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Head of the Jamaica Cyber Incident Response Team (JaCIRT), Lieutenant Colonel (Lt. Col) Godphey Sterling, addresses a JIS Think Tank on Thursday (September 28).

Overseas Ransomware Gangs Continue to Prey on Jamaican Entities

By: Rocheda Bartley, October 11, 2023

Ransomware gangs originating overseas continue to prey on establishments operating in Jamaica through cyberattacks. Head of the Jamaica Cyber Incident Response Team (JaCIRT), Lieutenant Colonel Godphey Sterling, says some of...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (second left), holds discussions with (from left), Police Commissioner, Major General Antony Anderson; Member of Parliament, Westmoreland Western, Morland Wilson; Manager,Marlon Turner Construction, Marlon Turner; and Senior Project Manager in the National Housing Trust’s (NHT) Special Projects Unit , Jacqueline Johnson. The occasion was a recent tour of the Frome and Little London Police stations’ construction sites in Westmoreland.

Groundbreaking for New Westmoreland Police Divisional Headquarters Expected by Year End

By: Serena Grant, October 8, 2023

Head of the Jamaica Cyber Incident Response Team (JaCIRT), Lieutenant Colonel Godphey Sterling, addressing a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’.

Jamaicans Urged to Protect Themselves Against Botnet Attacks

By: Rocheda Bartley, October 8, 2023

National Security 2 years ago Person of Interest Identified in Incident at Ocho Rios Primary School
By: Chris Patterson, October 6, 2023
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By: Chris Patterson, October 4, 2023

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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), greets Chief of Defence Staff, Rear Admiral Antonette Wemyss-Gorman, on arrival at the National Poppy Appeal Festival of Remembrance held on October 1 at the Little Theatre in Kingston. Looking on is Chairman, Jamaica Legion, Lt. Col. (R'td) Andrew Sewell (left). The event was hosted by the Jamaica Legion, in partnership with the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), to raise funds to provide continued support to needy military veterans at Curphey Home, as well as other veterans and widows of veterans islandwide.

2 years ago National Security

PHOTOS: National Poppy Appeal Festival

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), greets Chief of Defence Staff, Rear Admiral Antonette Wemyss-Gorman, on arrival at the National Poppy Appeal Festival of Remembrance held...

2 years ago CybersecurityOffice of the Prime Minister

National Cybersecurity Authority in Two to Four Years

Government is looking to establish the new National Cybersecurity Authority within the next two to four years. “The Authority will be created as a creature of statute and will seek...

By: Rocheda Bartley, September 29, 2023

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (September 26).

2 years ago National Security

House of Representatives Passes Zones of Special Operations Amendment Bill

The House of Representatives, on Tuesday (September 26), passed the Law Reform (Zones of Special Operations) (Special Security and Community Development Measures) (Amendment) Bill. The legislation was designed with a...

By: Latonya Linton, September 28, 2023

Mariners and fishers are being urged to exercise caution at sea.

2 years ago National Security

Mariners, Fishers Urged to Take Sea Safety Seriously

Mariners and fishers are being urged to take the necessary safety precautions when they go to sea. These precautions, which include wearing life jackets and having communication devices, are practical...

By: Lisa Rowe, September 27, 2023

Chief Executive Officer of the Passport Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), Andrew Wynter.

2 years ago National Security

PICA to Buy More Immigration KIOSKS

The Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) will be procuring more immigration kiosks as it moves the nation’s airports to global travel standards. The automated immigration kiosks are designed to...

By: Lisa Rowe, September 26, 2023

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, delivers remarks at the Private Security Regulation Authority’s (PSRA) annual conference held at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Kingston on September 23.

2 years ago National Security

Policy to Overhaul System of Assigning Police as Close Protection Officers Takes Effect 2024/25

The Government will be moving to fully implement the Public Officials Protection System (POPS) Policy in the 2024/25 financial year. The implementation will result in an overhaul of the age-old...

By: Judana Murphy , September 23, 2023

President of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI), Oral Heaven (left), and President of the University of the Commonwealth Caribbean (UCC), Haldane Davies, display a signed memorandum of understanding (MOU) to undertake a crime impact study in Montego Bay, at the Chamber’s offices at Freeport in St. James on Friday, September 22.

2 years ago CommerceEducationIndustryNational Security

MOU Signed to Undertake Crime Impact Study in Montego Bay

The Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI) and the University of the Commonwealth Caribbean (UCC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to undertake a comprehensive study on...

By: Okoye Henry , September 23, 2023

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), Andrew Wynter, speaks at a JIS Think Tank on August 30.

2 years ago National Security

PICA Reports Significant Take-Up of e-Passports

There has been significant take-up of the Passport Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) e-passport since its introduction in April. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for PICA, Andrew Wynter, told JIS News...

By: Lisa Rowe, September 22, 2023

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National Cybersecurity Authority in Two to Four Years

House of Representatives Passes Zones of Special Operations Amendment Bill

Mariners, Fishers Urged to Take Sea Safety Seriously

PICA to Buy More Immigration KIOSKS

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