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It’s now official – The Police Service Commission has announced the appointment of Owen Lloyd Ellington, CD, JP, as commissioner of police in the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), effective April 5, 2010. Ellington has been acting as commissioner of police since November 7, 2009. Ellington is 47 years old, and a past student of the [...]

While speaking in Parliament yesterday, and in response to questions by the Opposition spokesperson on national security, Peter Bunting, who questioned whether the delay in appointing a commissioner was a function of the ‘recurring decimal of shortage of resources’, Prime Minister Golding said that contractual issues and concerns about a retirement package have been the [...]

Over the past couple weeks, advertisements have been run in the newspapers as the Government seeks to fill the position of Commissioner of Police. Here are the details from the ad: The Police Service Commission is seeking to identify a suitably qualified candidate either from within or outside the Jamaica Constabulary Force to fill the [...]

Former Deputy Police Commissioner Mark Shields, who recently set up his own security consulting company here in Jamaica, is supporting Acting Police Commissioner Owen Ellington’s bid to succeed Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin as Police Commissioner of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). Shields told the Jamaica Observer newspaper recently that “I am absolutely delighted that Owen [...]

Letter to the Jamaica Observer editor – Tuesday, November 24, 2009 From: Norm Edmonson (bigupja2@hotmail.com) Re: Someone Like Reneto Adams Is Needed Dear Editor, This is in response to your November 22 news item ,”No go for Reneto”. It was reported that Reneto Adams will not be considered for the position of commissioner because he [...]