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Letter to the Jamaica Gleaner editor – Saturday, June 27, 2009
From: A. Genius (aldrane.genius@gmail.com)
Re: Police owning & operating public-transportation vehicles

Dear Editor,

The practice of police personnel owning and operating public-transportation vehicles is cause for concern and is something that the relevant authorities need to look into very seriously. The practice is posing a conflict of interest for our policemen and women and, therefore, has unethical implications.

The fact that this practice has been allowed to continue for years, without the relevant authorities taking the necessary steps to put an end to its existence, is quite unbelievable and speaks volumes about the level of ethics – or more accurately, the lack thereof, that exists in the police force and in the country as a whole … more

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