Police Warn Seaview ‘Shottas’
The Clovis cartoon below was published in today’s Chat magazine. It speaks to a recent warning that was issued to gunmen and ‘shottas’ in the volatile Seaview Gardens area of Kingston.
Jamaica Needs 4000 More Police Officers – Says Security Minister
Speaking yesterday at the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce’s meeting of its board of directors in Downtown Kingston yesterday, Minister of National Security, Senator Dwight Nelson, said that Jamaica needs at least 4,000 additional policemen and women in order to effectively control crime. While noting that the country currently has approximately 8,000 police personnel he said [...]
Reasons Why Jamaican Citizens Will Not Help The Police
Letter to the Jamaica Gleaner editor – Tuesday, September 15, 2009 From: COLROXJ, Kingston 19 Re: Reasons Why Jamaican Citizens Will Not Help The Police Dear Editor, On Thursday, September 10 while driving towards Manor Park in St Andrew I was pulled over by the police who claimed to be doing “routine” spot checks. A [...]
Jamaican Police Clamping Down On Street Boys
The Las May cartoon below, was featured recently in the Jamaica Gleaner newspaper. It speaks to a recent report that the police will be clamping down on windscreen wiper street boys. The cartoon highlights the irony being the gunman (shotta in the background) who is going about his illegal business just fine, meanwhile the police [...]
Police Lose Exciting Twenty20 Cricket Game Against Kingston & St Andrew
The Police cricket faced up against Kingston & St. Andrew (KSA) yesterday in Red Stripe Twenty20 cricket. It was an exciting match at the Up-Park-Camp cricket field, but disappointing for the police, as they succumbed to a painful three-run defeat. KSA batted first, making 178-9. The Police, needing to make 179 runs to win, made [...]