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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang addresses the House of Representatives on December 14.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang addresses the House of Representatives on December 14.

House Approves Resolution For 60-Day ZOSO

The House of Representatives has approved a 60-day extension of the Zones of Special Operations (ZOSO). The areas are Denham Town, West Kingston; Norwood and Mount Salem, St. James; and Greenwich Town and August Town in St. Andrew. The House...
Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB), Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Gary McKenzie, discusses operational plans for the Christmas season, at a recent JIS Think Tank.
Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB), Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Gary McKenzie, discusses operational plans for the Christmas season, at a recent JIS Think Tank.

JCF Targeting Crime Hotspots
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (centre), presents a symbolic cheque for $10 million, from the Toll Authority of Jamaica, for the renovation of the Ferry Police Station in St. Andrew, to Deputy Police Commissioner, Clifford Blake (third left). The presentation was made during a ceremony at the station on Tuesday (December 14) to launch the project. Other participants (from left) are: Commanding Officer, Highway and Safety Patrol Division, Superintendent of Police Lanford Salmon; Commanding Officer, Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB), Assistant Commissioner of Police, Gary McKenzie; Toll Authority Chairman, Hon. William Shagoury, Board Member - Christopher Townsend, and Chief Executive Officer – Lerone Laing
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (centre), presents a symbolic cheque for $10 million, from the Toll Authority of Jamaica, for the renovation of the Ferry Police Station in St. Andrew, to Deputy Police Commissioner, Clifford Blake (third left). The presentation was made during a ceremony at the station on Tuesday (December 14) to launch the project. Other participants (from left) are: Commanding Officer, Highway and Safety Patrol Division, Superintendent of Police Lanford Salmon; Commanding Officer, Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB), Assistant Commissioner of Police, Gary McKenzie; Toll Authority Chairman, Hon. William Shagoury, Board Member - Christopher Townsend, and Chief Executive Officer – Lerone Laing

Ferry Police Station To Be Renovated
Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB), Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Gary McKenzie, addresses a JIS Think Tank on Dec.10.
Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB), Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Gary McKenzie, addresses a JIS Think Tank on Dec.10.

No Permits Granted For Parties – JCF
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right), listens as Police Commissioner, Major General Antony Anderson (second right), outlines a point in discussion with delegates of the Rastafari Coalition of Jamaica, during a meeting at the Ministry in Kingston on Thursday (December 9).
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right), listens as Police Commissioner, Major General Antony Anderson (second right), outlines a point in discussion with delegates of the Rastafari Coalition of Jamaica, during a meeting at the Ministry in Kingston on Thursday (December 9).

Hon. Dr. Horace Chang Meets With Delegates of the Rastafarian Coalition of Jamaica

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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Mathew Samuda.
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Several Department of Correctional Services’ Engagements Being Revamped

Fifteen bedridden and infirmed inmates are now receiving specialised care at the Department of Correctional Services’ (DCS) recently opened Medical Centre and Infirmary, located at the Tamarind Farm Adult Correctional Centre in St. Catherine. The inmates were transferred from the St. Catherine and Tower Street Adult Correctional Centres to the 25-bed facility, the first of its kind, which caters to...
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Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB), Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Gary McKenzie, discusses JCF operational plans for the Christmas season at a JIS Think Tank on Friday (Dec. 10).
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JCF Assures Of Adequate Security For Christmas

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) says adequate security personnel will be deployed to ensure the safety and security of citizens during the busy Christmas period. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank on Friday (December 10), Head of the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB), Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Gary McKenzie, said members of the JCF will be out...
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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (centre) at the official launch of the Trafficking in Persons’ Handbook at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Wednesday (December 8). Others from left are: Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Courtney Williams and Chargé d’ Affaires United States (US) Embassy in Kingston, John McIntyre. (Photo: contributed)
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Trafficking In Persons’ Handbook Launched

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says ongoing training and sensitisation for frontline workers is critical in helping them to readily identify cases of human trafficking. Addressing the launch of the Trafficking in Persons’ Handbook at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Wednesday (December 8), Dr. Chang said the handbook forms part of the...
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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, addresses the House of Representatives on Tuesday (December 7).
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House Approves MOCA Regulations

The House of Representatives has approved the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (Investigation and Prosecution Procedures) Regulations, 2021. At the sitting of the House on December 7, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, said the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) was established by virtue of the MOCA Act, 2018, to carry...
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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, speaks in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (December 7).
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Debate Begins On Bill To Facilitate Tighter Control In Correctional Facilities

The House of Representatives on Tuesday (December 7) began debate on the Corrections (Amendment) Act, which will facilitate tighter control of prohibited articles being transported in and out of correctional facilities, among other things. In his address, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, said the Corrections Act, 1985, and the Correctional Institution (Adult Correctional...
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Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) President, Dr. Hyginus “Gene” Leon. (CDB Photo)
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Anti-Corruption Conference Puts Focus On The Three Cs

Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) President, Dr. Hyginus “Gene” Leon, says governance has been established as a cross-cutting component of the institution’s business strategy. Noting that promoting good governance has always been at the core of the CDB’s mandate, Dr. Leon said the Bank has a “fiduciary duty” to “ensure that every dollar of development funding reaches its intended beneficiary”. He...
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Head of the Kingston Central Division, Superintendent Maldria Jones-Williams, addresses the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) stakeholder virtual forum, held on November 24.
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Crimes Down In SOEs

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is reporting a reduction in crimes in areas where the States of Public Emergency (SOEs) have been imposed. The SOEs have been declared in St. Andrew South, Kingston West, Kingston Central, and Kingston East in the Corporate Area, and St. James, Hanover and Westmoreland. Speaking at the JCF virtual stakeholder forum on Wednesday (November 24),...
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