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Deputy Prime Minister and National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, observes as Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Officer, Byron Martindale, exhibits a ticket generated by the e-ticketing system during a demonstration of the handset device by Constable Morata Murdock. Also observing is Police Commissioner, Major General Antony Anderson. The occasion was the handover of 3,000 handsets and printers to the JCF’s Public Safety Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB) in Kingston in December.
Deputy Prime Minister and National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, observes as Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Officer, Byron Martindale, exhibits a ticket generated by the e-ticketing system during a demonstration of the handset device by Constable Morata Murdock. Also observing is Police Commissioner, Major General Antony Anderson. The occasion was the handover of 3,000 handsets and printers to the JCF’s Public Safety Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB) in Kingston in December.

JCF’S Capability to Mitigate Road Accidents and Fatalities Significantly Boosted

The addition of 3,000 electronic ticketing (e-ticketing) handsets and printers to Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) resources is expected to significantly boost the members’ efforts to mitigate accidents on the nation’s roads. The presentation of the devices in December follows the...
Head of the St. James Police Division, Senior Superintendent of Police Vernon Ellis, gives remarks during Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College Research Day, which was held at the school’s campus in Granville, St. James, on February 28.
Head of the St. James Police Division, Senior Superintendent of Police Vernon Ellis, gives remarks during Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College Research Day, which was held at the school’s campus in Granville, St. James, on February 28.

Granville Police Station Should Be Completed by Next Year
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (second from left), participates in a panel discussion during the Global Services Association of Jamaica (GSAJ) President’s Breakfast Forum in Montego Bay on Thursday (February 29). Listening (from left) are Attorney-at-Law, Jezeel Martin; Information Systems Manager in the Office of the Information Commissioner, Ronald Frue; Communications Officer of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Forensics and Cybercrime Division, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Maurice Goode; and Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) for Area One, Vernon Ellis.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (second from left), participates in a panel discussion during the Global Services Association of Jamaica (GSAJ) President’s Breakfast Forum in Montego Bay on Thursday (February 29). Listening (from left) are Attorney-at-Law, Jezeel Martin; Information Systems Manager in the Office of the Information Commissioner, Ronald Frue; Communications Officer of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Forensics and Cybercrime Division, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Maurice Goode; and Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) for Area One, Vernon Ellis.

Jamaica Strengthening Cybersecurity
Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, speaks at Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College Research Day, which was held at the school’s campus in Granville, St. James, on Wednesday (February 28).
Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, speaks at Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College Research Day, which was held at the school’s campus in Granville, St. James, on Wednesday (February 28).

Safety of Schoolchildren High on Priority Agenda – Dr. Chang
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), engages with young women participating in a hackathon competition.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), engages with young women participating in a hackathon competition.

SheSecures Jamaica Competition Targets Females 16 and Over

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A new offshore patrol vessel, His Majesty’s Jamaican Ship (HMJS) Norman Manley, was commissioned into service by the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) in November 2023.
National SecurityParliament

$1 Billion Allocated to Procure JDF Coastal Surveillance Equipment

The ability of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) to monitor and safeguard the country’s borders will be strengthened through an allocation of approximately $1 billion. The funds will go towards making final contractual payments to complete procurement of coastal surveillance equipment required for securing Jamaica’s borders under the Purchase and Overhaul of Ships/Coastal Surveillance project. Details are contained on the...
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Rows of electronic equipment.
Finance & Public ServiceNational Security

Continued Rollout of Police Station Records and Case Management Systems

The Government has earmarked funds to procure and install equipment to continue the rollout of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) case management and station records management system and the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) jail management software. The work will be undertaken under the Security Strengthening Project, which has been allocated $644.9 million in the 2024/25 Estimates of Expenditure. The...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (right), tables the 2024/25 Estimates of Expenditure in the House of Representatives on February 15.
Budget 2024/2025Finance & Public ServiceNational Security

Money Allocated for Work on Police Divisional Headquarters in Westmoreland and St. Catherine North

The Government has budgeted close to $2 billion to carry out key infrastructural works in the upcoming fiscal year to improve several facilities for members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). Of the total, $882 million has been earmarked for the new police divisional headquarters to be constructed in Westmoreland; $50 million to continue works on the Forensic Pathology Autopsy...
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Logo taken from the National Road Safety Council (NRSC) Face Book Page.
Foreign AffairsNational SecurityTransport

NRSC Gets Funding to Purchase Speed Monitoring Devices and Breathalysers for JCF

The National Road Safety Council (NRSC) has received funding of US$400,000 to procure speed monitoring devices and breath testing equipment for the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), to assist in reducing road fatalities. Programme Coordinator of the NRSC, Victor Anderson, told JIS News that some of the money will also be used for administration of the project, improvement in data capture...
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President of the Private Sector Organization of Jamaica, Keith Duncan, inspects recruits trained under the Jamaica National Service Corps (JNSC), at the passing out parade held at the Polo Grounds, Up Park Camp in Kingston on Friday (February 23).
National Security

PHOTOS: JNSC Passing Out Parade

President of the Private Sector Organization of Jamaica, Keith Duncan, inspects recruits trained under the Jamaica National Service Corps (JNSC), at the passing out parade held at the Polo Grounds, Up Park Camp in Kingston on Friday (February 23).
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Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson.
National SecurityYouth

10th Safe Space for Child Crime Victims Opens

Another child-friendly space has been opened by the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), providing a warm and comforting environment where young victims of human trafficking and other serious crimes can receive support. The facility, located at the office of the Counterterrorism and Organised Crime Investigation Branch in downtown Kingston, is the second by the JCF and tenth to be launched under...
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