The ‘Shoot Hoops Not Guns Initiative’ continues to score at the primary school level as the Ministry of National Security utilises music, sports and technology to target violence prevention in schools and communities.

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, the Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn says that the continued investment in the initiative further highlights the “Government’s commitment to exploring social investment avenues that are fun, engaging and relevant to at-risk children and communities”.

Delroy Simpson, the Chief Technical Director overseeing the Security Risk reform and Transformation Policy Division in the Ministry of National Security, sees institutional strengthening as necessary for Jamaica’s future.

th He told a full conference hall during a Plenary Session at the 10 Biennial Diaspora Conference in Montego Bay on Monday, June 17, that strengthening the institutions of law enforcement was a pivotal act by government to break the back of crime and to restore peace and effect good public order and peace in the island.

Deputy Commissioner of Police Fitz Bailey makes the case for an all-of-society assault on crime, stating that the issue is not solely the domain of the police but that of the entire Jamaican society.

The DCP made the point as part of a panel at the second Plenary Session on the opening day th of the 10 Biennial Diaspora Conference being held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James.

He stated that several root causes have been identified for the proliferation of serious crime throughout the island.

Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of National Security, Shauna Trowers says psychosocial support is vital to any form of intervention.

“We recognised that psychosocial support must be a main stake in any sort of intervention, so we’re not looking at intervention as a projectised approach it has to now th be institutionalised,” she made the comment during a panel discussion at the 10 Biennial Diaspora Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on Monday (June 17).

The Government of Jamaica wishes to provide an update to the public on the group of thirty-seven (37) Haitian migrants who arrived in Jamaica illegally, on July 10, 2023, and are currently in State care.

On Monday, June 10, 2024, the Ministry of National Security in collaboration with other Ministries, Departments and Agencies, conducted a successful relocation exercise of the Haitian migrants to a new location. The relocation was necessary to return the property donated for short-term use by the Northeastern Conference of the Seventh Day Adventist Church.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, the Hon. Dr. Horace Chang announced a sixty-day extension of the Zones of Special Operations (ZOSO) in four parishes.

He made the announcement at the sitting of the House of Representatives yesterday (June 11).

The extension takes effect in St. James, Westmoreland, Kingston and St. Andrew and will affect the communities of Denham Town, Parade Gardens, August Town, Greenwich Town, Mount Salem, St. James and Savanna-La-Mar.

The Government of Jamaica wishes to update the public regarding the Group of thirty-seven (37) Haitian migrants who arrived illegally in Jamaica on July 10, 2023.

From June 8 to 11, 2024, the Ministry of National Security, in collaboration with other Ministries, Departments, and Agencies, facilitated the relocation of the Haitian migrants to a new location.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, the Hon Dr Horace Chang, says his Ministry is making sure that helmets are made more accessible to aid in the government’s thrust to reduce motorcycle-related fatalities and permanent disablement.

He was speaking at the handing over of 2,000 helmets valued at J$28 million to the National Helmet Wearing Coalition, at a ceremony at the JN Fund Managers Building on Oxford Road, Kingston on Wednesday, June 12.

The Government will continue to invest in psychosocial support for children ages 10 to 16 as evidence shows this approach is more effective to behaviour change with sustainable benefits for the future.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, the Hon. Dr. Horace Chang shared this sentiment while addressing attendees at the Jamaica Association of Guidance Counsellors in Education (JAGCE) Half Yearly Conference at the Cardiff Hotel and Spa in St. Ann earlier today (June 11).

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, the Hon. Dr. Horace Chang says successfully apprehending and prosecuting criminals through effective forensic services will aid in reducing criminality across the island.

He made the remark while addressing attendees at the Opening Ceremony for the Caribbean Association of Forensic Sciences (CAFS) Conference held at the AC Marriott Hotel in Kingston today (June 10).