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Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Floyd Green (fifth left), with members of the Praedial Larceny Prevention Coordination Unit at the Anti-Praedial Larceny Pre-Christmas Training Programme held at the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Criminal Investigation Branch on Oxford Road, Kingston, on Wednesday (December 2).

Praedial Larcency Unit Ramps Up Efforts For Christmas Season

By: Rochelle Williams, December 4, 2020

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says the Praedial Larceny Prevention Coordination Unit is ramping up efforts to tackle farm theft over the Christmas season. “The Ministry and...

Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson. (JIS File Photo)

Measures Being Put In Place To Address Recent Increase In Violence

By: Chris Patterson, December 4, 2020

Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson. (JIS File Photo)

JCF Increases Safety And Security Measures For Christmas

By: Chris Patterson, December 3, 2020

Coronavirus 5 years ago JCF Commits to Intensified Enforcement of the Disaster Risk Management Act
By: Jamaica Constabulary Force, December 4, 2020
National Security and Peace 5 years ago Response Teams Will Target Illegal Parties During Holiday Season – Police Commissioner
By: Chris Patterson, December 4, 2020
Foreign Affairs 5 years ago Joint Statement by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade regarding UK Charter Flight with Involuntarily Returned Migrants from the United Kingdom
By: Ministry of National Security, December 3, 2020

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Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the ground breaking ceremony for the new Mount Salem police station in St. James on Friday (November 27).

5 years ago National Security and Peace

Gov’t to Call Out National Reserves to Assist With Crime Fighting

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness has disclosed that the National Reserves will be called out to support the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) in curbing crime across the island....

By: SERENA GRANT, November 28, 2020

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right), looks on while Sergeant Garfield Wallace (left) of the Above Rocks Police Station in St. Catherine, receives the Police Civilian Oversight Authority (PCOA) Transforming Our Police Service (TOPS) award for Top Station in Area 5, from Chairman of the PCOA, Jacquiline Hickson (centre). Occasion was the 2020 awards ceremony, held at the Office of the Police Commissioner, St. Andrew, on Wednesday (November 25).

5 years ago National Security and Peace

TOPS Awards Showcasing Excellence In Policing – Dr. Chang

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, has hailed the Police Civilian Oversight Authority (PCOA) Transforming Our Police Service (TOPS) awards programme for showcasing excellence in policing in the...

By: Garfield L. Angus, November 27, 2020

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right), presents Sergeant Allan Morgan from the Cedar Valley Police Station in St. Thomas with the Police Civilian Oversight Authority (PCOA) Award for Top Customer Service Station in Area 5, yesterday (November 25), at the Office of the Commissioner in St. Andrew.

5 years ago National Security and Peace

Modern Legislation Coming To Deal With Possession Of Illegal Firearms

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says crucial legislation will be enacted with urgency to tackle gun crimes and other criminal activities. He said among them is a...

By: Garfield L. Angus, November 27, 2020

5 years ago National Security and Peace

Police Week 2020 Begins Today

A week of activities to mark the 153rd anniversary of the Jamaica Constabulary Force—Police Week 2020—begins today. However, as the COVID-19 pandemic maintains a stronghold on normalcy, the Jamaica Constabulary...

By: Jamaica Constabulary Force, November 23, 2020

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (2nd from left), engages in discussion with Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson (right), during a stop at the Mount Salem Police Station in St. James on Friday (Nov. 20), during a tour of police facilities in the parish. Also participating in the discussion (from left) are Commander of the Area One Police Division, Assistant Commissioner Clifford Chambers; and Commanding Officer of the St. James Police Division, Superintendent Vernon Ellis (2nd right).

5 years ago National Security and Peace

Minister Chang Hails Gains In Curbing Crime In St. James

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, is hailing the continued downward trend in crime in St. James. He credited the gains to the enhanced security measures, including the...

By: Serena Grant, November 23, 2020

Chairman, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Dr. Wayne Henry (left), and Head of the European Union Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Marianne Van Steen (second left), at the ceremony where Managing Director, JSIF, Omar Sweeney (second right); and Director and Chief Executive Officer, Marshall Construction Company Limited, Alphanso Reynolds (right), sign a contract for the implementation of major infrastructural sub-projects, under the Jamaica Social Investment Fund – Poverty Reduction Programme (PRP) phase four initiative. The signing ceremony was held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel on November 19. Witnessing (from left) are General Manager, Finance and Procurement, JSIF, Orville Hill; and Senior Manager, Standards & Procurement, JSIF, Dwight Ricketts.

5 years ago National Security and Peace

Contracts Signed for Upgrading of Police Stations and Health Centres

Four contracts valued at $416 million were signed Thursday (November 19), to commence work for the implementation of 10 major infrastructural sub-projects, under the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) Poverty...

By: Latonya Linton, November 20, 2020

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (centre), hands over a report on the implementation of the ‘Jamaica Strategic Corrections Partnership Project’ to United Kingdom (UK) High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Asif Ahmad, during a brief presentation ceremony at the Ministry’s offices in New Kingston on November 11. The project, which was initiated in 2017 with funding support of £620,000 from the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and concluded recently, was undertaken to improve the Department of Correctional Service’s (DCS) operational capacity, reduce recidivism among offenders, and provide ex-offenders with community reintegration support. All 11 of the island’s correctional facilities and several ex-offenders benefitted from the donation, which was channeled through the UK’s Conflict, Stability and Security Fund that operates globally. Looking on is Commissioner of Corrections, Lt. Col. (Retired) Gary Rowe.

5 years ago National Security and Peace

PHOTOS: ‘Jamaica Strategic Corrections Partnership Project’ Report Presentation

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (centre), hands over a report on the implementation of the ‘Jamaica Strategic Corrections Partnership Project’ to...

5 years ago National Security and Peace

Security Minister Deeply Disturbed at the Killing of Another Police Officer

Deputy Prime Minister and National Security Minister, the Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, is expressing condolences to the family of Constable Kirkland Plummer of the Spaulding Police Station, who was savagely...

By: Ministry of National Security, November 9, 2020