PhD Cop Calls For Tougher Laws To Punish Criminals
Speaking yesterday as the guest speaker at a Kiwanis Club of downtown Kingston luncheon at the Pegasus Hotel, Dr. Vivian Sawyers, head of the Darling Street Police Station, renewed the call for tougher laws to punish criminals, saying that current ones are outdated and too weak to deter persons from breaking the law.
Dr. Sawyers reportedly [...]
Additional J$234 Million To Purchase Vehicles & Boats For JCF
The Government has made an additional J$234 million available to purchase motor vehicles and boats for the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). The sum was included as capital expenditure in the First Supplementary Estimates 2009/10, which were tabled in the House of Representatives last week Tuesday (September 22), by the Minister of Finance and the Public [...]
The Public Is Legally Obligated To Co-operate With The Police
Kimmo Matthews has a very detailed feature in yesterday’s Jamaica Observer newspaper, where he outlines how/why the Jamaican public is legally obligated to co-operate with the police.
“… there is at least one piece of legislation designed to facilitate this – the Constabulary Force Act. The act, while not compelling people to ‘play nice’ with the [...]
ISCF vs. Government Court Trial To Begin In March 2010
The lawsuit that has been brought by the Island Special Constabulary Force (ISCF), challenging the Government’s decision to freeze public sector wages (including their own) is set to be tried on March 22 and 23, 2010 in the Supreme Court. The dates were set when both parties appeared in court last Friday (September 25) for [...]
Police Inspector Dies In Motor Vehicle Accident
Inspector Joseph Vaughn, of the Mandeville Police Station, died yesterday as a result of injuries that he sustained during a motor vehicle collision along the Kingsland main road in Manchester.
According to police reports, at about 2.15 in the afternoon, the Inspector was traveling towards Mandeville in a motor car, when he collided with a truck [...]