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Minister of State, Ministry of National Security, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (left), interacts with children at the Robotics and Animation Workshop held under the Ministry of National Security’s Music, Sports and Technology initiative at the University of Technology (UTech) campus in St. Andrew on July 20.
Minister of State, Ministry of National Security, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (left), interacts with children at the Robotics and Animation Workshop held under the Ministry of National Security’s Music, Sports and Technology initiative at the University of Technology (UTech) campus in St. Andrew on July 20.

PHOTOS: Ministry of National Security’s Robotics and Animation Workshop

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (second left), examines one of several computers, valued US$700,000, that were acquired for the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) under the National Security Ministry’s Security Strengthening Project (SSP). The computers were funded by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). Others (from left) are Senior Superintendent of Police Aaron Fletcher; Permanent Secretary in the National Security Ministry, Ambassador Alison Stone Roofe, and Police Commissioner, Major General Antony Anderson. The handover ceremony was held at the National Police College of Jamaica (NPCJ) in St. Catherine on Wednesday (July 19).
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (second left), examines one of several computers, valued US$700,000, that were acquired for the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) under the National Security Ministry’s Security Strengthening Project (SSP). The computers were funded by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). Others (from left) are Senior Superintendent of Police Aaron Fletcher; Permanent Secretary in the National Security Ministry, Ambassador Alison Stone Roofe, and Police Commissioner, Major General Antony Anderson. The handover ceremony was held at the National Police College of Jamaica (NPCJ) in St. Catherine on Wednesday (July 19).

Technology Boost for JCF’s Station Records and Case Management Systems
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, speaking in the House of Representatives.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, speaking in the House of Representatives.

House Approves Extension of Seven Zones of Special Operations
Police Commissioner, Major General Antony Anderson (left), greets Ambassador of the Dominican Republic to Jamaica, Her Excellency Angie Martinez. Occasion was a cocktail reception for the presentation of Project Social Transformation and Renewal (STAR) on July 17, at the Ambassador’s residence in St. Andrew. Project STAR is an initiative of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) in partnership with the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and is aimed at transforming communities through targeted interventions.
Police Commissioner, Major General Antony Anderson (left), greets Ambassador of the Dominican Republic to Jamaica, Her Excellency Angie Martinez. Occasion was a cocktail reception for the presentation of Project Social Transformation and Renewal (STAR) on July 17, at the Ambassador’s residence in St. Andrew. Project STAR is an initiative of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) in partnership with the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and is aimed at transforming communities through targeted interventions.

PHOTOS: Cocktail Reception for the Presentation of Project Star
Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, greets overseas representatives attending Sunday’s (July 16) opening ceremony for this year’s renewal of the Caribbean Cadet Camp at Clarendon College. Mrs. Cuthbert-Flynn was the keynote speaker. Approximately 800 cadets from 14 regional countries are attending the event, which is being staged by the Caribbean Cadet Association from July 15 to 29 under the theme ‘Empowering Cadets, Tomorrow’s Leaders’.
Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, greets overseas representatives attending Sunday’s (July 16) opening ceremony for this year’s renewal of the Caribbean Cadet Camp at Clarendon College. Mrs. Cuthbert-Flynn was the keynote speaker. Approximately 800 cadets from 14 regional countries are attending the event, which is being staged by the Caribbean Cadet Association from July 15 to 29 under the theme ‘Empowering Cadets, Tomorrow’s Leaders’.

PHOTOS: State Minister Cuthbert-Flynn Attends Caribbean Cadet Camp Opening Ceremony

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