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Deputy Chairman, Zones of Special Operations Social Intervention Committee and Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney.
Deputy Chairman, Zones of Special Operations Social Intervention Committee and Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney.

Effective Social Interventions can Transform Communities – Sweeney

Deputy Chairman, Zones of Special Operations (ZOSOs) Social Intervention Committee, Omar Sweeney, says effective implementation of community-redevelopment, citizen-security and public-safety initiatives can significantly transform vulnerable and volatile communities. Speaking in a recent JIS ‘Issues and Answers’ interview, Mr. Sweeney pointed...
Newly appointed Opposition Senator, Attorney-at-Law, Donna Scott-Mottley (left), takes the Oath of Allegiance during the swearing-in ceremony at today’s (October 20) sitting of the Senate at Gordon House. Administering the proceedings is Clerk to the Houses of Parliament, Heather Cooke. Mrs. Donna Scott-Mottley has also been appointed Leader of Opposition Business in the Upper House.
Newly appointed Opposition Senator, Attorney-at-Law, Donna Scott-Mottley (left), takes the Oath of Allegiance during the swearing-in ceremony at today’s (October 20) sitting of the Senate at Gordon House. Administering the proceedings is Clerk to the Houses of Parliament, Heather Cooke. Mrs. Donna Scott-Mottley has also been appointed Leader of Opposition Business in the Upper House.

Two New Senators Sworn In
Acting Leader of Government Business in the Senate and National Security State Minister, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., addressing Friday’s (October 20) sitting of the Upper House.
Acting Leader of Government Business in the Senate and National Security State Minister, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., addressing Friday’s (October 20) sitting of the Upper House.

Senate Approves Amendments to Processed Food Act and Regulations
National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague (right), converses with newly appointed Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA) Chairman, National Security Advisor, Major General (Ret’d), Antony Anderson, during a press conference at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Friday (October 20) to announce the new five-member FLA Board
National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague (right), converses with newly appointed Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA) Chairman, National Security Advisor, Major General (Ret’d), Antony Anderson, during a press conference at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Friday (October 20) to announce the new five-member FLA Board

New Firearm Licensing Authority Board Appointed
Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague (left), presents Mikayla Crossdale with a scholarship valued at $200,000 during the Jamaica Police Federation/Ministry of National Security awards ceremony at the Girl Guides Association of Jamaica headquarters in Kingston on October 19. A total of 62 scholarships were presented to children of police officers, who are pursing tertiary studies.
Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague (left), presents Mikayla Crossdale with a scholarship valued at $200,000 during the Jamaica Police Federation/Ministry of National Security awards ceremony at the Girl Guides Association of Jamaica headquarters in Kingston on October 19. A total of 62 scholarships were presented to children of police officers, who are pursing tertiary studies.

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Children on their way home from school in the community of Denham Town in Western Kingston on Wednesday (October 18). Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness on Tuesday (October 17) declared Denham Town the second Zone of Special Operations under the Law Reform (Zones of Special Operations) (Special Security and Community Development Measures) Act. (FILE)
National Security

Security Forces Reap Early Success in Denham Town ZOSO

The Joint Command of the Zones of Special Operations (ZOSOs) Communications Unit is reporting early success in the security forces’ engagements in Denham Town, West Kingston, which they say are going well since commencing on October 17. Head of Corporate Communications at the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Superintendent Stephanie Lindsay, who is jointly in charge of the Unit, told JIS...
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Programme Manager for the ‘We Transform’ initiative, Ella Ghartey, speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on October 19, about the programme’s recruitment drive for potential Mentors to assist in the development of at-risk youth in the care and supervision of the Department of Correctional Services (DCS).
National SecurityYouth

Mentors Invited for ‘WE TRANSFORM’ Programme

The ‘We Transform’ programme is seeking Mentors for the second phase of its youth empowerment and reintegration initiative. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on October 19, Programme Manager for We Transform, Ella Ghartey, said the Ministry of National Security is recruiting potential Mentors to assist in the development of the at-risk youth in the care and supervision of the...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., addresses girls from the South Camp Road Juvenile Correctional and Rehabilitation Centre at the launch of the mentorship arm of the ‘We Transform’ youth empowerment and reintegration programme at the facility on October 17.
EducationNational SecurityYouth

Mentoring Programme Launched For Youth in Juvenile Centres

The Ministry of National Security is engaging influential Jamaicans in the empowerment of young people in juvenile institutions under the mentoring arm of its ‘We Transform’ programme. Minister of State in the Ministry, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., said the mentoring segment focuses on interacting with and motivating the wards of the State. “This is where we have a...
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Psychological Services Coordinator with the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III, Dr. Melva Spence (left), addresses a group from the Catherine Hall Primary and Infant School during a capacity-building workshop at the Sea Garden Hotel in Montego Bay. The workshop is part of a programme aimed at helping teachers better address the concerns of children with behavioural challenges.
Health & WellnessJusticeNational SecurityYouth

Collaborative Approach to Deal with Mental Challenges

The Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III, through its Psychological Services Unit, has been utilising a collaborative approach in treating with a range of psychological and other mental challenges, which often display as violent or destructive behaviours. Psychological Services Coordinator, Dr. Melva Spence, says the Unit partners with the Ministry of Health, the hospitals and the mental health clinic...
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A member of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) walks with a toddler in the community of Denham Town in Western Kingston on Wednesday (October 18). Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness on Tuesday (October 17) declared Denham Town the second Zone of Special Operations under the Law Reform (Zones of Special Operations) (Special Security and Community Development Measures) Act
National Security

Denham Town Residents Hope ZOSO will Bring Peace and Security

Residents of Denham Town in Western Kingston are welcoming the presence of the security forces in their community, which was declared the second Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO) by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness on Tuesday (October 17). One resident, who spoke to JIS News from her shop on Albert Street, said she hopes that the operations will...
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Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Homer Davis (4th right), shares a photo opportunity with recipients of Sam Sharpe awards, which were presented at the National Heroes Day Civic Ceremony held on Monday (October 16) at Sam Sharpe Square, Montego Bay. From left are Adrian Anglin, Monique Archibald, Winston Dehaney, Trevor Sukhram, Detective Constable Dwayne Gibbs, Deacon Charles Hall and Alecia Spence.
CommunityNational SecurityYouth

Young Detective Constable among Sam Sharpe Award Recipients

Twenty-seven-year-old Detective Constable Dwayne Gibbs is among seven citizens of St. James, who have been presented with the 2017 Sam Sharpe Award for their contribution to the development of their parish and country. The presentations were made at the St. James Municipal Corporation's National Heroes Day Civic Ceremony held on Monday (October 16) in Sam Sharpe Square, Montego Bay. Mr....
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), addresses a press briefing at Jamaica House on Tuesday (October 17), where he declared Denham Town the second Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO). Others (from left) are Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague; and Commissioner of Police, George Quallo.
National SecurityPrime Minister

PM Gives Mount Salem ZOSO ‘B Plus’ Grade

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has given the Mount Salem Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO) a ‘B Plus’ grade. He said that while there were initial challenges, most of these have been worked out and “would in no way undermine the validity of the selection of the zone”. “We acknowledge up front that there were some challenges in...
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