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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.

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...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), listens to remarks by Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Area One, Vernon Ellis (right), during a panel discussion forming part of the recent Global Services Association of Jamaica (GSAJ) President’s Breakfast Forum at the Grand-A-View Event Place in Montego Bay, St. James. Others participating are Information Systems Manager, Office of the Information Commissioner, Ronald Frue (second left); and Communications Officer for the JCF’s Communication Forensics and Cybercrime Division (CFCD), Deputy Superintendent of Police Maurice Goode.

JCF’S Proactive Approach to Combatting Cybercrime Yielding Positive Outcomes

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

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.

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).

2 years ago EducationNational SecurityYouth

Safety of Schoolchildren High on Priority Agenda – Dr. Chang

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says the Government is committed to ensuring the safety of the island’s schoolchildren. “Education is a right, not a privilege, which all Jamaican children must be afforded, and that is the commitment of this Government as we move to not only increase the access, which we have, but to improve quality and...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), engages with young women participating in a hackathon competition.

2 years ago CybersecurityEducationForeign AffairsNational SecurityYouth

SheSecures Jamaica Competition Targets Females 16 and Over

Females 16 years and older who are residing in Jamaica are being encouraged to enter the national cybersecurity competition – SheSecures Jamaica. Being organised by the Ministry of National Security in collaboration with the Organization of American States (OAS), the competition is targeting females who have a keen interest in information technology and/or cybersecurity. This virtual event is scheduled to...

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.

2 years ago 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...

2 years ago 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...

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.

2 years ago 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...

2 years ago 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...

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).

2 years ago 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).