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Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), Jennifer McDonald (right), presents the top award to new Immigration Officer, Kalefa Williams-Douglas (left), while Advisory Chairman of the agency’s Advisory Board, Dr. Leachim Semaj (centre), looks on. Occasion was a recent graduation ceremony for 39 new Immigration Officers, held at the Knutsford Court, Hotel, in New Kingston.
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), Jennifer McDonald (right), presents the top award to new Immigration Officer, Kalefa Williams-Douglas (left), while Advisory Chairman of the agency’s Advisory Board, Dr. Leachim Semaj (centre), looks on. Occasion was a recent graduation ceremony for 39 new Immigration Officers, held at the Knutsford Court, Hotel, in New Kingston.

Immigration Officers must be alert at all times –PICA CEO

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), Jennifer McDonald, says the country’s Immigration Officers must be alert at all times, to detect persons with ill intent entering the country. She said with terrorism now a...
Acting Head of Sint Maarten’s (Saint Martin) National Security Services, Jerome Beeldsnjider (right), makes an address, prior to the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the National Security Service of Sint Maarten and CARICOM Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS) for the use of Advanced Passenger Information System (APIS). The ceremony was held at the Ministry of National Security, in Kingston, today (November 26). Others (from left) are: Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Major General Stewart Saunders; and Executive Director of CARICOM IMPACS, Francis Forbes. APIS is an information sharing system that provides data on passenger movements across borders for air and sea vessels, thus augmenting a country’s ability to monitor and protect its borders.
Acting Head of Sint Maarten’s (Saint Martin) National Security Services, Jerome Beeldsnjider (right), makes an address, prior to the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the National Security Service of Sint Maarten and CARICOM Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS) for the use of Advanced Passenger Information System (APIS). The ceremony was held at the Ministry of National Security, in Kingston, today (November 26). Others (from left) are: Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Major General Stewart Saunders; and Executive Director of CARICOM IMPACS, Francis Forbes. APIS is an information sharing system that provides data on passenger movements across borders for air and sea vessels, thus augmenting a country’s ability to monitor and protect its borders.

St. Martin Signs MOU To Use APIS
(From left) Policy Analyst in the Office of the Prime Minister, Mr. Dave Noel Williams, Research Officer in the Bureau of Women’s Affairs, Ms. Rochelle Graham, Deputy Commissioner of Police in the Jamaica Constabulary Force, Ms. Novlette Grant, and Anthropologist, Dr. Herbert Gayle, in conversation ahead of a Discussion Forum hosted by the Bureau of Women’s Affairs under the theme “Addressing Gender-Based Violence: It’s 2015”. The forum was held at the Management Institute for National Development (MIND) on Friday, December 4.
(From left) Policy Analyst in the Office of the Prime Minister, Mr. Dave Noel Williams, Research Officer in the Bureau of Women’s Affairs, Ms. Rochelle Graham, Deputy Commissioner of Police in the Jamaica Constabulary Force, Ms. Novlette Grant, and Anthropologist, Dr. Herbert Gayle, in conversation ahead of a Discussion Forum hosted by the Bureau of Women’s Affairs under the theme “Addressing Gender-Based Violence: It’s 2015”. The forum was held at the Management Institute for National Development (MIND) on Friday, December 4.

Change in Culture Needed in Fight Against Gender-Based Violence-DCP Grant
Police Commissioner, Dr. Carl Williams.
Police Commissioner, Dr. Carl Williams.

JCF Must Engage in Process of Change – Dr. Williams
Seated from left: Executive Director, National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA), Michael Tucker; Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding; and Minister of Health, Hon. Horace Dalley; and Chief Justice, Hon. Zaila McCalla participate in the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to guide the operations of the Drug Treatment Court Programme. The signing took place at the Ministry of Justice offices in Kingston on Tuesday, November 24. Standing (from left) are: Director, Organisational Development, Ministry of Justice, Claudia Powell; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of National Security, Major General Stewart Saunders (ret’d); Senior Medical Officer, Bellevue Hospital, Dr. Myo Kyaw Oo; Principal Executive Officer, Court Management Services, Carol Hughes; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice, Carol Palmer; and Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Marion Bullock-Ducasse.
Seated from left: Executive Director, National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA), Michael Tucker; Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding; and Minister of Health, Hon. Horace Dalley; and Chief Justice, Hon. Zaila McCalla participate in the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to guide the operations of the Drug Treatment Court Programme. The signing took place at the Ministry of Justice offices in Kingston on Tuesday, November 24. Standing (from left) are: Director, Organisational Development, Ministry of Justice, Claudia Powell; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of National Security, Major General Stewart Saunders (ret’d); Senior Medical Officer, Bellevue Hospital, Dr. Myo Kyaw Oo; Principal Executive Officer, Court Management Services, Carol Hughes; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice, Carol Palmer; and Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Marion Bullock-Ducasse.

MOU Signed For Effective Operation of Drug Treatment Programme

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JCF Drafts Policy On The Treatment Of Children In Their Care

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has drafted the Child Interaction Policy and Procedure (CIPP), which governs how police officers treat children in their care. The CIPP seeks to foster a child-friendly environment within the JCF; to safeguard the rights of the child; to strengthen collaboration with governmental and non-governmental agencies; and to treat all children in accordance with the JCF’s...
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700 More Cops To Be Deployed For Christmas

An additional 700 police personnel will be deployed across the island for the Christmas season to improve safety and security. Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) in charge of Operations, Clifford Blake, said that persons will be taken from offices, desk duties and from the National Police College of Jamaica and deployed to the streets. “While these desk jobs are important,...
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Jamaica and Cuba Renew Agreements to Fight Transnational Crime

Jamaica and Cuba have strengthened cooperation in the fight against the illicit trade in guns and drugs and human trafficking in their territorial waters. This is under the Maritime and Police Cooperation Agreements, which were renewed on Wednesday (December 9). Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, and Cuba’s Ambassador to Jamaica, Bernardo Guanche Hernandez, inked the deals during a...
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National Security

New Immigration Officers Urged To Protect Borders

Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, has charged newly deployed Immigration Officers to ensure the protection of Jamaica’s borders, while also helping guests to enjoy what the country has to offer. The Minister, who was delivering the main address at a graduation ceremony for  the officers, on December 8, at the Knutsford Court Hotel, in New Kingston, said while...
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National Security

Jamaican Law Officers Get Training in Counter Terrorism

Forty (40) law enforcement officers are currently being trained by a team of former officers from UK National Terrorist Financial Investigation Unit (UK NTFIU). The team arrived on the island last week and will provide specialized training on various aspects of counter terrorism and the countering of the financing of terrorism. Mr. Robin Sykes, Chief Technical Director at the Financial...
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Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting.
National Security

House Passes DNA Bill

The House of Representatives, on Tuesday (Nov. 17), passed the Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) Evidence Act with four amendments. Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, piloted the Bill, which is a critical weapon in the fight against crime. It  provides for the compulsory taking of DNA samples from suspects and convicted persons. The Bill outlines and establishes procedures for collection, retention...
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National Security

National Conference on Cyber Security Nov. 17 to 18

The third annual National Conference on Cyber Security will be held from November 17 to 18, at the regional headquarters of the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus. Theme of the two-day conference is: ‘Data Protection, Financial Services and Customer Awareness’. Participants will hear presentations from State Minister in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian...
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