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National Security State Minister, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (centre), and President, Junior Achievement Jamaica, Alphie Mullings-Aiken (left), converse with Shameka Campbell, recipient under the Pitch It! Learning and Investing in Your Future Initiative during the closing ceremony for the first Organisation of American States (OAS) Pitch It! Learning and Investing in Your Future initiative at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on September 5. Pitch It!: Learning and Investing in Your Future is a part of the OAS ‘A New Path’ Initiative.
National Security State Minister, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (centre), and President, Junior Achievement Jamaica, Alphie Mullings-Aiken (left), converse with Shameka Campbell, recipient under the Pitch It! Learning and Investing in Your Future Initiative during the closing ceremony for the first Organisation of American States (OAS) Pitch It! Learning and Investing in Your Future initiative at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on September 5. Pitch It!: Learning and Investing in Your Future is a part of the OAS ‘A New Path’ Initiative.

Young People Embarking on ‘A New Path’ to Economic Independence

National Security State Minister, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., has hailed the ‘A New Path’ initiative as a movement that not only transforms the lives of beneficiaries but also guides them along a course of economic independence. ‘A New...
Prime Minister, Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), greets a young resident of Mount Salem, St. James during a tour of the Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO) in that community on Sunday, September 3. Prime Minister Holness visited Mount Salem to get an update on activities in the ZOSO, which was declared on Friday, September 1. Looking on are Attorney-General and Member of Parliament for West Central St. James, Hon. Marlene Malahoo-Forte (centre); and National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague (right, partly hidden). (File)
Prime Minister, Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), greets a young resident of Mount Salem, St. James during a tour of the Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO) in that community on Sunday, September 3. Prime Minister Holness visited Mount Salem to get an update on activities in the ZOSO, which was declared on Friday, September 1. Looking on are Attorney-General and Member of Parliament for West Central St. James, Hon. Marlene Malahoo-Forte (centre); and National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague (right, partly hidden). (File)

Back-to-School Fund Established for Students in Mount Salem
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), is briefed on activities within the Mount Salem Zone of Special Operations in St. James by Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Major Godfrey Sterling (right), during a tour of the community on Sunday, September 3. Major Sterling is jointly in charge of operations in the Zone with Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Superintendent, Kirk Ricketts. Accompanying the Prime Minister (from left) are Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Rocky Meade; Attorney-General and Member of Parliament for West Central St. James where Mount Salem is located, Hon. Marlene Malahoo-Forte; National Security Advisor, Major General Antony Anderson; and National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), is briefed on activities within the Mount Salem Zone of Special Operations in St. James by Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Major Godfrey Sterling (right), during a tour of the community on Sunday, September 3. Major Sterling is jointly in charge of operations in the Zone with Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Superintendent, Kirk Ricketts. Accompanying the Prime Minister (from left) are Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Rocky Meade; Attorney-General and Member of Parliament for West Central St. James where Mount Salem is located, Hon. Marlene Malahoo-Forte; National Security Advisor, Major General Antony Anderson; and National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague.

Careful Intelligence and Planning will Determine Next Zone – Prime Minister
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), greets a resident of Mount Salem in St. James during a tour of the Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO) in that community on Sunday, September 3. Prime Minister Holness visited Mount Salem to get an update on activities in the ZOSO, which was declared on Friday, September 1.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), greets a resident of Mount Salem in St. James during a tour of the Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO) in that community on Sunday, September 3. Prime Minister Holness visited Mount Salem to get an update on activities in the ZOSO, which was declared on Friday, September 1.

Prime Minister Says Identities will be Protected in Reporting Gun Locations
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre) touring sections of Mount Salem in St. James where a zone of special operation has been established.
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre) touring sections of Mount Salem in St. James where a zone of special operation has been established.

Mount Salem Residents Welcome Security Operations

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Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague.
National Security and Peace

Crime a Major Cost to the Economy – Montague

Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague, says the Government is determined to curtail the scourge of crime, which he noted, is a significant cost to the economy. Addressing a town hall meeting in St. Ann’s Bay on August 31, Minister Montague said the cost of crime is approximately five per cent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). “If...
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National Security and Peace

Security Forces Encourage Persons to Use Official ZOSO Customer Service Hotline

The Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO) Communications Centre is reminding the public and persons within the Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO) to utilize the officially established Customer Service Hotline number 1-888-225-ZOSO (888-225-9676). The 24 hour manned ZOSO hotline, which is the ONLY official communication channel has been setup to ensure that members of the Security Forces operating within the ZOSO...
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Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague (right), and Mayor of St. Ann
National Security and Peace

Ocho Rios Police gets Standby Generator

The Ocho Rios police station now has a new standby generator, which will provide the facility with backup power when the grid goes down. The cost of the generator, including installation, is approximately $7.3 million. Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague, who officially handed over the equipment on Thursday (Aug. 31), explained that the generator “has an automatic transfer...
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Director of Communications at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Robert Morgan; Superintendent of Police, Stephanie Lindsay; and Civil Military Cooperation and Media Affairs Officer, Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), Major Basil Jarrett, field questions during a press conference at the Office of the Commissioner of Police on Thursday (August 31) to announce the Media Protocol for the Zones of Special Operations (ZOSO).
National Security and Peace

Media Protocol for Special Zones Outlined

The media protocol for the Zones of Special Operations (ZOSO) was outlined during a press conference held at the Office of the Commissioner of Police on Thursday (August 31). The document, which was created to ensure safety, transparency, accuracy and timely dissemination of information to the public during ZOSO operations, contains 13 guidelines. Among the provisions is that once an...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (lectern), addresses a press briefing at Jamaica House on Friday (September 1), where he declared Mount Salem in St. James as the first Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO). Others (from left) are: National Security Advisor, Major General Antony Anderson; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of National Security Dianne McIntosh; Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck; Acting Commissioner of Police, Clifford Blake; Attorney General, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, and Chief of Defence of Staff, Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), Major General Rocky Meade.
National Security and Peace

PM Declares Mount Salem First Zone of Special Operations

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has declared Mount Salem in St. James as the first Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO) under the Law Reform (Zones of Special Operations) Special Security and Community Development Measures) Act. Mr. Holness made the announcement at a press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister on Friday (Sept. 1). Jamaica Defence Force...
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National Security and Peace

PM Declares Mount Salem First Zone of Special Operations

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has declared Mount Salem in St. James as the first Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO). Mr. Holness made the announcement at a press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister on Friday (Sept. 1). Major Godrey Sterling of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) and Superintendent of Police, Kirk Ricketts are jointly in...
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