Two (2) Beach Watch groups have been launched and two (2) have been sensitized and are to be launched by the end of 2022;

Programmes, driven by the CSBG through the various Agencies, involve skills training and character development. Emphasis is placed on skills that appeal to our inner-city young males, such as articulated vehicle operation and construction. We will train and certify over 20,000 youths annually, including the entire relevant age cohort within the ZOSOs.

We have one of finest Ballistics Units and our pathology services will be significantly boosted with the completion of our state-of-the-art Autopsy Suite this financial year.

Madam Speaker, the Ministry and the JCF are now preparing a Fleet Management Plan. This will ensure that a fleet of at least 1,500 active fit-for-purpose police vehicles is maintained.

This fiscal year, the Ministry will significantly advance the construction of another five (5) major projects at a cost of approximately JM$6.6 billion. These are: FORENSIC PATHOLOGY AUTOPSY SUITE Madam Speaker the construction of the country’s first ever Forensic Pathology Autopsy Suite is currently 15% complete, and is scheduled for completion in this financial year. THE WESTMORELAND DIVISIONAL HQ Procurement for this project is ongoing and work is set to commence this year. THE ST. CATHERINE NORTH DIVISIONAL HQ The preparation of bill of quantities for this project is currently in progress. This facility will become a police area headquarters. THE MONTEGO HILLS POLICE FACILITY The procurement of design professionals for this project is currently in progress. THE GREEN ACRES POLICE STATION This project is currently 92% complete.

For the FY 2022/23, the Ministry is targeting the renovation of fifteen (15) police facilities at a cost of JM$500 million, while the NHT will be commencing the construction of five (5) police stations at a cost of approximately JM$1 billion. These are: i. Frome Police Station ii. Little London Police Station iii. Lacovia Police Station iv. Anchovy Police Station v. Stony Hill Police Station

For the FY 2022/23, the Ministry is targeting the renovation of fifteen (15) police facilities at a cost of JM$500 million, while the NHT will be commencing the construction of five (5) police stations at a cost of approximately JM$1 billion. These are: i. Frome Police Station ii. Little London Police Station iii. Lacovia Police Station iv. Anchovy Police Station v. Stony Hill Police Station

PROPOSED ESTABLISHMENT OF A C5 (COMMAND, CONTROL, COMPUTERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND CYBER) FACILITY. Madam Speaker, the Police Emergency and Control Centre (PECC) in Kingston will be reorganized and incorporated into a C5 facility at a cost of approximately JM$2 billion. The Centre will be embedded with the latest technologies to enable members to deliver services using real-time telemetry to address security and safety concerns. It will include a command and control room to oversee all occurrences island-wide as well as the national surveillance camera system – the “JamaicaEye”.

CONTINUED UPGRADING AND EXPANSION OF THE JCF DATA COMMUNICATION NETWORK This allows for the secure, encrypted end-to-end wireless data communication services, to police facilities island-wide. Further upgrades will be done through the installation and configuration of microwave equipment at fifty-one (51) priority JCF facilities.

NEW ELECTRONIC FEATURES TO THE TRAFFIC TICKET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (TTMS): Additional handheld devices will be procured this year to expand the pilot island-wide.

Later this year, an additional 300 cameras will be strategically installed across the Downtown Kingston and Stony Hill areas

DEPLOYMENT OF BODY WORN CAMERAS Under Phase 1, 400 cameras were deployed across 16 locations island-wide. During this financial year, Phase 2 will see the deployment of an additional 1,000 cameras across 120 police stations island-wide.