Water leakages which resulted in flooding at the Ministry of National Security almost a week ago has caused Permanent Secretary Courtney Williams to relocate staff until the damage on the affected floors has been repaired.

He said branches and divisions that require public access will be operating from Oxford House which is adjacent to Scotia Bank on 6 Oxford Road.

“Although some offices have been relocated next-door, mail will not be redirected given the short notice”, the Permanent Secretary added.

Business leaders in Montego Bay, St. James, have pledged job opportunities to the first cohort of students enrolled in the Ministry of National Security’s Articulated Truck Driving (ATD) Programme at the Caribbean Military Academy (CMA). The students are expected to complete their training early December 2021.

Offender Management Policy and Amended Corrections Act Herald New Beginning for DCS

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Honourable Matthew Samuda says the new Offender Management Policy and amendments to the Corrections Act will herald a new beginning for Corrections in Jamaica.

The Offender Management Policy, which is being spearheaded by the Offender Management, Rehabilitation Policy and Parole Board Administration Branch in the Ministry has been drafted and is expected to be completed by year-end.

In the last three years, the Private Security Industry (PSI) contributed to a notable decrease in

serious and violent crimes, robberies and break-ins says Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda,

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security.

“This downward trend is partly a result of the significant expansion of PSI, with an

average annual growth of 6 per cent (6%) in the number of registered private security

guards within the last ten years”, the Minister explained. He was speaking at a virtual

Minister of National Security, the Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, has directed the Major Organised Crime and Anti-corruption Agency (MOCA) to assess the Passport Immigration and Citizenship Agency’s (PICA) Information and Communication Technology (ICT) systems to confirm the veracity of security strategies outlined in the Auditor General’s (AG) Report issued on September 16, 2021.

Government Treating Youth Crime Engagement with Urgency

Youth engagement in crime and violence is of grave concern to the Government and a practice that is being treated as a matter of national urgency, declared Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, the Hon. Dr. Horace Chang.

More than 135 members of staff at the Ministry of National Security have opted to take the jab at a vaccination drive scheduled for next Tuesday (September 21).

Permanent Secretary Courtney Williams, said while staff are not mandated or coerced into taking the vaccine, every effort is being made to protect employees and combat vaccine hesitancy as well as the spread of misinformation.

The Ministry of National Security today convened its first Correctional Services Technical Working Group (CSTWG) meeting to address the findings of an investigation into the Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre by the Independent Commission of Investigation (INDECOM) in July 2020.

While the general findings of the investigation highlighted positive aspects of the juvenile facility, INDECOM alleged several incidents of inappropriate treatment of wards in contravention to best practices of state care.

Minister of National Security, the Hon. Dr. Horace Chang has reiterated the Government's commitment to strengthening cybersecurity training and education in Jamaica.

Minister Chang made the remarks during his address at the two-day virtual Inaugural Caribbean Cybersecurity Skills Symposium earlier today (August 25, 2021) and added that cybercrime is a clear and present danger to Jamaica and the wider Caribbean.

The Caribbean Cybersecurity Skills Symposium aims to update regional partners on measures to limit the reach and impact of cybercrime activities.

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