Kudos To The Traffic Police
Letter to the Jamaica Gleaner editor – Sunday, January 31, 2010 From: Joycelyn Valentine (jamaica@jamaicastores.com) Re: Kudos to the traffic police and highway patrol Dear Editor, The Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) constant vigilance on the road should put to shame some of its critics. The members are no paragons of perfection but there seems to [...]
Corrupt Policeman – Constable Anthony Davey – Sentenced To Nine Months Hard Labour
35 year old Constable Anthony Davey – formerly of the Waterford Police Station in Portmore, St. Catherine – who pleaded guilty to corruption charges two weeks ago, was sentenced yesterday in the Spanish Town Resident Magistrate’s Court to nine months at hard labour. The court heard that some time in July of 2009, Davey arrested [...]
Public Defender Earl Witter Urges Greater Police Regard For The Rules Of Engagement
Speaking yesterday at the Police’s Bureau of Special Investigations’ (BSI) award and prize-giving ceremony held in downtown Kingston, Public Defender Earl Witter beseeched Jamaica’s police to place greater emphasis on the manner in which they engage citizens, and said the number of persons killed by the police could be less “if there was greater regard [...]
Three Policemen Interdicted For Gun Salutes At Alleged Don’s Funeral
On January 18, we reported that three policemen were among nine persons being investigated by the Trelawny police, for their possible roll in gun salutes that reportedly took place during the funeral of 31 year old alleged gang leader, Patrick ‘Kingman’ McDonald. The police high command has now officially interdicted the three policemen (two constables [...]
Jamaica’s Commissioners Of Police Since Independence
A handy list to have – the Commissioners of Police that Jamaica has had since Independence (1962). 1962 – 1964 – Noel A. Croswell 1964 – 1970 – A. Gordon Langdon 1970 – 1973 – Jack R. Middleton 1973 – 1977 – Basil L. Robinson 1977 – 1980 – D. O. Campbell 1980 – 1982 [...]