New Cameras Beef Up Port Security
The Gleaner - July 25, 2006

Hawkeye Electronic Security Limited has signed a contract with the Government to provide closed circuit television (CCTV) surveillance equipment for the ports of Kingston and Montego Bay.

Industry, Technology, Energy and Commerce Minister, Phillip Paulwell, who made the announcement at a Hawkeye-organised CCTV seminar at Medallion Hall Hotel in Kingston last week said that the technology to be provided was an upgrade of the CCTV system, which has been in place at the two ports for the last two years.

Hawkeye's director of sales, Sean Clacken, said each port would be overhauled at a cost of US$500,000 to US$600,000. He noted that while the initial cost was high, the system would pay for itself in two years, as it required minimal maintenance and no additional infrastructure.

With digital CCTV technology connected to an Internet protocol, Mr. Claken said, security personnel would be able to remotely monitor the sites. "This means that you will be able to monitor a location from anywhere in the world, suffice there is Internet connection available," he pointed out.