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Chairman, Jamaica 4-H Clubs Island Advisory Council, Rev. Roy Wickham.

Farmers Urged to Report Losses Resulting from Larceny to the Police

Farmers are being encouraged to report losses resulting from larceny to the police, in order to bolster efforts to address the issue. Chairman of the Jamaica 4-H Clubs Island Advisory Council, Reverend Roy Wickham, says existing measures being implemented by...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (left) and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Kasan Troupe, participate in the Anti-Gang Week Church Service held at the Rose Town Holiness Christian Church in Kingston today (November 5).

PHOTOS: Anti-Gang Week Church Service

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (left), tours the Horizon Remand Centre on Spanish Town Road in Kingston along with Superintendent A, Denis Waysome (right), on Monday (October 30).

PHOTOS: State Minister Flynn Tours Horizon Remand Centre

Department of Correctional Services (DCS) staff participate in a race during the entity’s Sports Day and Expo, held at the St. Catherine Adult Correctional Centre Sports Club on Friday (October 27).

PHOTOS: Department of Correctional Services Sports Day

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with oversight for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, delivers the keynote address during National Cybersecurity Awareness Day 2023, held at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica in Kingston on Thursday (October 26).

Gov’t Remains Commited to Fostering a Digital Environment for All Jamaicans

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Education Ministry and JCF to Stage Anti-Gang Week

The Ministry of Education and Youth, through its Safety and Security in Schools Unit will be observing Anti-Gang Week 2023, from November 5 to 11 under the theme ‘Gang nuh cool…Stay in school’. The observance involves collaboration with Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Counter Terrorism and Organized Crime (CTOC) Investigations Branch, and the Community Safety and Security Branch. Activities for anti-gang...

2 years ago National Security

FID Partnerships Yielding Success in Financial Crime Investigations

Strong partnerships with law-enforcement agencies are being credited among the reasons for successful probes by the Financial Investigations Division (FID). Brand Communications Specialist at the FID, Garth Williams, told JIS News that the entity, which is the sole law-enforcement agency in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, works in tandem with local and international bodies to fight financial...

Minister of Education and Youth and Member of Parliament, St. Andrew Eastern, Hon. Fayval Williams.

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More CCTV Cameras to be Installed in St. Andrew Eastern

Member of Parliament for St. Andrew Eastern, Hon. Fayval Williams, says more CCTV cameras will be installed in her constituency to aid the police in identifying criminals who prey on residents and students. “On the issue of crime, unfortunately, we are not immune to persons preying on our students. There are many hundreds of students living in St. Andrew Eastern...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, addresses the Inspectors’ Branch Board (IBB) Inspectors’ Symposium, which was held at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort in St. James on Wednesday (October 25).

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JCF Telecoms Network to be Upgraded by April 2024

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) telecommunications network will be significantly upgraded by April 2024. This was disclosed by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, while addressing the Inspectors’ Branch Board (IBB) Inspectors’ Symposium at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort in St. James on Wednesday (October 25). He underscored that the improvements in the network...

Chief Executive Officer of the Passport Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), Andrew Wynter.

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PICA Acquiring New Border Security Management System

The Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) is in the process of procuring a new border security management system, to better enable the entity to collect, process, and analyse information on persons entering the country. Speaking with JIS News, the agency’s Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Wynter, said that the new system, which is expected to come on stream in two...

Member of Parliament for St. Andrew West Rural and State Minister in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn, speaks in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (October 24).

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Work Far Advanced on New Stony Hill Police Station

Work is far advanced on the new Stony Hill Police Station in St. Andrew West Rural, Member of Parliament (MP), Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn, has informed. Making her contribution to the State of the Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (October 24), Mrs. Cuthbert Flynn, who is also Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security,...

Chief of Defence Staff, Rear Admiral Antonette Wemyss Gorman, addresses Friday’s (October 20) inaugural Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) CodeSprint Cyberthon at Up Park Camp, Kingston.

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JDF to Establish Military Cyber Corps

The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) will be establishing a Military Cyber Corps to effectively respond to cybersecurity threats. Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Rear Admiral Antonette Wemyss Gorman, in making the disclosure, said the Corps, at full operational capability, will ensure that the JDF can protect its mission, critical command and control systems, and “be able to support the national...