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Increase in Number of Calls to Crime Stop in 2021

There was an increase in the number of calls to Crime Stop from 679 in 2020, to 685 in 2021. An analysis of calls received showed that 28 per cent was in relation to illegal firearms and ammunition; 24.7 per...
Manager of the Trafficking in Persons Secretariat, Audrey Budhi, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on July 25.
Manager of the Trafficking in Persons Secretariat, Audrey Budhi, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on July 25.

Several Activities for Trafficking in Persons Week
Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne.
Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne.

Zero Tolerance Approach to the Smuggling of Contraband into Prisons
Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne (third left), with (from left): Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson; Representative UN Women Multi-Country Office Caribbean, Ms. Tonni Brodber; Representative (acting), Jamaica Country Office, IDB, Mr. Lorenzo Escondeur; Principal Director, Gender Affairs, Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Ms. Sharon Robinson, and Deputy Head of Delegation for the EU to Jamaica, Mr. Fredrik Ekfeldt, at the Regional Knowledge Exchange on Operational Command of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) five-day workshop, at the AC Marriot Hotel, on July 18.
Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne (third left), with (from left): Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson; Representative UN Women Multi-Country Office Caribbean, Ms. Tonni Brodber; Representative (acting), Jamaica Country Office, IDB, Mr. Lorenzo Escondeur; Principal Director, Gender Affairs, Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Ms. Sharon Robinson, and Deputy Head of Delegation for the EU to Jamaica, Mr. Fredrik Ekfeldt, at the Regional Knowledge Exchange on Operational Command of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) five-day workshop, at the AC Marriot Hotel, on July 18.

Jamaica Will Continue to Tackle Gender-Based Violence – Mayne
Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne (right), in conversation with a ward when he toured the Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre on July 14. With the State Minister are Commissioner of Corrections, Lt. Col. (Retired) Gary Rowe (second left) and Superintendent in charge of the Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre, Maulette White (second right).
Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne (right), in conversation with a ward when he toured the Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre on July 14. With the State Minister are Commissioner of Corrections, Lt. Col. (Retired) Gary Rowe (second left) and Superintendent in charge of the Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre, Maulette White (second right).

Automotive Programme for Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre

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Chief Technical Director (Acting) in the Ministry of National Security, Shauna Trowers.
National Security

Vital Services Provided at Fairs Hosted by National Security Ministry

Vital government services are provided to parents and community members through the social service fairs being held by the Ministry of National Security, says Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Shauna Trowers. The fairs facilitate services from State-run agencies, such as the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) and the Registrar General’s Department (RGD), among others. In an interview with...
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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 (left), looks on while United States (US) Ambassador to Jamaica, Nick Perry (centre), shakes hands with Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, the Hon. Zavia Mayne. Occasion was the third Bilateral Dialogue for the US-Jamaica Child Protection Compact (CPC) Partnership held on July 13, at the Courtyard by Marriott hotel in Kingston.
National Security

Gov’t Strengthening Measures against Human Trafficking

The Government of Jamaica is strengthening the national framework to combat human trafficking. Development of a National Policy and Plan of Action on Trafficking in Persons (TIP) are underway through the National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons (NATFATIP). Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Courtney Williams, who is chairman of NATFATIP, made the disclosure while addressing the...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne, delivers remarks at the third Bilateral Dialogue for the US-Jamaica Child Protection Compact (CPC) Partnership, held on July 13 at the Courtyard by Marriott hotel, in Kingston.
National Security

Government Committed to The Fight against Human Trafficking – Mayne

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne, has reassured US partners of the Government’s commitment to the fight against human trafficking. “We have been training and sensitising first responders, including health workers, child protection workers, community advocates, law-enforcement officers, judges, port officers, and immigration officers to effectively recognise the signs that someone, especially a child,...
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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (fifth left, front row), with members of the technical working group developing the country’s national organised crime strategy, at the launch of the three-day technical workshop on Tuesday (July 12) in Montego Bay.
National Security

Gov’t Developing Organised Crime Strategy

The Government is developing a national strategy to combat organised crime. The strategy will target key crime producers and create an environment for sustained crime reduction and increased economic growth and prosperity in keeping with Plan Secure Jamaica. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, said that organised crime is a major setback for national...
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Case managers from The Ministry of National Security engaged a group of parents in a sensitisation session at Dupont Primary & Infant School for the 25 Schools Strategy.
EducationNational Security

25 Schools Strategy Welcomed by Parents

The Ministry of National Security is conducting sensitisation sessions at schools across Jamaica to inform parents about the 25 Schools Strategy. The project is a collaborative effort between the Ministry of National Security and the Ministry of Education and Youth. It is aimed at providing assessment, recommendation, intervention and support for children who display maladaptive behaviour in the select schools....
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