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OVER 830,000 PASSPORTS ISSUED TO JAMAICANS IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS, DECLARES SECURITY MINISTER!

December 2nd, 2015 | Add a Comment

 (L) BUNTING… attributed increase to demand for multiple identifications by commercial enterprises and money transfer agencies. (R) A Jamaican passport— THE Passport, Immigration and Citizens Agency (PICA) issued approximately 830,000 passports to Jamaicans over the last five years. Minister of National Security Peter Bunting made the disclosure recently in the House of Representatives, in a statement responding to questions raised by the Opposition spokesman on the portfolio, Derrick Smith. The Opposition expressed concern about an increase in 2014/15 over 2013/14, of close to 50,000 passports issued by the agency.The statement, tabled in the House of Representatives by Bunting, showed the following figures over the last five-year period: 134,105 passports issued in 2010/11; 138,773 issued in 2011/2012; 150,777 issued in 2012/13; 177,243 issued in 2013/14; and huge jump in 2014/15 to 227,510. However, the 227,000 … Read entire article »

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THE OPPOSITION (JLP) WELCOMES THE APPOINTMENT OF CARL WILLIAMS AS JAMAICA’S NEW POLICE COMMISSIONER!

September 9th, 2014 | Add a Comment

Williams… will take up the post as police commissioner on September 15. The Opposition has welcomed the appointment of Carl Williams as Police Commissioner. Williams, now a Deputy Commissioner of Police will take up his new assignment on September 15. “We had felt that DCP Williams was among the likeliest of choices for the position, based on his performance in the Jamaica Constabulary Force, his 30 years of experience as a police officer and his reputation as a team player,” said Opposition Spokesman on National Security Derrick Smith. He said Smith also brings to the office, years of experience at various levels of the force in fighting crimes such as narcotics and lottery scamming. Smith has called for the men and women of the JCF to give Williams their full support. He also said the JLP … Read entire article »

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