Enhancement Fund (TEF), Dr. Carey Wallace participate in the ribbon cutting to signify the official handover of furniture and appliances

donated by TEF to the Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional and the South Camp Juvenile Correctional and Remand Centres. Looking on are

Mr. Courtney Williams, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security (second right), Ms. Fiona Wilson, Director of

Rehabilitation in the Department of Correctional Services (third right), Ms. Janice Shaw, Adult Rehabilitation & Reintegration Policy

The Ministry of National Security is pleased to announce the appointment of Ambassador Alison Stone Roofe as the new Permanent Secretary and to thank Mr. Courtney Williams for his outstanding oversight of the Ministry since October 2020.

With more than 30 years of experience in the public sector, Ambassador Stone Roofe brings a wealth of expertise in managing teams and multi-stakeholder relationships, building strategic partnerships, and cultivating global alliances.

Force is the only public entity that is on a path to full digitization. He made the statement during his 2023 Sectoral

Presentation in Parliament today under the theme: "Technology - Transforming the Force for Good, Securing a Nation".

Minister of State for National Security, the Hon. Zavia Mayne looks on attentively.

We will win this war (against crime, violence and public disorder) – Minister Chang

Arrangements around legislation pertaining to a new Passenger Name Record (PNR) system at airports across Jamaica as a solution to long waiting times are to be expedited according to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, the Hon. Dr. Horace Chang.

The disclosure was made during a meeting chaired by the Minister at the MBJ Airport on Thursday (April 6, 2023) to address and implement fixes to long lines and crowding in the arrivals area.

Minister Chang said he is hoping to have the legislative work completed by November 2023.

The Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, the Hon. Zavia Mayne, says the 34.3-million-

dollar project of the newly renovated block at the Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre (Tredegar

Park, Spanish Town, St. Catherine) will contribute to creating a conducive environment for resident

juvenile offenders.

"The project provides a structured and secure environment where juvenile offenders can receive

educational, vocational, and behavioural interventions designed to facilitate their rehabilitation",

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ZOSOs continue to yield positive results – Minister Chang

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, the Hon. Dr Horace Chang, says the government remains confident that the Zones of Special Operations (ZOSOs) are transformative in communities where they are established and noted that, the government remains committed to providing opportunities for the most vulnerable citizens in the country.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 2, 2022

Unattached Youth Truck Driving Programme to be Expanded – Minister Chang

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, the Hon. Dr. Horace Chang says the Government will be expanding the Commercial/Articulated Truck Driver Programme given its success since launching in 2021.

He was addressing the graduating class of over thirty young people who completed the Commercial/Articulated Truck Driver Course at the Caribbean Military Technical Training Institute in Flanker, Montego Bay on Thursday, December 1, 2022.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, December 1, 2022

Green Acres Police Station Coming Soon

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, the Hon. Dr Horace Chang is assuring residents of Green Acres in St Catherine that they will have a new, operational police station in place early in the new year.

He said the issues curtailing the opening of the facility are being addressed and will be completed by March 2023, as the Ministry of National Security is putting in the required drainage to protect the building and those it is scheduled to house.

With the addition of 25 new vehicles to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) fleet, the Force is better mobilized to respond to incidents and patrol Jamaica’s streets.

The addition consists of fifteen (15) L200 Mitsubishi pickups and ten (10) Toyota Hilux pickups, which were acquired at a cost of approximately $176 million.

Twenty-five New Vehicles added to the JCF Fleet

With the addition of 25 new vehicles to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) fleet, the Force is better mobilized to respond to incidents and patrol Jamaica’s streets.

The addition consists of fifteen (15) L200 Mitsubishi pickups and ten (10) Toyota Hilux pickups, which were acquired at a cost of approximately $176 million.