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

PICA Strengthens Relationship with Diaspora

The Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) is to introduce a new customer relationship management system as part of several planned upgrades to streamline the services of the agency. Chief Executive Officer, PICA, Andrew Wynter, said the project is part...

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne (left), greets Department of Correctional Services (DCS) staff member, Gregory Baker (third left), at the DCS Staff Awards and Recognition Ceremony, held on October 27 at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston. Also pictured (from left) are: Andrea Duncan, Michelle Stobbs, and Avis Walker.

PHOTOS: National Security State Minister Greets DCS Staff Member of 30 Years

Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks (right) and her staff host a meeting with Chief Executive Officer of the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), Andrew Wynter (left) and his team, at the Embassy of Jamaica in Washington DC on Tuesday (October 25).

PICA Implementing Measures to Improve Services to the Diaspora

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right), converses with Director of The Vista Montego Bay Resorts Development Limited, Claudette Crooks, during a tour of the project site for a new US$100-million project in Montego Bay, St. James. Occasion was the project’s official ground-breaking on October 21.

Well-Thinking Jamaicans Urged to Aid in Curbing Lawlessness

Senate Condemns Killing of Policemen

3 years ago National Security

Minister Chang Hails Commitment of Police to Crime fighting

The men and women of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) are being commended by National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, for their continued commitment and courage in fighting crime. “I thank them for that effort, and I can assure them that the Government will continue to pursue every effort to ensure they have adequate tools to fight the criminals,”...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, addresses the House of Representatives on September 6. At left is State Minister in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne.

3 years ago National SecurityParliament

House Approves Extension of ZOSOS

The House of Representatives has approved a further 60-day extension of the Zones of Special Operations (ZOSOs) in seven areas across Jamaica. They are Denham Town, West Kingston; Norwood and Mount Salem, St. James; Greenwich Town, Parade Gardens and August Town in St. Andrew, and Savanna-la-Mar in Westmoreland. The Resolutions for the extensions were moved by Deputy Prime Minister and...

Chair, National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons (NATFATIP) and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Courtney Williams (right), converses with (from left) Political and Regional Team Lead, and NATFATIP Representative, United States (US) Embassy in Jamaica, Scott Winton, and Project Director, Jamaica-US Child Protection Compact (CPC) Project, Nasolo Thompson. Occasion was the closing out ceremony for Winrock International’s Trafficking in Persons Project, at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on Wednesday (October 19). Winrock International is a US-based nonprofit organisation that works with people around the world to empower the disadvantaged, increase economic opportunity, sustain natural resources, and protect the environment.

3 years ago National Security

PHOTOS: Closing Out Ceremony for Winrock Int’l’s Trafficking in Persons Project

Chair, National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons (NATFATIP) and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Courtney Williams (right), converses with (from left) Political and Regional Team Lead, and NATFATIP Representative, United States (US) Embassy in Jamaica, Scott Winton, and Project Director, Jamaica-US Child Protection Compact (CPC) Project, Nasolo Thompson. Occasion was the closing out ceremony for Winrock...

Staff of the Private Security Regulation Authority (PSRA) (at right) respond to queries from Jadieve Robinson from Hawkeye security, during the agency’s mobile registration unit stop at Turtle River Park in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on Wednesday ( October 12).

3 years ago National Security

Mobile Registration Unit Moving Security Operators into the Formal Sector

The Private Security Regulation Authority (PSRA) mobile registration unit is helping to bring informal entities and operators into the formal security sector. “We recognise that there may be some informality within the trade, and we are saying that the establishment of the mobile registration unit is an opportunity for persons to transition from informality to formality,” said Minister of State...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Homer Davis.

3 years ago National SecurityParliament

MP Calls on Constituents not to Shield Criminals

Member of Parliament (MP) for St. James Southern, Hon. Homer Davis, is urging his constituents to play their part in fighting crime by telling the police what they know and refraining from shielding criminals. “I use this opportunity to encourage my constituents to join the fight to make St. James Southern a safe place. This is a fight that we...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right), is greeted by Director General of the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA), Colonel Desmond Edwards. Occasion was the launch of the agency’s Polygraph Examiners course at the National Police College in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine, on Monday (October 10).

3 years ago National Security

Gov’t Strengthening Integrity Assurance

National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says that the Government is strengthening the “integrity assurance” of agencies that are crucial to the fight against crime and corruption. He said the objective is to ensure that “we can deal with not just the violence producers but also the emerging network of criminal actors involved in a number of areas, including...

Head of the Jamaica Cyber Incident Response Team (JaCirt), Lieutenant Colonel Godphey Sterling, speaks at a recent JIS Think Tank.

3 years ago Cybersecurity

Businesses Encouraged to Report Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities

As the Government continues to build resilience in the country’s cyber ecosystem, local businesses are being encouraged to report security vulnerabilities within their organisations. Head of the Jamaica Cyber Incident Response Team (JaCIRT), Lt. Col. Godphey Sterling, made the appeal while addressing a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank. He said that such reports will better help in tackling...