Report Corrupt Cops
Today’s Las May cartoon in the Jamaica Gleaner newspaper, encourages Jamaicans to report corrupt cops. It comes in light of an apparent increase in the cases of dirty (corrupt) cops being brought to justice.
Tags : corrupt cops, las may, las may cartoon
Scotiabank Partners With Police Traffic Division On Road-Safety Campaign
Financial institution, Scotiabank, and the Police’s traffic division, have partnered on a road-safety campaign that targets Jamaica’s children.
More than 200 children sustain injuries in traffic accidents annually in Jamaica, and there were 31 vehicle crash-related child fatalities in 2009. Additionally, there are hundreds more who have suffered psychological damage. These numbers spurred the financial institution to ramp up efforts to curb the problem, so last year they launched the Street Smart campaign. 20 schools are currently involved in the campaign, and a team (which includes doctors and traffic cops) visits these schools from time to time. They give road-safety instructions, and the police use video clips and other hands-on methods to educate the children on best practices on roadways.
Tags : Police Traffic Division, Road Safety, Scotiabank, traffic police
Jamaica Observer Editorial Focuses On Recent Arms Find
As with today’s Sunday Gleaner editorial, the Jamaica Observer’s editorial also focuses on the Jamaica Constabulary Force:
We’re not for a moment begrudging the immediate promotion of the policemen who last Thursday blew the whistle on their rogue colleagues at the illegal gun shop on Munster Road in East Kingston.
Of course they deserve to be acknowledged and commended for what they did. Encouragement does, after all, sweeten labour and there’s no counting the many lives that might have been saved as a result of their endeavours.
Somewhere amidst the celebration though, we get the rather worrying impression that these good officers are being rewarded for going beyond the call of the duty expected of them … more
Tags : jamaica observer, Owen Ellington
Letter Commending Several Members Of The Major Investigation Task Force
Letter to the Jamaica Gleaner editor – Sunday, February 7, 2010
From: M. McLean
Re: Letter Commending Several Members Of The Major Investigation Task Force
Dear Editor,
This is an open letter to Acting Commissioner of Police Owen Ellington.
Sir, I take great pleasure in commending members of your Major Investigation Task Force on solving the case of businessman Donovan “Pope” Campbell. They are:
• Detective Sergeant S Campbell – #8911
• Detective Corporal D Grant – #6650
• Detective Corporal C Maye – #10555
• Detective Constable T Archer – #10270
• Detective Constable D Boothe – #11294
…. more
Tags : Donovan “Pope” Campbell, M. McLean, Major Investigation Task Force
Gleaner Editorial About The JCF Cleaning House
Today’s Gleaner newspaper refers to the recent incident where a police sergeant was arrested for his alleged role in the illegal sale of guns that were stolen from the police’s armory …. “The behaviour of the three junior policemen and the district constable whose action led to last week’s seizure of a cache of weapons and ammunition and an audit of, and a probe into, the management of the police armoury was by all accounts exemplary. But while we appreciate accolades being showered upon them, we wonder whether their immediate promotion represents the best, or most appropriate way to recognise the men who initiated the bust,” … more
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