Public Forum On Police Reform
Jamaicans For Justice and the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica presents: A PUBLIC FORUM ON POLICE REFORM What has been achieved and what next? The Panel features – Senator The Honourable Dwight Nelson (Ministry of National Security), Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin (Commissioner of Police) and Professor Gordon Shirley (Chairman of the Implementation Committee on Police [...]
One District Constable’s Assault Conviction Overturned; Other Upheld
District Constable Neville Wallace had his assault conviction and sentence overturned yesterday in the Court of Appeal, but his colleague, Roy ‘Ray’ Higgins, wasn’t as lucky, as his conviction was upheld. Both district constables were convicted in 2008 on charges of severely beating and pepper-spraying an inmate who relocated himself to another cell due to [...]
Address The Issue Of Police Officers Needing Dialysis
Letter to the Jamaica Gleaner editor – Tuesday, July 21, 2009 From: Anthony Pasmore (Tower Isle, St. Mary) Re: Police officers needing dialysis Dear Editor, I was very saddened by a recent radio report that retired policemen, who were on dialysis at a diabetic centre, had been removed from the list and were now faced [...]
Jury Selection Begins In ACP Gilbert Kameka Murder Trial
Jury selection started yesterday in the case of the three men charged with the November 2007 murder of Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Gilbert Kameka. Notably, the empaneling lasted the entire day and was still not completed, as there were not enough jurors and the panel was still one juror short. Senior Puisne Judge Marva [...]
Entitlements On The Death Of A Jamaican Police Officer
Under the Constabulary Force act and Constables (Special) Act, if a constable or special constable dies while in the force, or as a result of injuries received during the course of duty, the Governor General may grant to the dependents of that constable, pensions and gratuities as set out in the regulations under the acts. [...]