will not be tempted to indulge in illegal activities. “If we have a population of three million and we have this problem with our unattached youths and we have this...
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National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague (centre, front row), addressing the Standing Finance Committee of Parliament meeting held on Wednesday (February 28) at Gordon House. From left are State Minister in the Ministry, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr; and Permanent Secretary, Dianne McIntosh.
National Security

New Correctional Centre Proposed for Central Jamaica

The Government is looking at plans to build a correctional facility in the central part of the island. National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, made the disclosure during the Standing Finance Committee of Parliament meeting held on Wednesday (February 28) at Gordon House. His remarks came in light of concerns raised about the state of the Tower Street and St....
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National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, addresses the meeting of the Standing Finance Committee of Parliament held on Wednesday (February 28) at Gordon House. At left is State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr .
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Gov’t Moving Quickly to Build Autopsy Suite in Kingston

The Ministry of National Security is moving quickly on plans for the construction of an autopsy suite in Kingston. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, said the Ministry already has the lands for the facility and is “hopeful to have the approval processes completed with the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation and other agencies soon”. “We... want to move very...
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National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, addresses the meeting of the Standing Finance Committee of Parliament held on Wednesday (February 28) at Gordon House. At left is State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr .
National Security

18 Firearms Recovered in St. James

Eighteen firearms have been taken off the streets of St. James under the enhanced security measures in the parish. National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, informed that the firearms recovered are mainly rifles and pistols. He said 351 rounds of ammunition have been seized. “We have also seized laptops, offensive weapons, motor vehicles, cell phones and cash,” he noted. He...
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