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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses recent confrontations between the security forces and residents of Denham Town, during a ceremony for the hand over of a housing unit under the social housing programme in August Town, St. Andrew, on Friday (May 6).

Gov’t Committed To Ensuring Security Forces Respect Citizens’ Rights – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is committed to ensuring that the security forces respect the rights of citizens in communities where Zones of Special Operations (ZOSO) have been implemented. The Prime Minister said that the...

The newly opened Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA) Northern Regional Office, at Lot 60, Dairy Road, in Discovery Bay, St. Ann.

New Firearms Bill To Improve Vetting Process – Minister

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Courtney Williams (right), participates in the official signing of the Seaport Cooperation Project (SEACOP) Memorandum of Understanding between the European Union and the Ministry of National Security, on Tuesday (April 26). Also signing (from left) are Director, Intelligence, Jamaica Customs Agency, Kalista Powell; Police Commissioner, Major General Antony Anderson; Chief of Defence Staff, Rear Admiral Antonette Wemyss Gorman; and Director of the Seaport Cooperation Project, Dominique Bucas. The project aims to contribute to the fight against illicit maritime trade and associated criminal networks in targeted countries of the Caribbean, such as Jamaica.

PHOTOS: SEACOP MOU Signing

Minister of National Security , Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (centre), comforts Kamoill Williams Sr. (right), the grieving father of three-year-old Kamoill Williams Jr., of Cascade in Hanover. Occasion was a visit by the Minister to the families of Kamoill and 27-year-old Tavares Stevens, on Saturday (April 23). Both were slain in a drive-by shooting incident on April 20. Looking on is Head of the Area One Police, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Clifford Chambers.

Strategies To Be Developed To Deal With Contract Killings

Head of the St. Mary Police Division, Superintendent Bobette Morgan-Simpson, speaks with JIS News at the recently held St. Mary Agricultural Show, at the Gray’s Inn Sports Complex, in Annotto Bay.

St. Mary Police Host Town Hall Meeting April 27

(FILE) 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. At left is Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan.

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Defective Hand-Held Metal Detectors In Schools To Be Replaced

The Ministry of Education and Youth is in the process of implementing a programme to replace defective hand-held metal detectors in schools. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the announcement during her contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, on April 12. The announcement comes in the wake of an audit, conducted by the Ministry, of...

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.

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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 a model that was shared with all schools, and we asked that the focus be given to our high schools,...

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.

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Police And Citizen Relations Need To Improve – PM

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness says that interactions between the public and members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) need to improve. “We are transforming the JCF to be the people’s force, the force for good. It’s a difficult prospect in an indisciplined society that seeks to challenge the police at every turn,” he said. “We have all...

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).

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PHOTO: Minister Mayne Tours St. Catherine Adult Correctional Centre

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...

Flyer for the Ministry of National Security Social Services Fair at Haile Selassie High in St. Andrew.

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National Security Ministry Takes Social Services Fair To Haile Selassie High School

Communities in the St. Andrew South Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO) will benefit from the staging of a social services fair at the Haile Selassie High School on Saturday (April 9) from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The event is part of a series being staged by the Ministry of National Security to bring the most sought-after Government services directly...

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).

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Solving Crime Requires Partnership With The Police – Minister

Solving Jamaica’s crime problem requires a working partnership among the police, communities, and stakeholders across all sectors of society, says Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang. Speaking on day two of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (MBCCI) inaugural Security Summit, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, Rose Hall, St. James, on April 7, Dr. Chang...

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...