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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 [...]

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 [...]

Commissioner of Police, Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin, recently announced that the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has projected a 5% reduction in homicides for the year as one of their major goals. Minister of Finance, Audley Shaw, then publicly chided the Commissioner and the JCF for what he deemed to be an extremely low target, especially [...]

Today’s editorial in the Gleaner newspaper speaks to the need for proper monitoring and management of police vehicles. This is in light of the recent announcement that the National Contracts Commission had approved vehicle procurement agreements worth more than J$350M. Among the many problems which the Jamaican police often say inhibit their ability to fight [...]

Further to the recent Supreme Court ruling of a J$40M award to a man who had been shot in the back by the police, today’s Jamaica Gleaner editorial speaks to this matter, and the need to concentrate minds and add urgency to efforts to reform the constabulary. "The $40 million that Justice Anderson ruled last [...]