| Mon - Thur 8:30 am - 5:00pm, Friday 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Government of Jamaica ja-flag

Latest

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), addressing Wednesday’s (November 15) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. Listening is Deputy Commissioner of Police Fitz Bailey.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), addressing Wednesday’s (November 15) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. Listening is Deputy Commissioner of Police Fitz Bailey.

Gov’t Pursuing Harsher Penalties for Cybercrimes

Against the background of the recent spate of bomb threats at several of the country’s institutions, the Government is moving to introduce harsher penalties for cybercrimes and provide additional resources available to treat with the issue. Addressing Wednesday’s (November 15)...

Celebrate 156 Years of Service with the JCF During Police Week 2023
The Jamaica Constabulary Force continues the countdown to the start of Police Week 2023, which runs from November 18 to 24.
The Jamaica Constabulary Force continues the countdown to the start of Police Week 2023, which runs from November 18 to 24.

JCF Encourages Public Support for Police Week Activities from Nov. 18-24
The Jamaica Constabulary Force is encouraging the public to participate in activities during Police Week. Police Week, which is being observed from November 18 to 24, 2023, is being staged under the theme ‘Celebrating 156 years of Advancement in People, Quality and Technology’.
The Jamaica Constabulary Force is encouraging the public to participate in activities during Police Week. Police Week, which is being observed from November 18 to 24, 2023, is being staged under the theme ‘Celebrating 156 years of Advancement in People, Quality and Technology’.

Emphasis on Service During Police Week
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), writes his signature for young Lizzmoy Dingwall of Chetwood Memorial Primary and Infant School in St. James, during a visit to the institution on Thursday (November 9.). Sharing in the moment is Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang. The Prime Minster paid condolences to the school community following the death of two of its students – seven-year-old Justin Perry and nine-year-old Nahcoliva – when the taxi in which they were travelling was shot up by gunmen in Salt Spring on Monday (November 6).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), writes his signature for young Lizzmoy Dingwall of Chetwood Memorial Primary and Infant School in St. James, during a visit to the institution on Thursday (November 9.). Sharing in the moment is Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang. The Prime Minster paid condolences to the school community following the death of two of its students – seven-year-old Justin Perry and nine-year-old Nahcoliva – when the taxi in which they were travelling was shot up by gunmen in Salt Spring on Monday (November 6).

PM Urges Salt Spring Residents Not to Let Killing of Boys Go in Vain

More

National Security and PeaceTechnology

Arrangements Governing CMOC Being Reviewed

Arrangements governing the Crime Monitoring Oversight Committee (CMOC) are currently being reviewed and a new agreement should be reached soon. This was stated by Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with direct oversight for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator, Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, during today’s (November 10) sitting of the Senate. “The Administration remains...
Read more
Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, pays his respects at the Cenotaph honouring veterans of the two World Wars, during the annual Remembrance Day ceremony on Saturday (November 11) at National Heroes Park in Kingston. Remembrance Day is observed annually to pay homage to individuals who gave service during World War I (1914 to 1918) and World War II (1939 to 1945).
Governor GeneralNational Security and Peace

PHOTOS: Leaders Attend National Remembrance Day Ceremony

Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, pays his respects at the Cenotaph honouring veterans of the two World Wars, during the annual Remembrance Day ceremony on Saturday (November 11) at National Heroes Park in Kingston. Remembrance Day is observed annually to pay homage to individuals who gave service during World War I (1914 to 1918) and World...
Read more
Member of Parliament for St. James Southern, Hon. Homer Davis, making his contribution to the State of the Constituency debate in the House of Representatives on November 8.
National Security and PeaceParliament

MP for St. James Southern Welcomes SOE

Member of Parliament for St. James Southern, Hon. Homer Davis, has welcomed the declaration of a State of Public Emergency (SOE) in the parish. “The people of St. James, we don’t have a problem with SOEs,” Mr. Davis said, in his contribution to the State of the Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives on November 8. Prime Minister, the...
Read more
Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson, addressing Wednesday’s (November 8) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.
National Security and Peace

Citizens Outside St. James SOE Urged to Report Suspicious Persons

Persons residing outside of the boundaries of St. James State of Public Emergency (SOE) are being encouraged to report any suspicious activities or individuals turning up in their communities who may be attempting to flee the parish. The appeal came from Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson, during Wednesday’s (November 8) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House in St....
Read more
Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (centre), embraces students of the Chetwood Memorial Primary School in St. James on Tuesday (November 7), during a visit to the institution to offer support in the wake of a shooting incident on Monday (November 6) that claimed the lives of two male students of the school.
National Security and Peace

Dr. Chang Promises Swift Action in Bringing Killers to Justice

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, has vowed to mobilise all available resources to bring to justice the perpetrators responsible for the shooting death of two primary-school boys in Flower Hill, St. James, on Monday (November 6). The boys, seven-year-old Justin Perry and nine-year-old Nahcolive Smith of Salt Spring were killed after the taxi in which they were...
Read more