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State Minister for National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles, Jr. (standing, 2nd right), and United States (US) Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Luis Moreno (right), look on as Senior Forensics Officer, Institute of Forensic Science and Legal Medicine, Lysha Reid (seated), demonstrates the new state-of-the-art Scanning Electron Microscope. The equipment, procured by the US Embassy was officially presented to the Institute on Wednesday (November 2). Looking on at left is the Institute’s Chief Forensics Officer, Nicola Baxter.
State Minister for National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles, Jr. (standing, 2nd right), and United States (US) Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Luis Moreno (right), look on as Senior Forensics Officer, Institute of Forensic Science and Legal Medicine, Lysha Reid (seated), demonstrates the new state-of-the-art Scanning Electron Microscope. The equipment, procured by the US Embassy was officially presented to the Institute on Wednesday (November 2). Looking on at left is the Institute’s Chief Forensics Officer, Nicola Baxter.

Jamaica Gets Equipment to Boost Crime Solving

The analytical capability of the State-run Institute of Forensic Science and Legal Medicine has been boosted with the acquisition of a scanning electron microscope (SEM) valued at approximately $42.3 million (US$328,000). The state-of-the-art equipment enables the laboratory to better analyse...
Head of the Cyber Incident Response Team (CIRT) in the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. Moniphia Hewling, speaking during a day of activities to observe Cyber Security Awareness Day held on October 31 at the Police Officers’ Club, Hope Road, St. Andrew.
Head of the Cyber Incident Response Team (CIRT) in the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. Moniphia Hewling, speaking during a day of activities to observe Cyber Security Awareness Day held on October 31 at the Police Officers’ Club, Hope Road, St. Andrew.

Victims of Cybercrimes Urged to Report Incidents
Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague (left) and Superintendent of Police, Cedric Allen, view the pre-owned motor cars to be deployed in St. James, at the Elletson Road Police Station, in Kingston, on November 1.
Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague (left) and Superintendent of Police, Cedric Allen, view the pre-owned motor cars to be deployed in St. James, at the Elletson Road Police Station, in Kingston, on November 1.

10 Pre-Owned Police Cars for St. James
Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), in discussion with Executive Director of the National Security Police Coordination Unit (NSPCU) in the Cabinet Office, Jacinth Byles, at the NSPCU’s fifth annual conference on border security, held recently at the National Police College of Jamaica (NPCJ), Twickenham Park, St. Catherine.
Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), in discussion with Executive Director of the National Security Police Coordination Unit (NSPCU) in the Cabinet Office, Jacinth Byles, at the NSPCU’s fifth annual conference on border security, held recently at the National Police College of Jamaica (NPCJ), Twickenham Park, St. Catherine.

Technology at Centre of Border Security
Cybersecurity Consultant, Dr. Moniphia Hewling, speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’. (File photo)
Cybersecurity Consultant, Dr. Moniphia Hewling, speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’. (File photo)

Cyber Security Awareness Day October 31

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Superintendent of Police and Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Communications Unit, Stephanie Lindsay.
National Security

More than 18,000 Persons Using Stay Alert App

Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Corporate Communications Unit, Superintendent Stephanie Lindsay, is encouraging more persons to download and make use of the crime-fighting and safety software application ‘Stay Alert’. She was speaking on the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) television programme Issues and Answers recently. She noted that, currently, there are more than 18,000 persons utilising the app. Superintendent...
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Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, and wife of Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, Mrs. Juliet Holness, receives a warm handshake from Assistant Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS) His Excellency Nestor Mendez, as she arrives at the OAS headquarters in Washington DC, to participate in the Caribbean Regional Workshop for Parliamentarians and Policymakers on Cybersecurity. The event was held from October 17 to 20. Looking on at centre is the Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of Jamaica in Washington, Marsha Coore-Lobban.
National Security

PHOTOS: Mrs Holness at Cybersecurity Workshop in Washington DC

Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, and wife of Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, Mrs. Juliet Holness, receives a warm handshake from Assistant Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS) His Excellency Nestor Mendez, as she arrives at the OAS headquarters in Washington DC, to participate in the Caribbean Regional Workshop for Parliamentarians and...
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State Minister for National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles, Jr. (right); and Executive Director at the National Security Policy Coordination Unit in the Cabinet Office, Jacinth Byles (centre), listen to a point being made by Chief Executive Officer, Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica, Dennis Chung, during the NSPCU’s fifth annual conference on Border Security, at the National Police College of Jamaica on October 20.
National Security

Increased Use of Technology Proposed to Further Safeguard Jamaica’s Borders

Executive Director of the National Security Policy Coordination Unit (NSPCU) in the Cabinet Office, Jacinth Byles, has recommended increased use of technology to further safeguard Jamaica’s borders. Among the inputs being proposed are biometric identification, aerial and land-based surveillance and detection, port and shoreline security, and cargo security. She has contended that if law enforcement and other relevant state agencies...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), addresses a post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House on October 12. At right is newly appointed Press Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Naomi Francis.
National Security

Proceeds of Crime Act to be Amended

Cabinet has given approval for the amendment of a section of the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA), which will give the Commissioner of Lands the power to take all necessary action for the State to have ownership of seized property. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addressing a post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, today...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Rudyard Spencer (left), presents a signed copy of the 2015/2017 Heads of Agreement to President of the Probation Aftercare Officers’ Staff Association, Kerryann Davis. Looking on at centre is President of the Union of Clerical, Administrative and Supervisory Employees (UCASE), Vincent Morris. The signing ceremony was held yesterday (October 11), at the Ministry in Kingston.
National Security

Probation Officers Sign Wage Agreement with Government

The Probation Aftercare Officers’ Staff Association has signed the Heads of Agreement with the Government for the 2015/2017 contract period. Under the two-year agreement, the officers will receive a four per cent salary increase for year one and three per cent in year two. Included in the package is $2 million for the continuing professional development of probation aftercare officers....
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, gives the keynote address at the fifth annual Anti-Money Laundering/Counter-Financing of Terrorism Conference at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel on October 10. The two-day conference is being held by the Jamaica Bankers Association (JBA), in collaboration with the Jamaica Institute of Financial Services (JIFS) under the theme ‘Understanding Our Obligation… Safeguarding Our Future’.
National SecurityPrime Minister

Proceeds of Crime Act to be Reviewed

The Government is conducting a review of the Proceeds of Crime Act, which should serve to resolve issues relating to the sale of seized property as well as to strengthen enforcement through a system of financial penalties. This is according to Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, who was giving the keynote address at an Anti-Money Laundering/Counter-Financing of Terrorism...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness.
National SecurityPrime Minister

National Identification System to Roll out January 2018

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the National Identification System (NIDS) is set to roll out in January 2018. He said NIDS is expected to have a transformative effect on Jamaica, providing a comprehensive and secure structure to capture and store personal identity information for citizens and persons resident in the island. The Prime Minister, who was addressing...
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