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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), converses with Construction Manager at West Indies Home Contractors Limited (WIHCON), Patrick Turner (left), during a tour of the construction site of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) St. Catherine North Divisional Headquarters in Spanish Town, on Wednesday (October 8). They are joined by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security and Peace, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (second right); and Chief Technical Director, Security Risk Reform and Transformation Policy Division in the Ministry of National Security and Peace, Delroy Simpson. The project is undertaken at a cost of $2.3 billion and is being funded through the Government’s Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) Programme.
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), converses with Construction Manager at West Indies Home Contractors Limited (WIHCON), Patrick Turner (left), during a tour of the construction site of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) St. Catherine North Divisional Headquarters in Spanish Town, on Wednesday (October 8). They are joined by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security and Peace, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (second right); and Chief Technical Director, Security Risk Reform and Transformation Policy Division in the Ministry of National Security and Peace, Delroy Simpson. The project is undertaken at a cost of $2.3 billion and is being funded through the Government’s Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) Programme.
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$2.3-Billion Police Headquarters to Ignite New Era of Development in Spanish Town

By: Vanessa James, October 9, 2025
Construction of the St. Catherine North Divisional Headquarters for the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) in Spanish Town will usher in the transformation of the old capital, says Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. He noted that the $2.3 billion invested in the construction of the major security hub will serve as a catalyst for major development to bolster the social, economic and educational advancement of the town over the next decade. “This investment should be seen as the spark of other investments to...
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State Minister in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Krystal Lee (centre), in conversation with Executive Director of the Heart Foundation of Jamaica, Deborah Chen and Pan American Health Organisation/World Health Organisation Representative for Jamaica, Ian Stein, during the Heart Foundation of Jamaica’s ‘Let’s Implement the National School Nutrition Policy’ mass media campaign launch, held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel, on Thursday (October 9).
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), converses with Construction Manager at West Indies Home Contractors Limited (WIHCON), Patrick Turner (left), during a tour of the construction site of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) St. Catherine North Divisional Headquarters in Spanish Town, on Wednesday (October 8). They are joined by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security and Peace, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (second right); and Chief Technical Director, Security Risk Reform and Transformation Policy Division in the Ministry of National Security and Peace, Delroy Simpson. The project is undertaken at a cost of $2.3 billion and is being funded through the Government’s Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) Programme.
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), converses with Construction Manager at West Indies Home Contractors Limited (WIHCON), Patrick Turner (left), during a tour of the construction site of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) St. Catherine North Divisional Headquarters in Spanish Town, on Wednesday (October 8). They are joined by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security and Peace, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (second right); and Chief Technical Director, Security Risk Reform and Transformation Policy Division in the Ministry of National Security and Peace, Delroy Simpson. The project is undertaken at a cost of $2.3 billion and is being funded through the Government’s Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) Programme.

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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (left), and Co-Founder of Christel House Jamaica, Hon. Sally Porteous (right), read the dedication plaque during Christel House Jamaica’s anniversary and ribbon-cutting ceremony held on Tuesday, October 7, at the institution in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine. Also pictured are (back row, from left) President and Chief Executive Officer of Christel House International, David Harris; Parliamentary Secretary in the Education Ministry, Senator Marlon Morgan, and Permanent Secretary, Dr. Kasan Troupe; and Chief Executive Officer of Christel House Jamaica, Taneshia Stoney Dryden.
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), is flanked by (from left) Commanding Officer for the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Area Five, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Christopher Phillips; Police Commissioner, Dr. Kevin Blake; Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security and Peace, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang; and Member of Parliament for St. Catherine North Central, Natalie Neita Garvey, during a visit to the community of Commodore in Linstead, St. Catherine, on Monday (October 6). The visit followed a brazen gun attack on a family home in the community on Sunday (October 5), in which nine people were shot—five fatally, including a four-year-old child. The Prime Minister has condemned the act and pledged the Government’s support for the families of the victims.
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Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Marlon Morgan (second left), applauds as Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency Yasuhiro Atsumi (4th left), hands over the keys for a bus valued at over US$ 42,000, to Principal of the Clarendon-based Rest Primary and Infant School, Dr. Sandra Smith (4th right), during a ceremony held at the institution on October 2. Other sharing the moment (from left) are: Member of Parliament for Clarendon South Western, Lothan Cousins; Executive Director of the National Education Trust (NET), Latoya Harris-Ghartey; Chairman of the school board, Beverley Boothe; and students.
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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, shares a warm embrace with grade-seven student Shavary McFarlane, during Christel House Jamaica’s fifth anniversary and ribbon-cutting ceremony, held at the institution’s Twickenham Park campus in St. Catherine on October 7. Shavary is among the first cohort enrolled in Christel House’s newly opened high school.

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