Jamaica Observer Editorial – Fighting Police Corruption
Today’s Editorial in the Jamaica Observer newspaper, speaks to the ongoing fighting to clean up Jamaica’s police force, and rid it of corruption.
“In its ongoing effort to clean up its performance, the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has decided to set up a unit of its anti-corruption branch in St James, one of the most crime-infested [...]
Jamaica Observer Editorial Focuses On Recent Arms Find
As with today’s Sunday Gleaner editorial, the Jamaica Observer’s editorial also focuses on the Jamaica Constabulary Force:
We’re not for a moment begrudging the immediate promotion of the policemen who last Thursday blew the whistle on their rogue colleagues at the illegal gun shop on Munster Road in East Kingston.
Of course they deserve to be acknowledged [...]
Jamaica Observer Editorial About The Recent Mass Transfers
Today’s Jamaica Observer editorial speaks to the recent transfers of almost two hundred police personnel to various divisions.
“No amount of mass police transfers, another of which was reported in yesterday’s edition of our sister title, will operate, within the context of this style of policing, to reduce crime in the long run … Yes, increased [...]
Jamaica Observer Editorial About Hardley Lewin’s Resignation
Today’s Jamaica Observer newspaper editorial begins: “Now that Mr Lewin’s gone …”
It continues: “We’re really trying to understand.
Now that Mr Hardley Lewin has resigned as commissioner of the police, amidst – we are told by Information Minister Daryl Vaz – concerns that the police force is not doing enough to deal with the crime situation [...]
Jamaica Observer Editorial Lashes Police Federation
The Editorial in today’s Jamaica Observer newspaper lashes the Police Federation regarding its Chairman’s recent statement that Assistant Commissioner of Police Les Green should provide the proof or resign for saying that some police officers have been killed in recent times because they were actually involved in criminal activities.
Here’s a snippet from the Editorial – [...]
