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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (front, centre), cuts the ribbon to reopen the refurbished Franklyn Town Police Station in Kingston on March 16. He is assisted by Commissioner of Police, Major General, Antony Anderson (front, left), and Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney (front, second right). Looking on (in background from left) are Commanding Officer, Eastern Kingston Police Division, Superintendent Tommie-Lee Chambers; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Courtney Williams; Member of Parliament, Central Kingston, Donovan Williams; Chairman, JSIF, Dr. Wayne Henry; Head of Cooperation, Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Jamaica, Aniceto Rodríguez Ruiz; Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne; and Assistant Commissioner of Police, in Charge of Area Four, Donovan Graham.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (front, centre), cuts the ribbon to reopen the refurbished Franklyn Town Police Station in Kingston on March 16. He is assisted by Commissioner of Police, Major General, Antony Anderson (front, left), and Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney (front, second right). Looking on (in background from left) are Commanding Officer, Eastern Kingston Police Division, Superintendent Tommie-Lee Chambers; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Courtney Williams; Member of Parliament, Central Kingston, Donovan Williams; Chairman, JSIF, Dr. Wayne Henry; Head of Cooperation, Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Jamaica, Aniceto Rodríguez Ruiz; Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne; and Assistant Commissioner of Police, in Charge of Area Four, Donovan Graham.

Newly Refurbished Franklyn Town Police Station Opens

The men and women of the Franklyn Town Police Station now have a more comfortable environment in which to work and serve the public, following extensive refurbishing of the facility at a cost of $41.8 million. The project was undertaken...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, making his contribution to the 2022/23 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 17.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, making his contribution to the 2022/23 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 17.

Gov’t Unwavering In Going After Gangs, Illegal Guns
Commissioner of Customs and Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Customs Agency, Velma Ricketts-Walker.
Commissioner of Customs and Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Customs Agency, Velma Ricketts-Walker.

Jamaica Customs Agency Seizes Big Bucks At Ports
Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (second left), looks on as Superintendent of Police, Sherika Service (second right), points out features of a renovated bathroom at Harman Barracks in Kingston, during a tour, recently. He is joined by (from left): Head of the Specialised Operations Branch of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Warren Clarke; and Senior General Manager at the National Housing Trust (NHT), Donald Moore.
Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (second left), looks on as Superintendent of Police, Sherika Service (second right), points out features of a renovated bathroom at Harman Barracks in Kingston, during a tour, recently. He is joined by (from left): Head of the Specialised Operations Branch of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Warren Clarke; and Senior General Manager at the National Housing Trust (NHT), Donald Moore.

Police Making Inroads in Dismantling Gangs – Dr. Chang
Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson.
Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson.

“We Are Going after the Money” – Police Commissioner

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JDF Establishing Base in Wareika Hills

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness has announced that the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) is to create a special operations base in Wareika Hills, St. Andrew.  Prime Minister Holness has approved the transfer of more than 100 acres of hilltop land from the Windsor Farm Property to the JDF for the creation of the special operations base. Mr. Holness...
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Executive Director of the Crime Monitoring Oversight Committee (CMOC), Lt. Colonel Oral Khan, speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank.
National Security

CMOC Satisfied With Monitoring Of Crime Consensus

The Crime Monitoring Oversight Committee (CMOC) says it is satisfied with the established monitoring arrangements for the National Consensus on Crime. The consensus is an agreement involving the Government, Opposition, civil society, and the private sector to support a process to transform Jamaica into a safe, secure, and investment-friendly society. It outlines the steps that should be taken to achieve...
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Head of the Anti - Trafficking in Persons Unit, Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Carl Berry, addresses the Tourism Product Development Company’s (TPDCo) ‘Trafficking in Persons’ webinar. The event was streamed via the Zoom platform and TPDCo’s social media pages from the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James, on Wednesday (March 9).
National Security

Many Males Are Human-Trafficking Victims

Head of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Unit, Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Carl Berry, has informed that males now form a large part of the number of human-trafficking victims. Addressing a Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) ‘Trafficking in Persons’ webinar at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James, on March 9, Mr. Berry noted that...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne (centre) examines a mural painted on the wall at the newly opened child-friendly centre at the Falmouth Police Station in Trelawny. The facility was officially opened on Friday (March 4). Also viewing the display (from left) are Medical Officer and Deputy Superintendent of Police at the Centre for Investigations of Sexual Offenses and Child Abuse (CISOCA) Dr. Sheryl Burke; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Courtney Williams; Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs at the United States Embassy in Kingston, Alex Sokoloff; and Member of Parliament for Trelawny Northern, Tova Hamilton.
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Jamaica Establishes First Child-friendly Space For Victims Of Crime

Jamaica’s first child-friendly centre to assist youngsters who are victims of human trafficking and other serious crimes, was officially opened at the Falmouth police station in Trelawny on Friday (March 4). The facility was jointly established by the Ministry of National Security and the United States (U.S.) Embassy in Kingston under the U.S.-Jamaica Child Protection Compact (CPC) Partnership. A child-friendly...
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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang.
National Security

Land Identified To Build State-Of-The-Art Correctional Facility

The Government has identified land in St. Catherine to construct a state-of-the-art correctional facility. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says the Sugar Corporation of Jamaica has been “quite generous” in providing approximately 300 acres, “so that we can build a proper modern [facility].” He was responding to questions during Tuesday’s (March 1) meeting...
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Newly appointed Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne.
National Security

Private Security Industry Legislation To Be Reviewed And Amended

The Ministry of National Security is moving to review and amend the legislation governing the private security industry in Jamaica. Speaking with JIS News, State Minister in the Ministry, Zavia Mayne, said the review of the Private Security Regulation Authority (PSRA) Act, which was passed in 1992, is necessary to bring clarity to the issues concerning security guards. “One of...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fifth left), breaks ground for a new police station at Stony Hill in St. Andrew, on February 25. Others participating (from left) are Member of Parliament for St. Andrew West Rural, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn; Councillor for the Stony Hill Division, Tasha Schwapp; Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne; Principal, Stony Hill Technical High School, Eric Smith; Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang; Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson and Senior General Manager, National Housing Trust (NHT), Donald Moore.
National Security

New Police Station For Stony Hill

A new police station will be constructed at Stony Hill, St. Andrew, as part of the Government’s efforts to modernise and upgrade the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, who broke ground for the station on February 24, said its construction is a “strategic direction” of the Government’s crime-fighting efforts. “You will notice that we...
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