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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security and Peace, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, opens the 2026/27 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (April 21).

$30b in Infrastructure Investments Now Under Way for JCF

Despite the disruptions caused by Hurricane Melissa, more than $30 billion in active investments are currently under way to strengthen the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF’s) infrastructure on the ground. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security and Peace, Hon....

Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) Commissioner, Hugh Faulkner (left), and (from second left) INDECOM’s Deputy Commissioner, Yanique Taylor Wellington; Director-General at the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA), Colonel Desmond Edwards; and Head of Legal and Prosecutorial Services at MOCA, Nigel Parke, sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to formalise INDECOM and MOCA’s partnership. The MOU was signed during a ceremony at MOCA’s headquarters at NCB Towers in Kingston on Monday (April 20).

MOCA and INDECOM Formalise Strategic Partnership with MOU

Acting Government Archivist at the Jamaica Archives and Records Department (JARD), Ketanya Laing (centre), shares a photo opportunity with (from left) Document Services Manager at the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), Althea Moore; and Head of Administration at the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Authority, Fern Townsend, during Monday’s (April 20) Records Information Management (RIM) Implementation Programme Offboarding Ceremony, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

PICA and ICT Authority Empowered to Launch Electronic Records Management Systems

A section of the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP) in St. Thomas.

St. Thomas Truckers Adopting Proper Load-Transport Practices

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), in discussion with Commanding Officer for the St. Catherine North Division, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Hopeton Nicholson (second left), while Commander of Zone 4 in the Police Division, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Fitz-Albert Linton (left), and Member of Parliament for St. Catherine West Central, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, look on. Occasion was the handover of 34 serviced lots at the Cherry Gardens Housing Development in Kitson Town to contributors of the National Housing Trust (NHT), on April 15.

Reduction in Major Crimes the Result of Policy, Sustained Investments and Work of JCF Members – PM

Newly appointed Commanding Officer for the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Morant Bay Division, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Rohan Ritchie.

2 weeks ago National Security and Peace

Major Crimes Down in St. Thomas

Major crimes have declined in St. Thomas, and the police in the parish are commending the cooperation of citizens in their crime-fighting efforts. Speaking during the St. Thomas Municipal Corporation’s monthly meeting in Morant Bay on April 9, newly appointed Commanding Officer for the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) St. Thomas Division, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Rohan Ritchie, reported that...

Some of the new vehicles acquired by the Ministry of National Security and Peace for the Jamaica Constabulary Force. They were handed over on April 9.

3 weeks ago National Security and Peace

JCF Gets More Vehicles

The fleet of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has been boosted with the acquisition of 143 new vehicles to enhance the operational capabilities of the Force. The vehicles, representing an investment of approximately $570 million by the Government, comprise 71 pick-up trucks, 70 motorcycles and two heavy-duty trucks for the school of driver training. They were handed over by Deputy...

3 weeks ago Health & WellnessNational Security and Peace

Hanover Police Stage Fitness Event in Hopewell on Saturday

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) in Hanover will host a community fitness event in Hopewell on Saturday, April 11, aimed at promoting wellness while strengthening ties between residents and the police. The event, dubbed Rise and Move – Hanover Soca Aerobics, is scheduled to begin at 6:30 a.m. at the Hopewell Community and Sports Centre. Admission is free. Speaking to...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security and Peace, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right), converses with Police Commissioner, Dr. Kevin Blake, during a Passing Out Parade for Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) recruits at the National Police College of Jamaica in St. Catherine.

3 weeks ago National Security and Peace

Over 7,100 Recruits Join Transformed JCF Since 2018

Since 2018, more than 7,100 individuals have joined the ranks of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security and Peace, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, made the disclosure during the recent Passing Out Parade and Awards Ceremony for Batches 163 and 164, held at the National Police College of Jamaica in St. Catherine. He told...

4 weeks ago Foreign AffairsNational Security and Peace

Seven Jamaican Officers Graduate Caribbean Security Course in Washington DC

Seven defence and security officers – five members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and two from the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) – graduated from the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies at the National Defense University in Washington DC, after recently completing a two-week Caribbean Security and Defense Course. They were among 52 participants representing Belize, Brazil,...

Indian High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Mayank Joshi (centre), makes a point to Head of the Guanaboa Vale Police, Sergeant Navelette Davis-Leachman (right), and Constable Leonie Angus (second right), during the recent certification ceremony for persons who participated in the Improving Rural Livelihoods Through Resilient Agrifood Systems Project, held at the Spring Village Community Centre in St. Catherine. Sharing in the conversation are Commanding Officer of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Agricultural Protection Branch (APB), Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Oral Pascoe (left), and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Representative for Jamaica, The Bahamas and Belize, Dr. Ana Touza.

4 weeks ago AgricultureNational Security and Peace

Primary School to Benefit from Guanaboa Vale Police Goat Project

The Guanaboa Vale police in rural St. Catherine are undertaking a goat-rearing project that will benefit the primary school in the community. Under the venture, which began in June 2024, a goat house has been established on the station grounds to raise animals for the commercial sale of goat meat and milk to the public. Currently, the operation involves 26...

Sergeant Andrew Williams of the Community Safety and Security Branch of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) speaks to JIS News during a Youth Opportunities Exposition at the Paul Bogle Vocational Training Institute in St. Thomas on Thursday (March 26).

1 month ago CommunityDevelopmentNational Security and PeaceYouth

Young Jamaicans Encouraged to Take Advantage of Police Youth Clubs

Young Jamaicans are being encouraged to take advantage of the many benefits of being a member of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Police Youth Club and to join the movement in their communities or schools. Speaking with JIS News at Thursday’s (March 26) Youth Opportunities Exposition at the Paul Bogle Vocational Training Institute in St. Thomas, Sergeant Williams of the...