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Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, recently led a team to Cuba for talks towards the renewal of the Jamaica/Cuba Maritime and Police Cooperation Agreements.
Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, recently led a team to Cuba for talks towards the renewal of the Jamaica/Cuba Maritime and Police Cooperation Agreements.

Jamaica, Cuba Seek to Renew Security Agreements

By: Rodger Hutchinson, October 4, 2013
The Government is seeking to renew its regional security agreements with Cuba, as both countries collaborate to combat drug trafficking and other transnational crimes affecting the region. Minister of National...
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security Major General (Retired) Stewart Saunders (left); Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Scarlette Gillings (centre); and Deputy Commissioner of Police, Clifford Blake, participate in the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to facilitate collaboration and information exchange for the Jamaica Crime Observatory. The signing ceremony took place on Thursday, September 19 at the Ministry’s Oxford Road offices in Kingston. Observing are signing are personnel from the Ministry.

MOU Signed to Enhance Collaboration on Jamaica Crime Observatory

By: Alphea Saunders, September 20, 2013
(From left) Privates Brian McKenzie, Nehru Brown and Jermaine Ellis, new members of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) who joined the organization through an initiative spearheaded by the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP).

At Risk Youth Find True Meaning to Life in JDF

By: Shelly-Ann Irving, September 19, 2013

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National Security Minister, Hon. Peter Bunting (right), is greeted by Chairman/President, Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ) and Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) Limited Chief Executive Officer, Earl Richards (left), on arrival at the airport’s police station in Kingston on Wednesday, September 4, for the symbolic handing over of the newly refurbished facility. Sharing the moment are: NMIA/AAJ executives, Security Director, Commander John McFarlane (2nd left); and Legal Officer, Verona Vacianna. The station was renovated by AAJ/NMIA Limited at a cost of $23 million.
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NMIA Police Station Refurbished

The facilities at the Norman Manley International Airport police station in Kingston have been significantly improved following its renovation and expansion at a cost of some $23 million. Work carried...
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By: Douglas McIntosh, September 5, 2013
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Justice Minister Lauds JDF

The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) has been lauded for the security role it is playing, in thwarting internal and external threats to the country’s stability, by Minister of Justice, Senator...
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By: Garfield Angus , August 13, 2013