Deputy Supt. Honoured in Montego Bay
The western chapters of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) on Monday (October 20) conferred awards on residents of St. James for outstanding services in their various fields of endeavour. Among them was Deputy Superintendent of police, Paul Stanton, who received the Sam Sharpe Award for exemplary service to the parish of St. James since [...]
Questions About New Police Stations
Letter to the Jamaica Observer editor – Thursday October 23, 2008 By Lloyd M. Smith (Lmaxwell43@aol.com) Regarding various announcements and press releases about groundbreaking for new police stations. Dear Editor, I read in your paper of October 18 that the permanent secretary in the Ministry of National Security had announced the building of a new [...]
Constant Spring Police Station to be Repaired
Repair work is to begin soon to fix leaking and flooding problems at the Constant Spring Police Station in Kingston. The station, which serves the entire St. Andrew North Division, has been a virtual sieve and is usually flooded whenever it rains. Senior officers have accused the authorities of dragging their feet in handling the [...]
Court Frees Policeman of Corruption Charges
Constable Courtney Anderson of the Spanish Town police appeared in the Spanish Town Criminal Court and has been released from custody without any charges being laid against him. He along with another constable (who was released last week) were arrested recently on alleged corruption charges, however he was discharged after the investigating officer told the [...]
Making a Citizens’ Report
Some Jamaican citizens have had the experience of being turned away from a police station where they went to make a citizens’ report, simply because the incident occurred outside the assigned geographical boundaries for that police station. This should not be, as no person must be redirected to another police station or office to make [...]