The Ministry of National Security wishes to remind the public that under the Disaster Risk Management Act (DRMA), only specific categories of workers are allowed to travel during the hours of curfew and ‘no movement’ days.

All exempted workers should travel with an approved letter from their organisations and the requisite photo identification card(s).

All other non-essential service workers are to stay home and follow the guidelines put in place by the Ministry of Health and Wellness to limit the spread of Covid-19.

UPDATED: ENDS 2.0 Operational on No Movement Days

The E-commerce National Delivery System (ENDS) will resume operations until midnight during curfew hours and ‘no movement days‘ mandated by the Government yesterday (Thursday, August 19, 2021).

The most recent upgrades to the online ENDS registration platform – www.ends.gov.jm- have improved vendors' registration and tracking processes. In partnership with the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), the Government continues to upgrade the platform for a better user experience.

More than 700 cases of forgery and fraud have been uncovered by the Passport Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA during the past five years, says Andrew Wynter, Chief Executive Officer.

The revelation comes following this morning’s official opening of the passport agency’s Document Forensic Laboratory at its offices on West Kings House Road in St. Andrew. The recently installed forgery detection suite is valued at approximately $22 million and is a donation to the Ministry of National Security from the Government of the United Kingdom (UK) to be used by the PICA.

Jamaica Eye is one of the suite of tools that will be used to improve crime fighting capabilities in Stony Hill, says Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda.

“JamaicaEye plans to have a national presence and has been building out accordingly. All town centres are a priority to the Ministry and Stony Hill is one such commercial centre”, Minister Samuda said during a tour of the Stony Hill Police Station and the town centre yesterday (August 12, 2021).

St. Mary’s murder rate has been slashed by 50 per cent says Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, who made the declaration this morning (August 13) during the official opening ceremony of the Police Post at Ian Fleming International Airport in Boscobel, St. Mary.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, commends the actions of members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) for their discretion, when confronted by men in a section of the Cockpit Country, home to the Accompong Maroons.

The Government of Jamaica firmly and unequivocally condemns all forms of ill-treatment to its citizens and will take strong, decisive action against anyone who infringes on their rights, declares Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, the Hon. Dr. Horace Chang.

The Government of Jamaica will respond to emerging and existing vulnerabilities in the border security landscape as well as risks to trade, the blue economy and public health through the implementation of a National Border Security Policy and Strategy, says Courtney Williams, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, the Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says the public can expect to see greater alignment of the nexus between the work of the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) and the other agencies of national security, as it advances the modernizing of the physical facilities and legislative framework that support their work.

The E-commerce National Delivery Solution (ENDS) has now come to the end of phase one of the pilot programme and is undergoing a major overhaul in preparation for an Official launch for phase two of the pilot. The Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) is the partner of the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) in the ENDS initiative.