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Today the Ministry of National Security received twenty Samsung tablets donated by the International Organization of Migration (IOM) for the National Taskforce Against Trafficking in Persons.

Victim survivors of trafficking and the Anti-Trafficking Unit in the Jamaica Constabulary Force are to benefit from the donation.

Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of National Security, Michael Morgan says the tablet donation is significant to the fight against human trafficking.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, the Hon. Dr Horace Chang says the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) Fleet Management System is to be improved over time to make the police more agile, mobile and better able to disrupt planned criminal activities.

The Minister was delivering the main address at the Handing Over Ceremony of forty (40) high-end motor vehicles valued at $313 million to the JCF today, (July 31), at the Police Commissioner’s Office.

“Step up and take action on all fronts to end child trafficking,” is the call by Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, the Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn.

The State Minister was speaking yesterday (July 30) at the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Youth Panel Symposium held at the University of Technology Jamaica in observance of World Day Against Trafficking in Persons.

Minister Cuthbert-Flynn emphasised that, “We must prioritise child protection, bolster legislation, improve law enforcement, and allocate more resources to combat child trafficking”.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, the Hon. Dr Horace Chang yesterday signed the contract to officially mark the start of construction for the new St. Catherine North Police Divisional Headquarters at a ceremony at the Office of the Prime Minister.

The facility will be constructed on over 40,000 square ft. of land in Tawes Pen, Spanish Town at a cost of approximately $2 billion under the Ministry's Project ROC (Rebuild, Overhaul and Construct).

The Government continues to put the necessary laws, policies and programmes in place to support the welfare of police officers and to ensure their quality of life on and off duty.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, the Hon. Dr. Horace Chang shared th this at the 30 Anniversary Church Service of the Association of Past Members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force in Montego Bay on Sunday June 30.

The Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF), a Department of the Ministry of National Security continues to play a pivotal role in schools and in shaping the future of Jamaica.

In delivering remarks at the JCCF Ruel Vaz Trophy Presentation Parade yesterday (July 1), Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, the Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn reiterated the Ministry’s commitment to the youth centred initiative.

FORCE CAMPS 2024

The Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF) is a paramilitary youth organisation under the Ministry

of National Security that is actively operating in one hundred and twenty-four (124) secondary

schools across the island. The Force has over four thousand five hundred (4,500) Cadets from 11 to

18 years of age.

During the period July 13 to August 07, 2024 the JCCF is to conduct Force Camps 2024 in three (3)

Phases. The Camps are designed to help Cadets ‘develop their leadership and life skills’. Each

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, the Hon. Dr. Horace Chang says ground will be broken for the construction of the St. Catherine North Divisional Headquarters in July.

He made the announcement at the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Passing Out Parade and Awards Ceremony for Batch 153 yesterday (June 25) at the National Police College of Jamaica in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine.

The Security Minister pointed out that, “this level of investment in the physical infrastructure of the JCF is unprecedented”.

The Government remains committed to providing opportunities for young Jamaicans to be exposed to quality Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, the Hon. Dr. Horace Chang echoed this sentiment yesterday (June 25) while delivering greetings at the press launch for the University of Technology (UTECH), Jamaica Western Campus STEM Summer Camp in Montego Bay.