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Newly minted correctional officers perform a march-past at the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) closing out ceremony, which was held at the Carl Rattray Staff College in Runaway Bay, St. Ann, on Friday ( March 15).
Newly minted correctional officers perform a march-past at the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) closing out ceremony, which was held at the Carl Rattray Staff College in Runaway Bay, St. Ann, on Friday ( March 15).

New Correctional Officers Charged to Become Change Agents

Newly recruited correctional officers are being encouraged to be agents of change as they carry out their role in rehabilitating incarcerated persons. “I want to remind you as you step into the field, that you all play a significant role...
Logo of the Jamaica Constabulary Force.
Logo of the Jamaica Constabulary Force.

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Logo of the Jamaica Constabulary Force.
Logo of the Jamaica Constabulary Force.

Public Advisory
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (second right), is joined by (from left) Police Commissioner, Major General Antony Anderson; Commanding Officer, St. James Police Division, Senior Superintendent Vernon Ellis, and Head, Area One Police, Assistant Commissioner Clifford Chambers, during a tour of the Barnett Street Police Station in downtown Montego Bay on Saturday (March 16).
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (second right), is joined by (from left) Police Commissioner, Major General Antony Anderson; Commanding Officer, St. James Police Division, Senior Superintendent Vernon Ellis, and Head, Area One Police, Assistant Commissioner Clifford Chambers, during a tour of the Barnett Street Police Station in downtown Montego Bay on Saturday (March 16).

Plans Announced for Extensive Renovation and Construction of Police Facilities in St. James
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (fourth right), is joined by (from left) Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar, Councillor Danree Delancy; Head of M&M Construction Limited, Richard Mullings; Chief Technical Director, Ministry of National Security, Delroy Simpson; Police Commissioner, Major General Antony Anderson; Deputy Commissioner, Dr. Kevin Blake; Member of Parliament, Westmoreland Central, George Wright; and Custos Rotulorum for Westmoreland, Canon Hartley Perrin, in breaking ground for the $2.7 billion Westmoreland Divisional Police Headquarters in Llandilo, Savanna-la-Mar, on Friday (March 15).
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (fourth right), is joined by (from left) Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar, Councillor Danree Delancy; Head of M&M Construction Limited, Richard Mullings; Chief Technical Director, Ministry of National Security, Delroy Simpson; Police Commissioner, Major General Antony Anderson; Deputy Commissioner, Dr. Kevin Blake; Member of Parliament, Westmoreland Central, George Wright; and Custos Rotulorum for Westmoreland, Canon Hartley Perrin, in breaking ground for the $2.7 billion Westmoreland Divisional Police Headquarters in Llandilo, Savanna-la-Mar, on Friday (March 15).

Ground Broken to Construct New Westmoreland Police Headquarters

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National SecurityPress Release

Public Advisory: Road Closure and Traffic Changes for Issa Boys’ and Girls’ Championships

The Public is being reminded that in order to minimise traffic congestions, the following changes and road closures will be in place effective Tuesday, March 18 to Saturday, March 23, to facilitate the smooth staging of the Inter-Secondary Schools Association (ISSA) Boys’ and Girls’ Championship at the National Stadium. BEFORE THE EVENT -Effective Tuesday, March 19, 2024 to Thursday, March...
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Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson.
National Security

JCF in a Solid Position – Major General Anderson

Outgoing Police Commissioner, Major General Antony Anderson, says the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is in a solid position as an organisation and is on par with law enforcement around the world. “We have onboarded technologies that make us as good as any force anywhere. We have onboarded quality systems so that we are one of very few forces anywhere that...
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addressing Wednesday’s (March 13) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.
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Gov’t Working Out Arrangements to Legally Receive Just under 50 Displaced Haitian Orphans

The Government is working out arrangements that will enable Jamaica to legally receive just under 50 orphans from Haiti for care by local charity organisation Mustard Seed Communities, in light of ongoing unrest in the neighbouring country. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, provided an update on the matter during Wednesday’s (March 13)...
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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security,  Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, addressing Wednesday’s (March 13) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.
National Security

Dr. Kevin Blake is the New Police Commissioner

Deputy Commissioner, Dr. Kevin Blake, is the new Commissioner of Police. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, made the announcement during Wednesday’s (March 13) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. Dr. Blake will replace outgoing Commissioner, Major General Antony Anderson. He will assume the post on March 19, 2024. Dr. Chang informed that all...
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Commanding Officer for the St. James Police Division, Senior Superintendent Vernon Ellis, delivers remarks during Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College Research Day, which was held at the institution’s campus in Granville, St. James, recently.
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Persons Urged to Refrain from Referring to the Police as a Measure for Scolding Deviant Children

Persons are being urged to refrain from making reference to members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) as a measure for scolding deviant children. This urging comes from Commanding Officer for the St. James Police Division, Senior Superintendent Vernon Ellis. “Don’t see a child [misbehaving] and point to the police and tell the child ‘Oh, I am going to set...
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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, addresses Thursday’s (March 7) meeting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives, whose members were reviewing the 2024/25 Estimates of Expenditure. The meeting was held at Gordon House.
Finance & Public ServiceNational SecurityParliament

Jamaica to Accommodate Orphans from Haiti

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says Jamaica has agreed to accommodate orphans from Haiti as the social conditions in the French-speaking country, particularly in the capital, Port-au-Prince, continue to deteriorate. “At this point, we will agree to take a number of people legitimately, namely the orphans in an orphanage that was isolated and...
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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, addresses the Standing Finance Committee meeting at Gordon House on Thursday (March 7). He is flanked by Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Ambassador Alison Stone Roofe (left) and Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn.
National Security

Gov’t Looking to Expand JamaicaEye

The National Security Ministry is looking to expand the national closed-circuit television (CCTV) surveillance programme ‘JamaicaEye’. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, made the disclosure at the Standing Finance Committee meeting at Gordon House on Thursday (March 7). JamaicaEye falls under Plan Secure Jamaica, which is geared towards creating a safe, secure, cohesive and just society, thereby providing an environment...
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