Over $91 million was spent to construct the Port Antonio Police Station and Divisional Headquarters which was opened earlier today by Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. The facility was funded by the National Housing Trust (NHT) under the Ministry’s Project Rebuild, Overhaul and Construct (P-R.O.C).
The Ministry of National Security in partnership with eGov Jamaica today launched its pilot programme for the Handheld Traffic Ticketing Software. Under the initiative, one hundred (100) ruggedized android devices and portable printers will be rolled out in September, to enhance the Traffic Ticketing Management System.
The Ministry of National Security and the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to provide training to DCS staff along with wards and inmates transitioning out of correctional facilities.
The MOU was signed with the Human Employment and Resource Training/National Service Training Agency (HEART/NSTA) Trust and the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) Programme and will facilitate the placement of ex-wards and ex-inmates in entrepreneurial programmes offered by the HEART/NSTA Trust.
The Ministry of National Security’s Music Sports and Technology (MST) Summer Programme has received sanitation products valued at over US$7,000 from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), to assist in combating the spread of COVID-19 among students.
The Ministry of National Security has received Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) valued at over 2 million dollars ($2,000,000) from the Chinese community in Jamaica to assist frontline workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Minister of National Security, the Hon. Dr. Horace Chang expressed gratitude to the Chinese community for their continuous support and contribution during this time.
Over 50 private sector organisations have contributed to the formation of a National Consensus on Crime, which was signed by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, Opposition leader, Dr. Peter Phillips and others earlier today.
According to Minister of National Security, the Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, the consensus seeks to build national solidarity on policies and legislations surrounding crime fighting. He reiterated the Government’s commitment to investing in the security forces and ensuring the formation of sustainable solutions that reduce crime.
September 30, 2020
Ministry of National Security Welcomes New Permanent Secretary
Economist and Deputy Financial Secretary at the Minstry of Finance and Public Service, Courtney Williams, has been appointed as the new Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security and will succeed Dianne McIntosh, whose tenure ends today. Mr. Williams will commence duties as Permanent Secretary effective Thursday, October 1, 2020.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, the Hon. Senator Matthew Samuda, says the $40 million police post at the Ian Fleming International Airport (IFIA) in St. Mary, will be a welcomed addition to the Ministry’s Project Rebuild, Overhaul and Construct (P-R.O.C). He was speaking at the ground breaking ceremony for the construction project on the grounds of the IFIA, earlier today. The project which is being funded by Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ), is scheduled to be completed in October.
Minister of National Security, the Hon. Dr. Horace Chang says the Ministry is currently reviewing architecture designs for a new correctional facility with improved psychiatric care quarters for inmates.
He made the announcement during a sitting of the House of Parliament on Tuesday, June 16, where he outlined preliminary findings from an investigation undertaken by the Department of Correctional Services into the death of Noel Chambers, an 80-year-old mentally-ill patient.
Minster of National Security, the Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, has condemned the recent alleged coordinated attacks on the police officers and their families, resulting in the death of 67-year-old Clifton Green, the father of a Detective Inspector of Police, who resided in the community of Riversdale, St. Catherine.
