Retired Chief Justice Lensley Wolfe Is New Chairman Of The PPCA
Retired Chief Justice, Lensley Wolfe, has been appointed by Governor General Sir Patrick Allen, to be the new chairman of the the Police Public Complaints Authority (PPCA). He succeeds retired Supreme Court Judge Lloyd Ellis, who died in October of this year. The PPCA is an independent, non-police agency of the Ministry of Justice with [...]
Don’t Arrest Santa!
Today’s Las May cartoon in the Jamaica Gleaner newspaper references the increased police presence on Jamaica’s roads, as Santa Claus with his bag of toys and gifts has to plead and explain that it’s not loot and that he should not be arrested.
Gleaner Editorial On The Bungle’s Conviction
Today’s Editorial in the Gleaner newspaper, focuses on yesterday’s conviction of Superintendent Harry ‘Bungles’ Daley on corruption charges … The case of Harry Daley, the high-ranking policeman convicted on corruption charges yesterday, served to illuminate an inconvenient Jamaican truth. The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is a troubled organisation, one in which corruption reaches into all [...]
Policeman’s Larceny Conviction Overturned
The Court of Appeal has freed a policeman who was sentenced in 2007 to 12 months’ imprisonment for larceny of a motor car. Senior Resident Magistrate Judith Pusey had convicted Constable Gairy Reid in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court in June 2007, after he had allegedly sold a stolen motor car to a businessman [...]
Suspension Of ISCF Recruitment Entrance Examination
Media notice: Kindly be advised that the Island Special Constabulary Force (ISCF) Recruitment Entrance Examination will be suspended from December 8, 2009. Recruitment resumes on Tuesday, January 12, 2010.