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Minister of National Security and Peace, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, opens the 2026/27 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (April 21).

Key Crime-Fighting Legislation Prioritised

The Ministry of National Security and Peace has prioritised several key pieces of legislation for fiscal year 2026/2027. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, said that the measures include completing amendments to the Aliens Act, the Immigration Restriction (Commonwealth Citizens)...

JCF to Get More e-Ticketing Devices

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security and Peace, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, opens the 2026/27 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (April 21).

$30b in Infrastructure Investments Now Under Way for JCF

Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) Commissioner, Hugh Faulkner (left), and (from second left) INDECOM’s Deputy Commissioner, Yanique Taylor Wellington; Director-General at the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA), Colonel Desmond Edwards; and Head of Legal and Prosecutorial Services at MOCA, Nigel Parke, sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to formalise INDECOM and MOCA’s partnership. The MOU was signed during a ceremony at MOCA’s headquarters at NCB Towers in Kingston on Monday (April 20).

MOCA and INDECOM Formalise Strategic Partnership with MOU

Acting Government Archivist at the Jamaica Archives and Records Department (JARD), Ketanya Laing (centre), shares a photo opportunity with (from left) Document Services Manager at the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), Althea Moore; and Head of Administration at the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Authority, Fern Townsend, during Monday’s (April 20) Records Information Management (RIM) Implementation Programme Offboarding Ceremony, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

PICA and ICT Authority Empowered to Launch Electronic Records Management Systems

A section of the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP) in St. Thomas.

1 month ago Local GovernmentNational Security and Peace

St. Thomas Truckers Adopting Proper Load-Transport Practices

Truck drivers travelling along the main thoroughfare in St. Thomas, particularly on the Morant Bay to Kingston route, are demonstrating improved compliance with proper load transport practices, thereby reducing risks to other road users. This was disclosed by newly appointed Commanding Officer for the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) St. Thomas Division, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Rohan Ritchie. He was...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), in discussion with Commanding Officer for the St. Catherine North Division, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Hopeton Nicholson (second left), while Commander of Zone 4 in the Police Division, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Fitz-Albert Linton (left), and Member of Parliament for St. Catherine West Central, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, look on. Occasion was the handover of 34 serviced lots at the Cherry Gardens Housing Development in Kitson Town to contributors of the National Housing Trust (NHT), on April 15.

1 month ago National Security and Peace

Reduction in Major Crimes the Result of Policy, Sustained Investments and Work of JCF Members – PM

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has emphasised that the country’s recent gains in reducing murders and other major crimes were the result of deliberate policy decisions, sustained investments and work by members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). He was speaking at a ceremony for the handover of 34 serviced lots to contributors of the National Housing...

Newly appointed Commanding Officer for the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Morant Bay Division, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Rohan Ritchie.

1 month ago National Security and Peace

Major Crimes Down in St. Thomas

Major crimes have declined in St. Thomas, and the police in the parish are commending the cooperation of citizens in their crime-fighting efforts. Speaking during the St. Thomas Municipal Corporation’s monthly meeting in Morant Bay on April 9, newly appointed Commanding Officer for the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) St. Thomas Division, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Rohan Ritchie, reported that...

Some of the new vehicles acquired by the Ministry of National Security and Peace for the Jamaica Constabulary Force. They were handed over on April 9.

1 month ago National Security and Peace

JCF Gets More Vehicles

The fleet of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has been boosted with the acquisition of 143 new vehicles to enhance the operational capabilities of the Force. The vehicles, representing an investment of approximately $570 million by the Government, comprise 71 pick-up trucks, 70 motorcycles and two heavy-duty trucks for the school of driver training. They were handed over by Deputy...

1 month ago Health & WellnessNational Security and Peace

Hanover Police Stage Fitness Event in Hopewell on Saturday

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) in Hanover will host a community fitness event in Hopewell on Saturday, April 11, aimed at promoting wellness while strengthening ties between residents and the police. The event, dubbed Rise and Move – Hanover Soca Aerobics, is scheduled to begin at 6:30 a.m. at the Hopewell Community and Sports Centre. Admission is free. Speaking to...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security and Peace, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right), converses with Police Commissioner, Dr. Kevin Blake, during a Passing Out Parade for Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) recruits at the National Police College of Jamaica in St. Catherine.

1 month ago National Security and Peace

Over 7,100 Recruits Join Transformed JCF Since 2018

Since 2018, more than 7,100 individuals have joined the ranks of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security and Peace, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, made the disclosure during the recent Passing Out Parade and Awards Ceremony for Batches 163 and 164, held at the National Police College of Jamaica in St. Catherine. He told...

2 months ago Foreign AffairsNational Security and Peace

Seven Jamaican Officers Graduate Caribbean Security Course in Washington DC

Seven defence and security officers – five members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and two from the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) – graduated from the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies at the National Defense University in Washington DC, after recently completing a two-week Caribbean Security and Defense Course. They were among 52 participants representing Belize, Brazil,...