Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator Matthew Samuda, is encouraged by the University of Technology’s (UTECH) and the Child Resiliency Programme’s (CRP) pledge to continue mentoring the over 350 at-risk-youth who participated in the Ministry’s Music, Sports and Technology Summer Programme.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, the Hon. Dr. Horace Chang says the Government of Jamaica (GoJ) is seeking to reduce the involvement of youth in criminal activities by streamlining social intervention programmes.

Minister Chang made the announcement during the launch of the United States Agency International Development’s (USAID) Local Partner Development (LPD) Core Partners Youth Crime and Violence Prevention Programme at the Terra Nova Hotel yesterday (Thursday, November 19, 2020).

Minister of National Security, the Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, has announced that training has commenced for recruits at the Tranquility Bay Wing of the National Police College of Jamaica (NPCJ). The disclosure was made following a tour of the St. Elizabeth based police facility this morning.

The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) is reporting that an inmate from the St. Catherine Adult Correctional Centre (St. CACC) died today while undergoing treatment at the Spanish Town Hospital in the parish.

The inmate had complained of chest pains and was taken to the hospital earlier today. While there, the inmate attempted to disarm the Correctional Officers of their service weapons when an officer’s firearm was discharged hitting him in the abdomen. The inmate was undergoing surgery for his injuries when he died.

Minister without Portfolio, Senator the Honourable Matthew Samuda says New Broughton Sunset Rehabilitation Centre (NBSRC) is prepared to combat COVID-19, should it enter the low-risk facility located in Broughton, Manchester.

Minister of National Security, the Hon. Dr. Horace Chang says the Ministry may have to call on private security guards to assist with enforcing COVID-19 measures in public spaces across the island.

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda and Parliamentary Secretary from the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator Robert Morgan, today met with representatives of the Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) to discuss airport media protocols for the re-entry of Jamaicans under the Disaster Risk Management (Enforcement Measures) (No. 5) Order, 2020.

The attendees included President of the PAJ, Mr. George Davis; Vice President, Michelle Wilson Reynolds; and Director, Dionne Jackson Miller.

Minister of National Security, the Hon. Dr. Horace Chang says the changeover of the mobile reserve to a Specialized Operations Branch signals the dawn of a new era of policing in Jamaica.

Minister of National Security, the Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, has described the newly constructed entrance to Up Park Camp as a one of the gateways for transformation within the security forces.

The Minister’s remark follows the opening ceremony for Cannon Ball Gate which took place at the military base earlier today. He pointed out that the construction is a welcomed extension to the activities for development in the Corporate Area and a “pleasant” addition to the infrastructure of the Jamaica Defence Force.

The Ministry of National Security yesterday, continued its pilot phase of the Handheld Traffic Ticketing Management System in Mandeville, Manchester.