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Almost two months after a police sergeant and two civilian employees of the police armoury were arrested for their alleged role in the sale of weapons from the armoury to the criminal underworld, National Security Minister Dwight Nelson has announced that closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras will be placed inside and outside the premises. He made [...]

24-year-old constable Donahue Crossman, who is assigned to Area Four, was announced yesterday as the LASCO/JCF Police Officer of the Year for 2009. He won from a field of nine finalists (see list here), and dedicated the award to his late mother, Norma Crossman. First runner-up was Corporal Marcus Bennett of the Operations Portfolio, and [...]

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 [...]

A new police station, which was constructed at a cost of approximately J$70 million, was opened yesterday in Bath. St. Thomas, by Minister of National Security Senator Dwight Nelson. The spacious 5,427-square-ft station, was completed in May of this year, and boasts several modern amenities, including porcelain tiles, an automatic fire alarm system and a [...]

Jamaicans For Justice and the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica presents: A PUBLIC FORUM ON POLICE REFORM What has been achieved and what next? The Panel features – Senator The Honourable Dwight Nelson (Ministry of National Security), Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin (Commissioner of Police) and Professor Gordon Shirley (Chairman of the Implementation Committee on Police [...]