According to Superintendent Ryland Salmon of the Manchester Police, the recently commissioned Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) surveillance system for the town of Mandeville has already proven invaluable in the fight against crime. On the first day of operation, the system was responsible for detecting 152 breaches under road traffic act. Superintendent Salmon was speaking at a thanksgiving service to commission the CCTV system for Mandeville at the Mandeville Baptist Church on June 28th.

Minister of National Security, Sen. the Hon. Dwight Nelson, has congratulated the Mandeville community for the successful implementation of a closed-circuit television surveillance (CCTV), saying it is an important step in crime prevention and the effort to improve public safety.

The fight against crime in Mandeville got a significant boost recently following a million-dollar donation towards the installation cost of the town's CCTV system by State Minister for Local Government, Robert Montague. Mr. Montague was recently in Mandeville to meet with the local Parish Councillors to discuss matters affecting the parish. Mr. Montague also took the opportunity to tour the monitoring room for the CCTV system, which is now up and running and is being operated by personnel from the Mandeville Police, following extensive training. 

Thursday, January 10, 2008

National Commercial Bank Jamaica Limited (NCB) walked off with the Manchester Chamber of Commerce award for Banking and Finance during an elegantly appointed awards ceremony and banquet held at the Golf View Hotel in Mandeville, making this the fourth such award received by the Bank for 2007.

published: Monday | May 12, 2008

Mark Titus, Enterprise Reporter
Stakeholders in Manchester are fine-tuning efforts to install closed-circuit television (CCTV) surveillance by year end. The move to bolster the capacity of the police with high-tech resources is in line with a historic bipartisan pact to help curb crime there.

by Jamaica Information Service
Posted: Feb 9, 2009 17:12 UTC
MANDEVILLE (JIS)

Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Christopher Tufton, addressing the monthly meting of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce, on February 5.
 

MANDEVILLE (JIS):
Friday, July 25, 2008

Some 32 young persons are participating in a youth camp at the Northern Caribbean University (NCU) in Mandeville, put on by the Manchester Chamber of Commerce, under its Closed to Crime Initiative.
 

Posted March 4th, 2009 
A group of twenty one private sector business association Presidents, dubbing themselves the “Council of Presidents” met on Tuesday in a show of unity to discuss some of the critical issues affecting the Jamaican economy, in the wake of the global economic crisis. This was the first time, in many years, that the association presidents, representing the key sectoral interests in the business community, were meeting, hosted by Sagicor Life Jamaica at its New Kingston headquarters.

The Manchester Co-operative Credit Union (1977) Limited was presented with an award for being a Nominee in the Banking and Finance category

published: Monday | September 29, 2008 
Angelo Laurence, Gleaner Writer
The dramatic increase in murders in the parish over the last four months, which has drawn national attention, has heightened the call for Government to resume hanging by the majority of the members of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce. The call to hang convicted murderers is also supported by Mayor of Mandeville, Brenda Ramsay, who said the killings have left members of the Mandeville community in fear.
 

MANDEVILLE (JIS):
Friday, July 04, 2008

The Manchester Police Department has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Manchester Chamber of Commerce (MCOC) and several other regional civic organizations to implement the Closed to Crime Initiative, an undertaking aimed at significantly reducing the growing incidence of crime in that parish.

Article & Photos by Orville Morgan
[ Story Posted - Thursday, February 21, 2008 ]

A major aspect of the Closed to Crime Initiative (CTCI), a programme in which Northern Caribbean University is integrally involved, came to fruition on Wednesday February 20, 2008 when the Manchester Chamber of Commerce (MCOC) handed over some well needed resources to bolster the Manchester division of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) at the divisional headquarters in Mandeville. 

Published: Monday | January 14, 2008 
Byron McDaniel, Gleaner Writer
Walderston, Manchester:

In December 2006, the Manchester business community lost two of its stalwarts to violence. 

Angelo Laurence 
(Dec-23-2005) 

Members of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce (MCOC) have elected a new president to head the organization during a meeting held at the Golf View Hotel on December 7, 2005.