Anchovy Police Station To Be Fixed
Minister of National Security Senator Dwight Nelson has promised to address the deplorable conditions at the Anchovy Police Station in St. James. Minister Nelson, accompanied by a team from the Ministry and senior police officers from Area One, visited various troubled communities in St. James yesterday, specifically Granville, Mount Salem, Rose Heights, Canterbury and Flankers. [...]
Disabled Policeman Gets Motorized Wheelchair
A policeman who was accidentally shot by a colleague and subsequently became disabled almost 22 years ago, was presented yesterday with a brand new motorized wheelchair. Prime Minister Bruce Golding presented the motorized wheelchair to Sergeant Cecil Smythe during a ceremony at the City Centre Police station in downtown Kingston. In his remarks, Prime Minister [...]
Residents Protest Another Police Killing
Residents of Southborough in Portmore, St. Catherine were out in their numbers yesterday, using tires, wood and other debris to block the roads in protest and condemnation of Wednesday night’s (May 27) killing by the police of 19 year old Dane Daley. According to residents, Daley was killed in ‘cold blood’ by the police, and [...]
Commissioner Says Job First, Religion After
Police Commissioner Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin yesterday lashed out at police officers who he said were giving preference to their religion over their policing duties. Lewin was responding to questions put forward by members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) after his address to the 66th annual conference of the Jamaica Police Federation at the [...]
Police Kill Alleged Gunman; Residents Protest
A 29 year old man, Maurice Gayle, who the police allege fired shots at them, was shot and killed during a shoot-out with the police in the tough McIntyre Villa community located in East Kingston at approximately 12 noon yesterday. A firearm was reportedly seized during the incident, however angry residents are protesting and refuting [...]