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 Jr. told JIS News after the sitting that many of the issues have to deal with policy decisions and will...

State Minister for National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., has called on members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) who have benefited from domestic violence training to become ambassadors in ending the scourge in the society. “I expect to see you in the churches, in schools, at the community centres, and teaching other uniformed groups, as this is...

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...

Work to expand the Ian Fleming International Airport in Boscobel, St. Mary, to make it a regional hub, is expected to begin on March 12. This was noted by National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, at the ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of a new police station by the National Housing Trust (NHT) in Port Maria, on March 7. “We...

National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, on Wednesday (March 7) broke ground for construction of a new police station in the St. Mary capital of Port Maria. The 18-month project, on which work will begin on May 7, is being undertaken by the National Housing Trust (NHT) at a cost of $60 million. It will provide a permanent home for...

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...

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...