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Assistant Commissioner of Police, Clifford Chambers, addresses a recent Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ) Biz Social in Kingston.
Assistant Commissioner of Police, Clifford Chambers, addresses a recent Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ) Biz Social in Kingston.

Business Operators Urged to Work with Security Forces

Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Clifford Chambers, is encouraging business owners to work with the security forces to safeguard their operations from criminal victimisation. Speaking at the Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ) Biz Social recently, ACP Chambers says a...
Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Fayval Williams (right), shares a light moment with Deputy Chair of the Economic Growth Council (EGC), Ambassador Nigel Clarke; and Chair, University Research Days Steering Committee, Professor Denise Eldemire-Shearer, at a public lecture held at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Campus on February 1.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Fayval Williams (right), shares a light moment with Deputy Chair of the Economic Growth Council (EGC), Ambassador Nigel Clarke; and Chair, University Research Days Steering Committee, Professor Denise Eldemire-Shearer, at a public lecture held at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Campus on February 1.

Take the Profit Out of Crime – Ambassador Clarke
State Minister in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (left), is greeted by Assistant Commissioner of Police, Clifford Chambers, at the Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ) Biz Social, held on January 31 at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) offices in Kingston. The SBAJ Biz Social was held under the theme: ‘Impact of Crime on Small Businesses’.
State Minister in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (left), is greeted by Assistant Commissioner of Police, Clifford Chambers, at the Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ) Biz Social, held on January 31 at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) offices in Kingston. The SBAJ Biz Social was held under the theme: ‘Impact of Crime on Small Businesses’.

More than 100 Illegal Guns Seized
Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., with Guidance Counsellors at Hampton School in St. Elizabeth (from left) Kayon Whyne and Shellion Rowe, when he addressed the school’s Safety and Security Staff Sensitisation Workshop on February 1.
Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., with Guidance Counsellors at Hampton School in St. Elizabeth (from left) Kayon Whyne and Shellion Rowe, when he addressed the school’s Safety and Security Staff Sensitisation Workshop on February 1.

State Minister Urges Teachers to Ensure their Safety
State Minister in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (second right), listens to President of the Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ), Hugh Johnson (second left), during the SBAJ Biz Social held on January 31 at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) offices in Kingston. Others (from left) are: General Manager of the Atlas Group, Major Paul Brown; and SBAJ member, Garnett Reid. The 2017 staging of the SBAJ Biz Social was held under the theme: ‘Impact of Crime on Small Businesses’.
State Minister in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (second right), listens to President of the Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ), Hugh Johnson (second left), during the SBAJ Biz Social held on January 31 at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) offices in Kingston. Others (from left) are: General Manager of the Atlas Group, Major Paul Brown; and SBAJ member, Garnett Reid. The 2017 staging of the SBAJ Biz Social was held under the theme: ‘Impact of Crime on Small Businesses’.

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Senator Suggests Standing Parliamentary Committee to Fight Crime

Opposition Senator, Lambert Brown, has suggested the establishment of a Standing Parliamentary Committee dedicated to crime reduction. Mr. Brown made the suggestion while addressing the State of the Nation Debate in the Senate today (February 3).  “This will focus the country’s attention on solution to our crime problem; hopefully show that the anti-crime fighting efforts are bipartisan and direct the...
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Jamaica Fire Brigade to get Two Boats

Two fire boats will soon be added to the Jamaica Fire Brigade’s (JFB) fleet, as the Government moves to boost the agency’s services. Cabinet has approved a US$1.3 million contract to Brunswick Commercial and Government Products Inc. for the procurement of the boats. This was noted by Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, at the...
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Trainer in the National Spatial Data Management Division (NSDSM) in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Jumaine Remikie (left), displays a map on the chikungunya and dengue fever outbreak in Jamaica in relation to hospital service areas, which was generated through the use of geographical information systems (GIS) technology. Looking on (from 2nd left) are: Land Information Council of Jamaica (LICJ) Chairman, Alexander Williams; NSDSM Principal Director, Rohan Richards; Acting Director, Crime Prevention Community Safety at the Ministry of National Security, Keisha Wright; and Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Lt. Col. Oral Khan. Occasion was the launch of Geography Awareness Week and the LICJ 25th anniversary celebrations on February 1 at The Knutsford Court Hotel, New Kingston, under the theme: ‘Geospatial Technologies – National Security and Public Safety’.
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Geospatial Technology a Critical Tool in Crime Fighting

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Dianne McIntosh, says geospatial technology is a critical tool in gathering data to plan, develop and make decisions for crime fighting. “By incorporating traditional law enforcement data with data such as demographics, infrastructure, and offender tracking, we can use geographical information systems (GIS) to transform information into actionable intelligence,” she said. The...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr, addresses International Peace Day ceremony in Sam Sharpe Square, Montego Bay, St. James, on September 21. (File photo)
National Security

State Minister Urges Support for Expansion of Cadet Force

State Minister in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. is calling on parents and schools across the island to support the expansion of the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF). He made the call during a recent meeting with the heads of departments at the Ministry of National Security. Minister Charles contends that the expanded JCCF...
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Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague (right), is in discussion with Head, Product Support, Flow, Troy Cockings, during a press conference at the Ministry’s Oxford Road offices in Kingston today (Jan. 26). The Ministry of National Security has partnered with telecommunications companies Digicel and Flow to make the ‘Stay Alert’ application automatically available on smartphones.
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Stay Alert to be Automatically Available on Smartphones

The Ministry of National Security has partnered with telecommunications companies Digicel and Flow to make the Stay Alert application (app) automatically available on smartphones. The app, which is a crime-fighting mechanism, has a panic mode which, when activated, sends an alert to the police that the user is in an emergency situation. It also facilitates reporting of incidents. Stay Alert,...
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Acting Commissioner of Police, Novelette Grant (left), is being guided to her seat by Head of the JCF’s Community Safety and Security Branch, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Bishop Dr. Gary Welsh, at the launch of the JCF 150th anniversary celebrations, held recently at Toyota Jamaica on Old Hope Road, St. Andrew.
National Security

Police Partnering with Church to Address Domestic Violence

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) will be making targeted house-to-house contacts during the month of February as part of measures to address domestic violence. The initiative involves partnership with the church. Head of the JCF’s Community Safety and Security Branch, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Bishop Dr. Gary Welsh, said the Seventh Day Adventist Church and the New Testament Church...
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New Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Rocky Meade (right), is greeted by outgoing Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Antony Anderson (left), at the Change of Command parade at Up Park Camp, on January 21.
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Chief of Defence Staff Pledges Support for Legs Programme

Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Rocky Meade, says the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) will play its part in support of the Prime Minister’s Learn, Earn, Give and Save (LEGS) Programme for unattached youth. Slated to begin early this year, the Programme, which is in collaboration with the JDF, will be a formal way for the State to have those...
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