Page 6 - Copy of MNS Strategic Business Plan (Digital Version)

HONOURABLE MINISTER OF STATE'S

MESSAGE

Completing planning for a forensic psychiatric facility and an infirmary for
mentally ill and bed-ridden inmates;

Fast-track the development of a new prison with approximately 5000
spaces;

Strengthening partnerships with local and international stakeholders to
include: Stand Up for Jamaica, Office of the Public Defender, Missionaries

of the Poor, UK Commission through Foreign Commonwealth &
Development Office (FCDO) formerly Department for International
Development (DFID), USAID among others; and

Advancing the rehabilitation activities in the DCS to include educational
and vocational programmes and redevelop spaces.

Undoubtedly, the PSRA is an essential regulatory body within the national
security architecture. Based on its records, the Private Security Industry (PSI)

employs over 24,000 individuals who serve to protect property and lives.
There has been a growing concern island-wide over their classification as

contractors or employees to the companies they work for which determines
their compensation, and so we will be working on improving the legislation
in this ambit to address this and similar concerns. Their value to national

security is without question, and there are indeed significantly greater
benefits that can be yielded over time with legislative adjustments and

technological investments. The Ministry is currently reviewing the PSRA Act
with a view to better manage the industry as a whole in consultation with all

stakeholders.

As for the JCCF, with a revision of the JCCF Act, we hope to expand the cadet

corps across schools in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Youth
and Information.The JCCF serves as a feeder for the Jamaica National Service

Corps and the Jamaica Defence Force and we laud the over 104 cadet units
established across the island and commend the instructors who continue to

go above and beyond the call, despite not receiving salaries over the years.

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