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Acting Chief Executive Officer and Registrar of Companies, Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ), Shellie Leon.
Acting Chief Executive Officer and Registrar of Companies, Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ), Shellie Leon.

Jamaica Strengthens Anti-Money Laundering Measures

An Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism and Proliferation of Arms Financing Department (AML&CTF) has been established at the Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ). The move is part of efforts to comply with the standards of the Financial Action Task Force...
- Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), points out something of interest during a recent tour of the property that has been identified for the construction of the new Port Maria police station in St. Mary. With the Minister are (from left), Senior Superintendent of Police, Calvin Allen; Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson; and Deputy Commissioner, Kevin Blake.
- Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), points out something of interest during a recent tour of the property that has been identified for the construction of the new Port Maria police station in St. Mary. With the Minister are (from left), Senior Superintendent of Police, Calvin Allen; Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson; and Deputy Commissioner, Kevin Blake.

Site Identified for Construction of Port Maria Police Station
State Minister, Ministry of Transport and Mining, Hon. J.C Hutchinson (left); Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Gary McKenzie (second left); and Director of the Island Traffic Authority (ITA), Kenute Hare (right), symbolically accept a breathalyzer, during a road safety town hall held recently at the company’s Spanish Town Road headquarters in Kingston. Red Stripe has donated 50 breathalysers, valued at over $3 million to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). Making the presentation are Managing Director of Red Stripe, Luis Prata (second right); and Head of Corporate Affairs, Dianne Ashton-Smith.
State Minister, Ministry of Transport and Mining, Hon. J.C Hutchinson (left); Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Gary McKenzie (second left); and Director of the Island Traffic Authority (ITA), Kenute Hare (right), symbolically accept a breathalyzer, during a road safety town hall held recently at the company’s Spanish Town Road headquarters in Kingston. Red Stripe has donated 50 breathalysers, valued at over $3 million to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). Making the presentation are Managing Director of Red Stripe, Luis Prata (second right); and Head of Corporate Affairs, Dianne Ashton-Smith.

JCF Gets 50 Breathalysers from Red Stripe

Jamaica Pays Tribute to Veterans On Remembrance Day

Wreaths Laid in Montego Bay for Fallen Soldiers

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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left) and Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson, tour the Frontier Property for the construction of the Port Maria Police Station in St. Mary, on November 9. At centre is Chief Executive Officer, St. Mary Municipal Corporation, Ethlyn Douglas.
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Minister Chang Tours Frontier Property

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left) and Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson, tour the Frontier Property for the construction of the Port Maria Police Station in St. Mary, on November 9. At centre is Chief Executive Officer, St. Mary Municipal Corporation, Ethlyn Douglas.
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Murders Trending Down in Westmoreland

Head of the Westmoreland Police Division, Senior Superintendent Wayne Joseph, says murders in the parish are trending down, since the implementation of Operation Relentless II in September. Addressing the monthly meeting of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation in Savanna-la-Mar on November 10, Superintendent Joseph said the initiative began in the capital and “we will be going, eventually, right across the parish”....
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Members of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) begin two days of rehearsals at National Heroes Park in Kingston on Tuesday (November 8), ahead of the Remembrance Day Parade at the Park on Friday (November 11, 2022). The Parade is in remembrance and honour of military personnel who died in service to the country, particularly those who died in battle or as a result of wounds sustained in battle.
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PHOTOS: Soldiers Prepare for Remembrance Day

Members of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) begin two days of rehearsals at National Heroes Park in Kingston on Tuesday (November 8), ahead of the Remembrance Day Parade at the Park on Friday (November 11, 2022). The Parade is in remembrance and honour of military personnel who died in service to the country, particularly those who died in battle or...
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Jamaica Customs launches anti-gun campaign “Tell Us” in partnership with Crime Stop

The Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA), a member of the National Security Council, which is driving the Government of Jamaica’s "Get Every Illegal Gun Campaign," has amplified its fight against criminal networks that seek to import illegal guns through the nation’s controlled borders, by undertaking a new public education campaign. The public education campaign, titled “Tell Us” starts in November 2022,...
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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security and Chairman of the National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons (NATFATIP), Courtney Williams (right), in discussion with Political and Regional Team Lead from the US Embassy, Scott Winton (left) and Director for the Jamaica-US Child Protection Compact Project, Nasolo Thompson, at the recent Closing Out Ceremony for the project, at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston.
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Sustainability of Strategies Critical to Combatting Human Trafficking – Permanent Secretary

The sustainability of strategies implemented by the Jamaica-US Child Protection Compact (CPC) Project is critical to combatting human trafficking going forward. This has been emphasised by Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security and Chairman for the National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons (NATFATIP), Courtney Williams. He was speaking at the recent Closing Out Ceremony for the Winrock...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, addresses the Senate on November 4.
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Senate Approves Order – Gun Amnesty Begins November 5

A two-week gun amnesty will take effect on Saturday, November 5, following the approval of the Firearms (Prohibition, Restriction and Regulation) (Firearms Amnesty) Order 2022 by the Senate, today (November 4). The amnesty is slated to end midnight on Saturday, November 19. The Order, which will facilitate the amnesty, was moved by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne (left), greets correctional officer, Gregory Baker (third left) at the Department of Correctional Services’ (DCS) Staff Awards and Recognition ceremony held on October 27 at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston. Looking on (from left) are correctional officers Andrea Duncan, Michele Stobbs, and Avis Walker.
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Performance-Based Promotion for Correctional Officers

Adjustment has been made to the promotion policy of the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) with movement of officers up the ranks now based on performance. Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne, said that the new policy, which is in effect, will ensure that the hard work of correctional officers is met with the...
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