Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says the Government will, in short order, resolve the issue of motor-vehicle demonstration plate misuse. A demonstration plate, commonly known as a blue plate, is used in the automobile trade to transport vehicles from the wharf or for test drives when showcasing cars for sale. Addressing Wednesday’s (May...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced a $2-million reward fund for information leading to the arrest of persons responsible for the killing of 14-year-old Terona Thomas. Dr. Holness made the announcement during the commissioning ceremony for the Olympic Way JamaicaEye Monitoring Centre at the Olympic Gardens Police Station in St. Andrew on May 6. The former...

Fifty-one high-definition closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras have been installed at critical corridors in Olympic Way, St. Andrew West Central, as the Government ramps up the use of technology to fight crime. The cameras form part of the new JamaicaEye Monitoring Centre, which was officially launched by Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, at the Olympic Gardens Police Station...

The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) is this year advancing its modernisation programme, with several activities coinciding with the organisation’s 50th anniversary celebrations. Speaking recently during the official launch at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, Commissioner of Corrections, Brigadier (ret’d) Radgh Mason, outlined a series of engagements aimed at enhancing the Department’s operations, including care for inmates, and...

Cabinet has approved the Ministry of National Security’s Strategic Master Plan to expand the JamaicaEye surveillance network. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, made the disclosure as he opened the 2025/26 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on April 29. The plan will roll out an additional 2,500 cameras islandwide over a three-year period. “These cameras will have all...

The Government is looking to boost the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) fleet of vehicles to ensure that the force has 1,600 operational units available at all times, says National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang. He said these vehicles will be similar to a mobile operational unit, equipped with up-to-date technology, including cameras, sirens and a computer console with which...

As the murder rate continues to fall, Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says the country is on course to record less than 50 murders for April. With one day left in the month, the number of murders is at 42. The country recorded the lowest monthly homicide rate in 25 years in February, with 48 murders reported....