Gleaner Editorial About The JCF Cleaning House
Today’s Gleaner newspaper refers to the recent incident where a police sergeant was arrested for his alleged role in the illegal sale of guns that were stolen from the police’s armory …. “The behaviour of the three junior policemen and the district constable whose action led to last week’s seizure of a cache of weapons [...]
Gleaner Editorial Focuses On Police Homicides
Today’s editorial in the Gleaner newspaper police homicides and controversial shootings – which are usually investigated by the police’s own Bureau of Special Investigations (BSI). Just last week, Public Defender Earl Witter urged greater police regard for the rules of engagement, and expressed concern that there were too many controversial police shootings. The Gleaner agrees, [...]
Today’s Gleaner Editorial Asks If Owen Ellington Is Up To The Challenge
Today’s editorial in the Gleaner newspaper, asks if Acting Commissioner of Police Owen Ellington is up to the challenge that the Commissioner of Police position presents.
It begins … “What is noticeable about Owen Ellington is that he is not attending the job as an interim appointee. Already, he has enumerated his priorities as acting commissioner [...]
Today’s Gleaner Editorial Defends Jamaica’s Expat Cops
Today’s editorial in the Gleaner newspaper, comes to the defence of the British expat police here in Jamaica, stating – “It has become something of a national sport to suggest, cynically, that Jamaicans, including those who seriously thought about the issues, who welcomed Mark Shields, Les Green and Justin Felice, saw them as magicians who [...]
Gleaner Editorial Defends Les Green
Following up on its competitor, the Jamaica Observer, coming to the defence of Assistant Commissioner of Police Les Green with regard to his war of words with Police Federation chairman Sergeant Raymond Wilson, the Gleaner newspaper, in its editorial today, has come out strongly in defence of Green as well.
The editorial begins … “MAYBE THERE [...]