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January 12 12:22 AM
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KINGSTON, Jamaica —Minister of National Security Dr Horace Chang says the number of murders recorded in the country this year, has fallen below 700 fo...
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December 21, 2025
Government Senator Keith Duncan has moved to explain why he backed the crimefighting plan of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Administration, revealing ...
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December 1, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security and Peace, Dr Horace Chang, is recovering well after undergoing an electiv...
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October 9, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Construction of the St Catherine North Divisional Headquarters for the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) in Spanish Town will usher...
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August 29, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica Labour Party General Secretary Dr Horace Chang has taken note of and is condemning bomb threats on several government buil...
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August 18, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) candidate for St James North Western, Dr Horace Chang, courted public sector workers in his address to ...
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August 10, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – General Secretary of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), Dr Horace Chang has hailed Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness for steering the ...

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Chang says politicians who trivialise violence not fit for power
BY KASEY WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter kaseyw@jamaicaobserver.com 
July 14, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica – Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) General Secretary Dr Horace Chang says any politician who suggests a trivialisation of violence is un...
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June 18, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The House of Representatives, on Tuesday approved a further 180-day extension of the zones of special operations (ZOSOs) in seven ...
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June 9, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Since the start of the year, the Government has invested more than $500 million in modern technology for the Jamaica Constabulary ...
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May 31, 2025
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has received a $650-million infusion of high-tech equipment, that will significantly boost the speed, coordinatio...
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May 28, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — As Jamaica prepares to receive a flight of 107 deported nationals on Thursday, the Government is reassuring the public that the re...
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May 19, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Dr Horace Chang says the recent acts of violence committed against women ...
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April 30, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The Government is looking to boost the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) fleet of vehicles to ensure that the force has 1,600 opera...
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April 29, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The number of youths aged 15 to 24 years who have been murdered in Jamaica has dropped from 17 per cent in 2024 to 10 per cent so fa...
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April 29, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica- Some 500 cameras under the JamaicaEye programme are scheduled for Portmore and Old Harbour in St Catherine and Port Antonio, Portla...
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April 29, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica—If the current trends continue, Jamaica could record fewer than 600 murders this year, according to Minister of National Security Dr...
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April 12, 2025
PORTLAND, Jamaica – Minister of National Security Dr Horace Chang has described the illegal migration of Haitians to Portland as a “special problem”, ...
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April 6, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica —National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang will address this evening’s forum of the Norwood Community Development Committee in Norw...
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April 5, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of National Security Dr Horace Chang has urged the police to expend every effort to find and bring to justice the perpetr...
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Anthony Lewis | Observer Writer 
March 16, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica —National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang says a continued reduction in crime can be used as a negotiating tool with the US go...
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March 7, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The Ministry of National Security says it remains steadfast in its commitment to actively forge strategic partnerships to fight cr...
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Late RJRGleaner CEO did not seek applause
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Let them smell their ‘flowers’
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