Jamaica’s Bad Cops
Letter to the Jamaica Observer editor – Thursday, February 26, 2009 By Steve Ellis (steve_ellis62@yahoo.com) Re: Getting out bad cops Dear Editor, I write regarding the story in the Observer on February 20 by assistant business editor Julian Richardson of cops bribing him and threatening to kill him. Hopefully, before or after he published this [...]
Experiences With The Police
Letter to the Jamaica Observer editor – Thursday, February 26, 2009 By Derek Young (der_yon@hotmail.com) Re: Encounters with the police Dear Editor, At 52 years old, having lived a law-abiding life and in approximately 30 years of driving, I have received one traffic ticket for making an illegal right turn on a red filter light. [...]
Some Jamaican Police Corrupt?
Yes … so says Jamaica Observer cartoonist Clovis with today’s sketch. Check it out below.
St. Andrew South Division Said To Be Lacking Resources
With over 30 murders in the St. Andrew South Division since the start of the year, policemen in that division are reportedly complaining that they are lacking the resources needed to curtail outbreaks of violence in some communities there. The St. Andrew South Division contains a number of notoriously violent areas including Drewsland, Payne Avenue, [...]
Police At Airport Refuse To Be Searched – Cartoon
Today’s Clovis cartoon that was featured in the Jamaica Observer newspaper, speaks to the on-going debate about the police at the airport being searched by airport security guards.