Cabinet has approved Jamaica co-hosting the Caribbean Nations Security Conference 2023. The conference will be held in Montego Bay, St. James, from June 5 to 19, 2023. This was disclosed by Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan. during yesterday’s (May 24) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House in St....

The Emergency Powers (Parishes of St. James and Hanover) Regulations, 2023 and the Emergency Powers (Parish of Clarendon) Regulations, 2023 were tabled in the House of Representatives today (May 24). States of Public Emergency are currently in effect in St. James, Hanover, and Clarendon for a period of 14 days. According to a release from the Office of the Prime...

The Crime Monitoring Oversight Committee (CMOC) will be reviewing the National Consensus on Crime. According to Chairman of CMOC, Lloyd Distant, the review is necessary to account for the feedback from its stakeholders to improve the focus of the initiative. “With these types of things, you always need to re-evaluate where you are and what you may need to do...

Labour Day in St. James was well supported as local officials, residents, members of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) and other stakeholders collaborated to execute several projects across the parish. Salt Spring Primary and Infant, Maldon High and the repainting of the pedestrian crossing at Alice Eldemire Drive, in the vicinity of the Montego Bay Community College and Herbert Morrison...

Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries are being urged to collaborate and develop model legislation and a regional migration policy to protect citizens from illegal migration practices. Making the call, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, said illegal migration practices have increased exponentially across the Americas since the COVID-19 pandemic, which has resulted in Caribbean nationals...

The Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) is inviting persons to take advantage of the various initiatives that have been instituted over the years to make the passport application process more efficient. This, as the agency has been experiencing a steady increase in the number of applications for passport being submitted through its various locations across the island in recent...

Minister of National Security and Deputy Prime Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says regional immigration and customs officials must take a more technological approach to improving border control and addressing threats to regional security. “Increased reliance on technology, systems integration, and a more data-driven approach to operations will undoubtedly improve the capacity of our border-control agents to make the appropriate...