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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (second right), symbolically cuts the ribbon for the official opening of the Passport, Immigration & Citizenship Agency (PICA) document forensic laboratory at 21 West Kings House Road in St. Andrew on Thursday (August 19). Others participating in the ribbon cutting exercise (from left) are: Regional Immigration Manager, British High Commission, Richard Cronie; British High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Asif Ahmad; and Chief Executive Officer, Passport, Immigration & Citizenship Agency (PICA), Andrew Wynter.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (second right), symbolically cuts the ribbon for the official opening of the Passport, Immigration & Citizenship Agency (PICA) document forensic laboratory at 21 West Kings House Road in St. Andrew on Thursday (August 19). Others participating in the ribbon cutting exercise (from left) are: Regional Immigration Manager, British High Commission, Richard Cronie; British High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Asif Ahmad; and Chief Executive Officer, Passport, Immigration & Citizenship Agency (PICA), Andrew Wynter.

PICA Opens Document Forensic Laboratory

The Passport, Immigration & Citizenship Agency (PICA) on Thursday, August 19, officially opened its document forensic laboratory. With approximately $20 million funding support from the UK Government, the facility is expected to boost the capabilities of the agency in detecting forged documents...
Senior Director, Major Technology Transformation Branch, Ministry of National Security, Ravel Grant. (File Photo)
Senior Director, Major Technology Transformation Branch, Ministry of National Security, Ravel Grant. (File Photo)

Police Dispatch System Being Upgraded
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (2nd left), along with Minister without Portfolio, Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (2nd right); and Assistant Commissioner of Police, Calvin Allen (left), share in conversation with Deputy Commissioner of Police Clifford Blake at the official opening of the new police post at the Ian Fleming International Airport in St. Mary on August 13.
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (2nd left), along with Minister without Portfolio, Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (2nd right); and Assistant Commissioner of Police, Calvin Allen (left), share in conversation with Deputy Commissioner of Police Clifford Blake at the official opening of the new police post at the Ian Fleming International Airport in St. Mary on August 13.

PHOTOS: New Police Post at Ian Fleming Airport Officially Open
Member of Parliament for Trelawny Northern, Tova Hamilton (left) along with Commanding Officer of the Trelawny Police Division, Superintendent Carlos Russell (right), lead a peace walk in the community of Wakefield on Independence Day (August 6).
Member of Parliament for Trelawny Northern, Tova Hamilton (left) along with Commanding Officer of the Trelawny Police Division, Superintendent Carlos Russell (right), lead a peace walk in the community of Wakefield on Independence Day (August 6).

Stakeholders Stage Peace Walk in Wakefield Trelawny
Senior Director, Major Technology Transformation Branch at the Ministry of National Security, Arvel Grant.
Senior Director, Major Technology Transformation Branch at the Ministry of National Security, Arvel Grant.

JCF Making It Easier To Get Criminal Records

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Deputy Prime Minister and National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, speaking in the House of Representatives on June 15.
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Parks And Green Spaces To Be Constructed In August Town

August Town is set to benefit from the construction of parks and green spaces under the Integrated Community Development Project (ICDP II). A community-implemented contract for the undertaking, valued at $16.5 million, is currently being implemented with funding from the Government through the August Town Community Development Committee. The information is contained in the August Town Zone Social Intervention Ministry...
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Deputy Prime Minister and National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, speaking in the House of Representatives on June 15.
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Infrastructure Work In Greenwich Town ZOSO

Some 70 households in Greenwich Town, St. Andrew, are expected to directly benefit from a zinc-fence removal initiative. This is contained in the Greenwich Town Community Zone Social Intervention Ministry Paper, which was tabled in the House of Representatives recently by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang. In addition, 4,000 residents are to benefit...
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Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), presents the 2021 Medal of Honour for General Service to Corporal J. Dawkins during the Jamaica Defence Force Armed Forces Day Parade on Friday (July 30), at Up Park Camp, Kingston. Looking on is Chief of Defence Staff, Lt. General Rocky Meade (left).
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Medals Presented To JDF Personnel

One hundred and forty members of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) on Friday (July 30) received the 2021 Medal of Honour for General Service. The medals were presented by Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, and Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, during the JDF’s Armed Forces Day Parade at Up Park...
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Manager, Trafficking in Persons Secretariat, Ministry of National Security, Chenee Russell Robinson, speaking at recently held Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank. (Photo: Yhomo Hutchinson)
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Parents Encouraged To Protect Children From Online Predators

Parents and guardians are being encouraged to monitor the online activities of children to protect them from becoming victims of human trafficking. The call came from Manager of the Trafficking in Persons Secretariat, Ministry of National Security, Chenee Russell-Robinson, during a recent JIS Think Tank. She noted that the majority of trafficking victims identified by the National Task Force Against...
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Manager, Trafficking in Persons Secretariat, Ministry of National Security, Chenee Russell Robinson, speaking at a recently held Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank.
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Anti-Trafficking Task Force Seeking To Strengthen Partnership With Schools

The National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons (NATFATIP) is seeking to strengthen collaboration with schools to reduce the number of persons who fall victim to human trafficking. “We are inviting schools to partner with the NATFATIP because we find that most victims of trafficking are children,” said Manager, Trafficking in Persons Secretariat, Ministry of National Security, Chenee Russell Robinson,...
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Manager, Trafficking in Persons Secretariat, Ministry of National Security, Chenee Russell Robinson, speaking at a recently held Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank.
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Virtual Anti-Trafficking Town Hall July 30

The Ministry of National Security through its National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons (NATFATIP) will be hosting a virtual town hall on Friday (July 30) in observance of World Day against Trafficking in Persons 2021. The event, aimed at raising awareness among citizens about human trafficking, will be streamed on the Ministry’s social media platforms (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram @mnsgovjm...
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Minister of National Security, and Deputy Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right), in discussion with Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (centre) and Commissioner of Corrections, Lt. Col (Ret
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$8B Facility To Replace Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre

Lands have been identified for construction of a new state-of-the-art correctional facility to replace the Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre located in Kingston. The new structure is expected to cost at least $8 billion. This was revealed by Minister of National Security and Deputy Prime Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, in an interview with JIS News following the orientation session...
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