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Beijing Bound: PICA staff getting ready to leave the island from the Norman Manley International Airport for a cultural training programme in Beijing, China. They are (l-r): Suzette Rookwood, Orlando Williams, Stephan Latty and Sarah Oban-Hunter.
Beijing Bound: PICA staff getting ready to leave the island from the Norman Manley International Airport for a cultural training programme in Beijing, China. They are (l-r): Suzette Rookwood, Orlando Williams, Stephan Latty and Sarah Oban-Hunter.

PICA Staff Receive Training in Chinese Culture

Four staff members from the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) are currently participating in a seminar entitled Chinese Culture & Economy for Government Officials from Developing Countries in Beijing, China. The four are among 25 participants from several developing...
Minister of National Security, the Hon. Peter Bunting. (FILE)
Minister of National Security, the Hon. Peter Bunting. (FILE)

Minister Welcomes the Return of the Police Federation to the Bargaining Table
Minister of National Security, the Hon. Peter Bunting. (FILE)
Minister of National Security, the Hon. Peter Bunting. (FILE)

Adequate Security Measures In Place – Minister Bunting
Minister of National Security, the Hon. Peter Bunting. (FILE)
Minister of National Security, the Hon. Peter Bunting. (FILE)

Minister Bunting Calls for Federation to End Protest Actions
Manchester resident, Damion Candell, is all smiles after receiving his passport today (June 1), under the new Same Day express system implemented by the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA). Sharing the moment are Chief Executive Officer of PICA, Jennifer McDonald (right); and Director of Customer Service, Lesline Chisholm. The service went into operation today (June 1), at the agency’s head office on Constant Spring Road, St. Andrew.
Manchester resident, Damion Candell, is all smiles after receiving his passport today (June 1), under the new Same Day express system implemented by the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA). Sharing the moment are Chief Executive Officer of PICA, Jennifer McDonald (right); and Director of Customer Service, Lesline Chisholm. The service went into operation today (June 1), at the agency’s head office on Constant Spring Road, St. Andrew.

PICA Same Day Service Welcomed

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Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting addresses staff members of the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), at the National Indoor Sports Centre, on May 29. The centre was used as the temporary location of PICA to process the many applicants applying for passports, ahead of the increase in fees on June 1. The staff returned to PICA
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Security Minister Commends PICA Staff

Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, has commended the staff of the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), for the hard work they put in to process the many persons applying for passports over the last two weeks. Mr. Bunting, who addressed the staff at the temporary location at the National Indoor Sports Centre on May 29, said he...
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National Security Minister, Hon. Peter Bunting (left), and Youth and Culture Minister, Hon. Lisa Hanna, listen to a question posed during Thursday’s (May 28) inaugural child safety and security campaign town hall meeting, at Edwin Allen High School, Frankfield, Clarendon. The meetings are being jointly organized by the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), and Ministry of Youth and Culture, as part of the administration’s undertaking to curb the incidence of child abuse, incorporating the input of communities islandwide.
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Security Minister Urges Communities Not To Tolerate Criminals

National Security Minister, Hon. Peter Bunting, is again urging communities to adopt a zero tolerance approach to crime, by reporting the presence of criminals and illegal guns. This, he emphasised, is imperative in order to safeguard the welfare of residents, particularly the children. “Anywhere you have illegal guns, your children are at risk. As long as you tolerate criminals in...
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Police Commissioner, Dr. Carl Williams (left), addressing a Town Hall Meeting in Montego Bay, St. James on Thursday May 27. Citizens raised several issues during the meeting which were addressed by the Commissioner and members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). Commissioner Williams also called for partnerships at all levels to assist the Police in fighting crime and violence.
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Police Commissioner Calls for Partnerships to Fight Crime

Police Commissioner, Dr. Carl Williams, is calling for more partnerships with Jamaicans at all levels of the society, to assist the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to fight crime. Speaking at a Town Hall Meeting at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre in Sam Sharpe Square, St. James, on May 28, the Commissioner said these partnerships will play a vital role in...
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Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting (right), and British High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency David Fitton, sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on co-operation in the fight against illicit drug trafficking, at the offices of the Ministry of National Security on May 28.
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Jamaica and UK Strengthen Co-Operation Against Illicit Drug Trade

The Governments of Jamaica and the United Kingdom (UK) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), aimed at strengthening co-operation in the fight against the illicit drug trade. The three-year MoU, which allows for the sharing of information and the provision of human resources and equipment by the UK to Jamaica, is an update of an agreement, signed some two...
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Senior Superintendent of Police in charge of St. James, Steve McGregor, addressing a meeting of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
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Different Approach to Policing in St. James

Senior Superintendent of Police in charge of the St. James Division, Steve McGregor, says members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) are taking a unique approach to fighting crime and violence in the parish. Addressing a Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry meeting in the city on May 27, SSP McGregor said his officers have been trying to identify...
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Chief Executive Officer of the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), Jennifer McDonald, speaking with JIS News, today (May 27), at the National Indoor Sports Centre, in St. Andrew, where the agency has its temporary location to accommodate the large number of persons seeking passport services. In the background customers wait patiently to be served.
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PICA Says Operations Running Smoothly

The Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), says operations are running smoothly at its temporary location at the National Indoor Sports Centre, in St. Andrew. Since PICA moved to the temporary location on Monday, it has been processing up to 1,200 applications each day. The agency is now speeding up plans to acquire a new head office, and also to...
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