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UWI Open Campus To Provide Jamaican Police With Training In Community Policing

news — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 22:35:54 +0000

Members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) are to get online training in community policing at the University of the West Indies Open Campus. It’s a newly launched UWI Open Campus Community Policing Programme (CPP), and the Commissioner of Police Owen Ellington said it will help the force to “combat crime”. The online delivery of the CPP by the UWI Open Campus provides the opportunity for active duty officers in the region to be trained cost-effectively, without disrupting their normal duties.

100 Jamaican police personnel, and another 100 police personnel from across the region will be trained in the first of two 13-week courses to be delivered online beginning next month. An estimated 7,000 police regionally are to be trained.

The CPP encompasses Community Policing 1 (COP1), which — with special attention to the Caribbean context — will provide a historical overview of the practice and introduce participants to the major perspectives, principles and methods of community policing. Community Policing 2 (COP2) will see participants applying the knowledge gained in COP1 to develop a community policing plan in collaboration with their respective communities.

Veteran Crime-Fighter To Go On Early Retirement

news — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 16:29:18 +0000

After 34 years in Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), veteran crime-fighter Assistant Commissioner of Police Denver Frater, will reportedly begin early retirement soon. Frater, who hails from Ulster Spring in Trelawny, enlisted in the JCF at the tender age of 17 and has served in the St. James, St. Catherine South, and Westmoreland police divisions.

Unconfirmed reports indicate that Frater’s retirement is to facilitate a lucrative job offer from one of the island’s major commercial institutions.

St Ann’s Bay Police Host 5-Day Summer Camp For Youth

news — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 22:10:32 +0000

Scores of youngsters from schools in St. Ann, recently participated in a five-day summer camp that was hosted by the St Ann’s Bay Police Community Safety and Security department. The aim was to keep the youths occupied, while at the same time helping to improve the relations between the police and citizens … more details here

ATL Automotive Donates VW Pickup To St. Ann Police

news — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 21:47:37 +0000

The St. Ann police received a boost to their mobile patrol division recently, when ATL Automotive presented a 2011 VW Amarok pickup to the Ocho Rios police station. The twin-turbo diesel with six-speed gearbox vehicle, which is valued at $2.9 million, is one of three that will be donated by the company to the police – the other two are to be delivered to Montego Bay and Negril.

The vehicle was reportedly built at a VW plant in Argentina, specifically for the rough road conditions that Latin America and the Caribbean are known for.

Downtown Kingston Primary School & Police Team Form Partnership

news — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 19:51:01 +0000

According to a report in today’s Gleaner newspaper, a partnership between the Jamaica Special Constabulary Force’s Motorised Patrol Division (MPD) and students and staff at St Michael’s Primary School in downtown Kingston seems to be yielding fruit. On Sunday, scores of policemen and women, along with the St Michael Primary School family, converged on the grounds of St Michael’s Parish Church at Victoria Avenue for a full day of worship and mingling … more here

Police Offer Morale Support To GSAT Students

news — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 16:05:31 +0000

According to this report in today’s Gleaner newspaper, less than 30 minutes before they sat the final papers of the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) yesterday, 17 students from the St. Michael’s Primary School were given a morale-boosting talk from a team of uniformed police personnel from the Motorised Patrol Division (MPD). Kudos to the police for this effort.

Police Couple Featured In Jamaica Observer

news — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 15:32:41 +0000

Today’s Sunday Observer newspaper has a feature on Gordon and Tanisha Ellison, a newly married couple who are the “poster children” for the new JCF; representing the new thrust towards recruits who are young, disciplined, intelligent and dedicated to service of country.

Twenty-seven-year-old Gordon is weeks away from graduating as one the constabulary’s newest recruits in its accelerated officer training programme, while his 24-year-old wife, Tanisha, also a beneficiary of that programme, graduated from the Tranquility Bay, St Elizabeth, police training camp last year … more here

Police Mentorship For Inner City Boys From Clan Carthy Comprehensive High School

news — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 06:52:18 +0000

From today’s Sunday Observer newspaper:

Scores of inner-city boys from Clan Carthy Comprehensive High School have benefitted from a six-week mentorship programme — an initiative of the LASCO/JCF Police Officer of the Year, Sergeant Marcus Bennett. The programme saw boys meeting in rap sessions with Sergeant Bennett twice weekly over six weeks … more here

Carreras Group Contributes J$2.7-million Towards Repairs Of Police Service Vehicles

news — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 15:44:22 +0000

Having a well oiled fleet of vehicles is integral for police mobility, as they respond to emergencies and take on the challenging task of law enforcement, and with that in mind, the Carreras Group took the bold step of contributing $2.7-million contribution towards the repairs of police service vehicles. Repairs have reportedly been done on over 86 service vehicles to date, and the repaired vehicles were handed over at the Office of the Police Commissioner yesterday.

Police Officers Help With Beach Clean-Up

news — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 21:58:35 +0000

As part of their social projects in community integration, the 11 finalists in this year’s LASCO/JCF Police Officer of the year competition, helped recently to clear garbage from sections of the Lighthouse Beach, Palisadoes, Kingston.

Sergeant Natalie Palmer Mair of the community safety and security branch said the environmental campaign is designed for the nominees to assist in making Jamaica garbage-free …. more