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CHANG DEFENDS DALLING - Security minister backs FLA leadership after IC report

June 05, 2026 | News
National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang has come to the defence of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA) Shane Dalling after the opposition People’s National Party called for his resignation in the wake of a report from the Integrity Commission (IC) on the operations of the entity.
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The Independent Commission of Investigations has launched a probe into the fatal police shooting of a man in St Catherine on Thursday night.

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CHANG DEFENDS DALLING - Security minister backs FLA leadership after IC report
National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang has come to the defence of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA) Shane Dalling after the opposition People’s National Party called for his resignation in the wake of a report from the Integrity Commission (IC) on the operations of the entity.

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Daryl Vaz’s announcement of a two-stanza increase in bus and taxi fares was, in part, the minister’s attempt at an illusionist’s trick that made inevitable the frustration and cynicism that have been displayed by transport operators.
The development again highlights the need for a new system, outside the realm of political consideration or control, for the determination, and regulation of transportation fares.  It also further underlines the recent suggestion by The Gleaner’s Editorial Board that Minister Vaz move with urgency in drafting and publishing of his promised national transportation policy.

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