Prime Minister Holness Announces 2,500 Surveillance Cameras to be Installed Over Three Years Under Expanded JamaicaEye Network
Prime Minister Dr. The Most Honourable Andrew Holness has announced that 2,500 new surveillance cameras will be installed across the island over the next three years as part of a strategic expansion of the JamaicaEye network.
Prime Minister Holness made the announcement while speaking today at the official commissioning of the Olympic Way JamaicaEye Control Centre at the Olympic Way Police Station.
The Cabinet has approved a strategic master plan for the expansion of the Jamaica Eye network. Over the next three years, we will add 2,500 cameras across Jamaica island-wide. Already 500 of those have been earmarked for Portmore, Old Harbour, and Port Antonio,” Prime Minister Holness stated.
The Prime Minister emphasised that the camera installations will form a vital part of a broader, integrated national safety infrastructure. The initiative will improve real-time surveillance capabilities, response coordination, and modern policing effectiveness.
“We are building out a national infrastructure of safety. So, for all the people who are quick to retort, where are the cameras? You’re going to get cameras until you don’t know what to do with them,” he said.
The Prime Minister also pushed back against critics, affirming that the Government is focused on tangible, long-term results.
“Our government works. You have people who make up lies and talk, but when they had the chance, they never did anything, but they all have mouths now. But this is the government. Regardless of what you want to say, we get things done properly and with endurance.”
Prime Minister Holness said the newly installed 51 cameras along the Olympic Way corridor are part of a wider, connected and integrated network.
“The 51 cameras installed here along the Olympic Way stretch are not isolated. They are part of a national grid. The footage can be accessed not only by officers here at Olympic Gardens but also by the police emergency control. That means improved coordination, faster response times and better outcomes when seconds matter.”
The Prime Minister continued: “This level of real-time integration is what modern policing demands, and we are equipping our officers not just with more tools but with the right tools.” Dr. Holness added.
The expansion of the JamaicaEye network is a key component of the Government’s broader efforts to strengthen public safety, support effective crime fighting, and build trust through transparency and technology.