Tink Yuh Bad? Shoot Mi Then!
Following the recent court ruling award of a record J$40M to a man who had been shot in the back by the police, here is the Gleaner newspaper cartoonist Las May’s humorous take on the matter:
Police Hotline Humor
Further to our post on December 24 regarding the St. Andrew South Police Division getting assistance from the business community in securing a hotline, Clovis has aptly described it via cartoon. Notice the business community’s high walls with barbed wire and the big padlock and chain on the door!
Beenie Man Hangs with the Police
Dancehall deejay was snapped over the festive season in Montego Bay, hanging with Constables Norman Samuels and Antonette Gayle of the Freeport Police Station in Montego Bay. Photo by Noel Thompson.
Jamaican Society is Fast Asleep?
A recent Clovis cartoon highlights a couple of the issues that Jamaican police have to deal with quite regularly. In one instance, they catch one of Jamaica’s most wanted with two illegal guns in his possession. The judge issues a slap on the wrist in the form of a light fine. In the other instance, [...]
POA Welcomes Call For National Ceasefire
The Police Officers Association (POA), which represents the officer corps of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), has welcomed the recent call from the National Transformation Programme (NTP) for a national ceasefire during which there would be no murders for the month of January, 2009.
This plan proposed by the NTP is the latest in a series [...]