The Office of the National Security Advisor (ONSA) aims to improve Jamaica’s capacity to identify and prioritize threats to national security and support strategic security related policy development.
The National Security Advisor advises the Prime Minister and National Security Council on matters of security, intelligence and defence matters; provide coordination across the country’s security operations; act as principal channel of communication between the government and the intelligence community on issues that concern the community as a whole; act as a focal point for liaison with central intelligence authorities in other countries including Commonwealth countries, and monitors the implementation and update of the National Security Policy.
ONSA is mandated to:
