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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, makes her contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on April 12. Seated at left is Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, makes her contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on April 12. Seated at left is Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan.

Stakeholders Collaborating To Help Reduce Violence In Schools

Various stakeholders within the education sector are collaborating to implement psychosocial and socio-emotional learning activities, to help reduce violence in schools. The stakeholders include principals, guidance counsellors, health and family life teachers and the deans of discipline. “We have developed...
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness addresses the official ground-breaking ceremony for the new Little London Police Station in Westmoreland on April 7.
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness addresses the official ground-breaking ceremony for the new Little London Police Station in Westmoreland on April 7.

Police And Citizen Relations Need To Improve – PM
Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne (right), speaks with Correctional Officer, Michael Harris (centre), about the sauces and wines made by inmates at the St. Catherine Adult Correctional Centre, during a tour of the facility in Spanish Town on Friday (April 8). Also on the tour was Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Courtney Williams (left).
Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne (right), speaks with Correctional Officer, Michael Harris (centre), about the sauces and wines made by inmates at the St. Catherine Adult Correctional Centre, during a tour of the facility in Spanish Town on Friday (April 8). Also on the tour was Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Courtney Williams (left).

PHOTO: Minister Mayne Tours St. Catherine Adult Correctional Centre
Flyer for the Ministry of National Security Social Services Fair at Haile Selassie High in St. Andrew.
Flyer for the Ministry of National Security Social Services Fair at Haile Selassie High in St. Andrew.

National Security Ministry Takes Social Services Fair To Haile Selassie High School
National Security Minister, Hon, Dr. Horace Chang, addresses a Security Summit hosted by the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI), at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, Rose Hall, St. James, on Thursday (April 7).
National Security Minister, Hon, Dr. Horace Chang, addresses a Security Summit hosted by the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI), at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, Rose Hall, St. James, on Thursday (April 7).

Solving Crime Requires Partnership With The Police – Minister

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth left), officially breaks ground for the construction of the new Little London Police Station, in Westmoreland, on Thursday (April 7) . Also taking part are (from left): Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie; Deputy Commissioner of Police, Clifford Blake; Member of Parliament for Western Westmoreland, Moreland Wilson; Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Zavia Mayne; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Courtney Williams; and Senior General Manager, Construction and Development, at the National Housing Trust (NHT), Donald Moore.
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Ground Broken For New Police Station At Little London

Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, officially broke ground for the construction of a new police station, in Little London, Westmoreland, on Thursday (April 7). The facility will be built under the Ministry of National Security’s Project Rebuild, Overhaul, and Construct (ROC) initiative, which is aimed at making police stations islandwide, modern and citizen-friendly workspaces. Construction of the police...
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Assistant Commissioner of Police, Clifton Chambers.
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JCF Using Social Programmes To Reach Youths in the West

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is developing several initiatives to help reduce the number of young people involved in criminal activities in western Jamaica, says Head of the Area One Police, Assistant Commissioner (ACP) Clifton Chambers. Speaking at the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s inaugural security summit at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on April 6, ACP Chambers...
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Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Commissioner of Customs, Velma Ricketts Walker (right), and Deputy CEO, Border Protection, Alwyn Nicely (second right), examine kits and equipment donated to the JCA by the British Government through United Kingdom (UK) Border Force International. The provisions were handed over during a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signing ceremony at the JCA on Tuesday (March 29) for a $22 million grant from the British Government that will aid in significantly bolstering the JCA’s border protection capability. Looking on (from left) are British High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Judith Slater, and UK Border Force International Western Caribbean Regional Manager, Mike Gorrie.
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New $22M Intelligence Management System For The JCA

The border protection capabilities of the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) have been significantly bolstered with the British Government’s provision of a $22-million grant to acquire a replacement intelligence management system. This system will boost the JCA’s intelligence and risk-based targeting framework, which is vital to tackling cross-border-related crimes. The agency has also received radiation kits, among other provisions, which will...
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New Correctional officer recruits in a parade drill, during the passing out parade ceremony at the Carl Rattray Staff College in Runaway Bay, St Ann, on Wednesday, March 30.
National Security

More Officers For Dept. Of Correctional Services

The staff of the Department of Correctional Services has been further boosted with the graduation of 93 new Correctional Officers from the Carl Rattray Staff College in Runaway Bay, St. Ann, on Wednesday, March 30. The 93 recruits, who represented the 81st intake, consisted of 78 males and 15 females who were engaged in rigorous training over nine weeks. The...
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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (centre), officially breaks ground for the new Anchovy Police Station in St. James on Friday (March 25). Also participating (from left) are Custos of St. James Bishop the Hon. Conrad Pitkin; Minister without Portfolio assigned to the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Homer Davis; Commissioner of Police Major General Antony Anderson; and Senior General Manager for Construction and Development of the National Housing Trust, Donald Moore.
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A New Police Station For Anchovy Very Soon

The community of Anchovy in St James and its surroundings are soon to benefit from a new police station, as ground was broken for the facility on Friday (March 25) by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang. The new two-storey 5,300 sq. ft. building is to be constructed under the Ministry’s ‘Project Rebuild, Overhaul,...
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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Courtney Williams, addressing a recent ceremony to officially open Jamaica’s first child-friendly-place for victims of human trafficking and other serious crimes at Falmouth Police Station in Trelawny.
National Security

Strategic Plans Being Made To Fight Human Trafficking

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security Courtney Williams, has said that government remains steadfast in its fight against the scourge of human trafficking and is prepared to provide the appropriate resources required to deal with the problem. Speaking recently at the opening of Jamaica’s first child-friendly-space for victims of human trafficking and other serious crimes at the Falmouth...
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A flyer about the social services fairs being staged by the Ministry of National Security in St. James on March 26 and 30.
National Security

Social Services Fairs In St. James

Vulnerable communities in St. James will benefit from a suite of social services at two fairs slated for the St. James High School and the Albion Playfield on Saturday (March 26) and Wednesday (March 30), respectively. The Ministry of National Security is partnering with the Education and Youth Ministry to stage the events, which are designed to bring government services...
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