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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

Close to 30 persons applied for and received their passports today (June 1), under the new Same Day express service offered by the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA). The service, which costs $16, 500 was introduced today, as new...

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's headquarters on Constant Spring Road on Monday, June 1. Seated at left (front row) is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of PICA, Ms. Jennifer McDonald.

Security Minister Commends PICA Staff

Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, addressing yesterday's (May 29) sitting of the Senate at Gordon House

Ganja Law Will Require Discretion and Judgement of Police – Justice Minister

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.

Security Minister Urges Communities Not To Tolerate Criminals

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.

Police Commissioner Calls for Partnerships to Fight Crime

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...

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...

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...

Executive Director, National Integrity Action, Professor Trevor Munroe, speaking at a handing over ceremony for community based policing material at the Police Officers Club in Kingston, on May 20. Some of the material handed over by USAID/COMET II to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) included training handbooks/manuals to assist the JCF in building a culture of lawfulness among its members; and MOCA branded exercise books to support the anti-lottery scam school outreach programme, among other things.

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Public’s Trust in JCF has Improved According to LAPOP

The public’s trust in the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has grown in the last nine years, and is now at its highest level, says Executive Director, National Integrity Action, Professor Trevor Munroe. This, he said, is based on data from the Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP). Speaking at a handing over ceremony for community based policing material at the...

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Implementation date for passport fee increase extended to June 1, 2015

The Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency, (PICA)says the implementation date for increase in fees will take effect on Monday June 1, 2015, instead of next Tuesday May 26. Chief Executive Officer of the agency, Jennifer McDonald says the decision to delay the implementation of the increased fees follows the overwhelming turnout of persons applying for passports before the increased fees...

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PICA Extends Service Beyond Quota

The Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) is reporting that its daily quota of 1,000 at its headquarters was reached at 8.00 a.m. this morning (May 20), as operations started at 6.00 a.m. The office was able to process all 1,000 customers in good time and was thus able to accommodate the remaining customers who had gathered at its office....

Chief Executive Officer of the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), Jennifer McDonald.

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PICA Reaches Quota – Customers Invited to Come Back May 21

The Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) is advising members of the public that it has reached its daily quota for the processing of passport applications at its head office in Kingston, and is inviting members of the public, whose applications are over the limit, to come back tomorrow (May 21). Chief Executive Officer at PICA, Jennifer McDonald, says the...