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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), addresses senior members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) at a special meeting held at the Police Officers’ Club in Kingston on August 23.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), addresses senior members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) at a special meeting held at the Police Officers’ Club in Kingston on August 23.

Restoring Trust and Confidence Key Element for Success of ZOSOs – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says restoring the trust and confidence of citizens will be a key element in achieving success in the Zones of Special Operations (ZOSOs). He noted that in gaining their trust, citizens will be...
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (left), and State Minister in the National Security Ministry, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), are shown a bunch of bananas at the Richmond Farm Adult Correctional Centre in St. Mary, by Rural Agricultural Development Authority Chief Executive Officer, Peter Thompson, during a tour of the institution on Tuesday, August 22.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (left), and State Minister in the National Security Ministry, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), are shown a bunch of bananas at the Richmond Farm Adult Correctional Centre in St. Mary, by Rural Agricultural Development Authority Chief Executive Officer, Peter Thompson, during a tour of the institution on Tuesday, August 22.

Plans Being Finalised to Boost Agricultural Production in Correctional Centres
Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague (centre), presents Pastor Mikhail Solomon (right) with a certificate during the Domestic Violence Intervention Training Workshop closing ceremony held on August 22 at the Andrews Memorial Seventh-day Adventist Church in Kingston. At left is the Commissioner of Police, George Quallo. More than 200 volunteer pastors and Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Peer Counsellors were trained in Domestic Violence Intervention.
Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague (centre), presents Pastor Mikhail Solomon (right) with a certificate during the Domestic Violence Intervention Training Workshop closing ceremony held on August 22 at the Andrews Memorial Seventh-day Adventist Church in Kingston. At left is the Commissioner of Police, George Quallo. More than 200 volunteer pastors and Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Peer Counsellors were trained in Domestic Violence Intervention.

Pastors and JCF Peer Counsellors Trained in Domestic Violence Intervention
Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague, gets behind the wheel of one of four new vehicles assigned to the Area 2 police to be used by the Duty Commanders and Shift Commanders in the Areas and Divisions. They are part of a batch of 24 new motor vehicles acquired and assigned to the Commanders. The four new vehicles were handed over to the Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Area 2, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Norman Heywood, in Pompano Bay, St. Mary, today (August 23).
Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague, gets behind the wheel of one of four new vehicles assigned to the Area 2 police to be used by the Duty Commanders and Shift Commanders in the Areas and Divisions. They are part of a batch of 24 new motor vehicles acquired and assigned to the Commanders. The four new vehicles were handed over to the Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Area 2, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Norman Heywood, in Pompano Bay, St. Mary, today (August 23).

Improved Mobility for Commanders of the JCF
National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague (centre), shows an application to the media created by the App Development Team in the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona campus, to train Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) recruits, on August 17. Others (from left) are Inspector General of the Jamaica Defence Force, Colonel Daniel Pryce; and Deputy Commissioner of Police, Clifford Blake.
National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague (centre), shows an application to the media created by the App Development Team in the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona campus, to train Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) recruits, on August 17. Others (from left) are Inspector General of the Jamaica Defence Force, Colonel Daniel Pryce; and Deputy Commissioner of Police, Clifford Blake.

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National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague (centre) signs a Memorandum of Understanding for the Mona Campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI) to train Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) recruits, at the University’s campus on August 17. Others (from left) are UWI Campus Registrar, Camille Bell Hutchinson; Pro Vice Chancellor and Principal of UWI, Professor Archibald McDonald and Deputy Police Commissioner, Clifford Blake.
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JCF and UWI Sign MOU for the Training of More Personnel

The complement of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) should be boosted to 14,092 following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) by the National Security Ministry, the JCF and the Mona Campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI) to have more officers trained. Under the MOU, the UWI will facilitate the training of JCF recruits with an...
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Approximately $US 16,000 Seized at Port of Montego Bay

PRESS RELEASE: On Friday August 18, 2017, members of the Jamaica Customs Agency seized United States currency concealed in an import shipment on the Port of Montego Bay under the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA). During routine examination of a shipment officers were alerted to a discrepancy and further examination led to the discovery of eight packages containing cash concealed...
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Major General Antony Anderson.
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National Security Council Must Get Report on ZOSOs

The National Security Council is expected to receive a 10-day report on the happenings in areas designated Zones of Special Operations (ZOSOs). National Security Advisor, Major General Antony Anderson, explains that the report is a requirement under the Law Reform (Zones of Special Operations) (Special Security and Community Development Measures) Act. “It is not something you fire and forget... ....
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Members of Zones of Special Operations (ZoSo) Task Force, comprising representatives of the Jamaica Constabulary Force and Jamaica Defence Force, in attendance at Friday’s (July 21) penultimate day of the five-day ZoSo Human Rights and Social Development training at the JDF Directorate of Training and Doctrine, Up Park Camp, Kingston.
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Human Rights will be Protected in Zones of Special Operations

National Security Advisor, Major General Antony Anderson, says the protection of human rights will be guaranteed in the Zones of Special Operations (ZOSO). Speaking in an ‘Issues and Answers’ interview recently, Mr. Anderson informed that human rights training for the security forces is a requirement under the Law Reform (Zones of Special Operations) (Special Security and Community Development Measures) Act....
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CSJP’s Violence Interruption Programme – A Welcome Intervention

The Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III, through its Violence Interruption Programme (VIP), is receiving commendation for its work with communities to reduce crime and violence. The Violence Interruption Programme is a peace-building approach used to help curtail violence in the 50 communities across eight parishes targeted by CSJP. Senior Regional Case Management Coordinator for the Kingston Metropolitan Area...
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80 Pre-Owned Cars Purchased for JCF

The Government has so far acquired 80 of 200 pre-owned cars in a bid to boost the mobility of members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). Making a presentation at the Jamaica 55 Diaspora Conference on July 24 at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston, Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague, said 16 pickups have also been acquired....
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National Security Minister Hon. Robert Montague Addressing the Jamaica 55 Diaspora conference.
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500 Illegal Weapons Seized Since January

Approximately 500 illegal weapons have been taken off the streets under the ‘Get the Guns’ campaign for the six-month period from January to June. Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague, in making the disclosure at the Jamaica 55 Diaspora Conference at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on Monday (July 24), said the figure represents a 32 per...
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