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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), receives an update on crime fighting in Westmoreland from Commanding Officer of the Division, Superintendent Othneil Dobson, during a visit to the parish on Friday (Jan. 24), to hand over housing units under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP).
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), receives an update on crime fighting in Westmoreland from Commanding Officer of the Division, Superintendent Othneil Dobson, during a visit to the parish on Friday (Jan. 24), to hand over housing units under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP).

‘Gangs Are Not Your Friends’ – PM

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is appealing to law-abiding citizens in Spanish Town, St. Catherine to not support gangs that have been wreaking havoc on the town.   “There is a sense, and we have seen it displayed...
A Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) helicopter participates in a search and rescue mission as part of a national simulation of a mass casualty response at the Ken Jones Aerodrome in Portland on Thursday (January 23).
A Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) helicopter participates in a search and rescue mission as part of a national simulation of a mass casualty response at the Ken Jones Aerodrome in Portland on Thursday (January 23).

Country’s Mass Casualty Response Tested
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
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

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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).
CommunityNational Security

Case Management Strategy Programme Positively Transforming Lives And Communities

The Ministry of National Security’s (MNS) Case Management Strategy Programme is being hailed as a transformational violence prevention and social intervention tool. This initiative represents a departure from using the physical presence of law enforcement in communities impacted by crime and violence as a primary deterrent and, instead, delving deeper into the root causes and creating specific strategies to rectify...
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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.
National Security

Gov’t Further Advancing Efforts to Combat Human Trafficking

The Government, through the Ministry of National Security, is further advancing efforts to combat human trafficking in Jamaica with the development of a National Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Policy.  Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, made the announcement while addressing Friday’s (January 17) staging of the newly launched ‘Heightening Awareness 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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