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Captain of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force Communication Branch, Captain Carlon Bethell, at the Opening Ceremony of Exercise Event Horizon 2025 in downtown Kingston.
Captain of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force Communication Branch, Captain Carlon Bethell, at the Opening Ceremony of Exercise Event Horizon 2025 in downtown Kingston.

Jamaica Commended for Staging Exercise Event Horizon 2025

The Royal Bahamas Defence Force has commended its Jamaican counterpart for its staging of Exercise Event Horizon 2025. The exercise, which is currently under way, is the brainchild of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Maritime Air and Cyber Command (MACC),...
Executive Officer, Maritime Air and Cyber Command (MACC) and Officer Conducting Exercise (OCE), Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), Commander Alvin Gayle, provides details about the National Oil Spill Response exercise, which will be conducted at the Kingston Harbour, during a recent JIS Think Tank.
Executive Officer, Maritime Air and Cyber Command (MACC) and Officer Conducting Exercise (OCE), Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), Commander Alvin Gayle, provides details about the National Oil Spill Response exercise, which will be conducted at the Kingston Harbour, during a recent JIS Think Tank.

JDF Stages Oil Spill Response Drill At Kingston Harbour
Executive Officer, Maritime Air and Cyber Command (MACC) and Officer Conducting Exercise (OCE), Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), Commander Alvin Gayle, provides information about the Mass Casualty Incident Response Exercise, during a recent JIS Think Tank.
Executive Officer, Maritime Air and Cyber Command (MACC) and Officer Conducting Exercise (OCE), Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), Commander Alvin Gayle, provides information about the Mass Casualty Incident Response Exercise, during a recent JIS Think Tank.

JDF Conducts Emergency Plane Crash Simulation
Participants in the Ministry of National Security’s Case Management Strategy Programme (from left, front row) St. Alban’s Primary and Infant School students, 11-year-old Keshaun Raymond, and 10-year-old Jaylee Forbes, along with their parents, Winsome Malcolm (Keshaun’s mother), and Leroy Forbes (Jaylee’s father).
Participants in the Ministry of National Security’s Case Management Strategy Programme (from left, front row) St. Alban’s Primary and Infant School students, 11-year-old Keshaun Raymond, and 10-year-old Jaylee Forbes, along with their parents, Winsome Malcolm (Keshaun’s mother), and Leroy Forbes (Jaylee’s father).

Case Management Strategy Programme Positively Transforming Lives And Communities
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, addresses Friday’s (January 17) staging of the newly launched ‘Heightening Awareness to Combat Human Trafficking course at the Jewel Grande Montego Bay Resort and Spa in Rose Hall, St. James.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, addresses Friday’s (January 17) staging of the newly launched ‘Heightening Awareness to Combat Human Trafficking course at the Jewel Grande Montego Bay Resort and Spa in Rose Hall, St. James.

Gov’t Further Advancing Efforts to Combat Human Trafficking

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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Dr. Horace Chang (fourth left), cuts the ribbon to officially open the St. James Child and Adolescent Wellness Centre, at the renovated Corinaldi Avenue Primary School Teachers’ Cottage at 1 Humber Avenue, Montego Bay, St. James, on January 16. He is joined by (from left) Parish Manager, St James Health Services, Lennox Wallace; Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton; Deputy Speaker of the House and Member of Parliament for St. James Central, Heroy Clarke; Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge; EU Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency Dr. Erja Askola and other dignitaries.
Health & WellnessNational SecurityYouth

Child and Adolescent Wellness Centre Opens in Montego Bay

The Government has taken a significant step towards youth mental health services in Western Jamaica with the official opening of the St. James Child and Adolescent Wellness Centre on January 16. The facility is located at the renovated Corinaldi Avenue Primary School Teachers’ Cottage at 1 Humber Avenue in Montego Bay. It was established under the Citizen Security Plan, a...
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Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang.
National Security

Significant Transformation in JCF – Dr. Chang

There has been a significant transformation within the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), enabling the law-enforcement entity to be better equipped in tackling crime, says Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang. Speaking to JCF personnel and other stakeholders at a recent function in Newmarket, St. Elizabeth, Dr. Chang emphasised the ongoing commitment to modernise the police force and cited...
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Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, speaks in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 14).
National Security

Repair of Cables That Connect JamaicaEye Cameras in Progress

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says repairing of cables that connect the cameras under the JamaicaEye programme is under way. Speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 14), Dr. Chang explained that maintenance of the system was a problem. “The cameras weren’t the problem; it is the cabling that connects the cameras across the island....
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Chief of Defence Staff, Vice Admiral Antonette Wemyss-Gorman (right), observes the fly past of aerial assets at the Kingston Waterfront during the opening ceremony for the third staging of Exercise Event Horizon 2025, held on the recreational lawns of the Bank of Jamaica, downtown Kingston, on January 13.
National Security

Exercise Event Horizon Shows Partnerships Among Nations to Foster Regional Peace and Security – JDF Head

Chief of Defence Staff, Vice Admiral Antonette Wemyss-Gorman, says the multinational, multiagency and multi-domain Exercise Event Horizon 2025 is a demonstration of partnerships among nations to foster regional peace and security. Exercise Event Horizon is a high-level validation programme designed to simulate real-world threats or disasters in a controlled environment. It provides participating nations and agencies with the opportunity to...
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The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Logo.
National Security

Westmoreland Police Report Decline in Murders During 2024

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is reporting a decline in the number of murders committed in Westmoreland during 2024. Commanding Officer for the Division, Superintendent Othneil Dobson, made the disclosure during the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation’s monthly meeting in Savanna-la-Mar on Thursday (January 9). He said while the overall incidence of murders declined, the reduction in gang-related incidents was notable. “The...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, addresses the launch of an online course to heighten awareness to combat human trafficking, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on January 10.
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Free Online Course on Human Trafficking Launched

A free online course has been launched to strengthen awareness and further educate Jamaicans about the critical issue of human trafficking. The course was launched by the Office of the National Rapporteur in Trafficking in Persons, on Friday, January 10 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston and can be accessed at www.onrtip.gov.jm. Highlighting the significance of the course,...
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