2 w. ago Holness Refutes Moves to Minimise Gov’t Efforts in Crime Reduction

Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness has hit back at suggestions from the Opposition People’s National Party that his administration has little to do with the decline in murders recorded so far in 2025. As at May 29, murders in Jamaica are down 43 per cent, year on year. National security minister, Dr. Horace Chang, says […] The post Holness Refutes Moves to Minimise Gov’t Efforts in Crime Reduction appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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2 w. ago Murders Projected to Hit New Low in Second Quarter of 2025 – Chang

National Security Minister, Dr. Horace Chang, says based on the current trajectory, murders are set to decline even further in the second quarter of this year when compared to quarter one. Just over 180 murders were recorded in the first quarter. Dr. Chang says the murder numbers for the first quarter of 2025 are the […] The post Murders Projected to Hit New Low in Second Quarter of 2025 – Chang appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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2 w. ago 74 Rifles Among 233 Firearms Seized in Largest Bust in Jamaican History

Minister of National Security Dr Horace Chang has provided an up-to-date count of the number of guns seized by the authorities this week. He says 233 firearms that were being smuggled into the country were intercepted. Dr Chang provided the update during a special post-Cabinet media briefing on Thursday. The commissioner of customs, Velma Ricketts, […] The post 74 Rifles Among 233 Firearms Seized in Largest Bust in Jamaican History appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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2 w. ago Chang Reiterates Gov’t Commitment to Improving JCF’s Human Resource Systems

Minister of National Security, Dr Horace Chang, has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to ensuring improvement in the human resource management system for the Jamaica Constabulary Force, JCF. He was speaking at the Jamaica Police Federation’s 82nd Annual Joint Central Conference in Hanover on Tuesday. Minister Chang says the Finance Ministry is on track to honour […] The post Chang Reiterates Gov’t Commitment to Improving JCF’s Human Resource Systems appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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2 w. ago Jamaica On Track to Dip Below Average Regional Murder Rate – Chang

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Dr. Horace Chang, in conversation with Dr. Kevin Blake, Commissioner of Police, on day one of the 82nd Annual Joint Central Conferences of the Jamaica Police Federation on Thursday, May 27 at Princess Grande Hotel in Hanover. Minister of National Security, Dr Horace Chang, says based on the current […] The post Jamaica On Track to Dip Below Average Regional Murder Rate – Chang appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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2 w. ago Holness Reflects on $80 Billion Investment in National Security

Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness says his administrations have invested over $80 billion in national security since 2016. He says this is almost 300 per cent more than the sum expended in the period 2008 to 2015, when $26 billion were spent. The prime minister also highlighted the record single year investment in national security, […] The post Holness Reflects on $80 Billion Investment in National Security appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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3 w. ago Latest Batch of Haitians to Arrive in Portland Make Asylum Application

A request has been sent to the Ministry of National Security for asylum to be granted to the group of Haitians who arrived in Portland on Sunday. International human rights lawyer and founder of Freedom Imaginaries, Malene Alleyne, says the letter was hand-delivered. Reports are the group of at least 40 Haitians landed at a […] The post Latest Batch of Haitians to Arrive in Portland Make Asylum Application appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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3 w. ago National Security Minister Calls Killing of Women & Girls ‘Troubling’

National security minister, Dr. Horace Chang, says recent acts of violence against women and girls are deeply troubling. Minister Chang makes reference to the sexual assault of two young girls, ages nine and 10, in Old Harbour, St. Catherine two Wednesdays ago; the strangulation and assault of nine-year-old, Kelsey Ferrigon in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, […] The post National Security Minister Calls Killing of Women & Girls ‘Troubling’ appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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