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Further to ten police personnel being dismissed recently, this week’s Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Force Orders announced that another seven police personnel have been dismissed for breaching the JCF’s regulations. All seven were constables – a woman constable, five regular male constables and a special constable. Here are the circumstances under which they were dismissed: [...]

Letter to the Jamaica Observer editor – Thursday, November 5, 2009 From: Vinessa Maxwell (vinessa_maxwell@yahoo.com) Re: Jamaica’s Police Force Needs Revamping Dear Editor, Police Commissioner Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin could not have done anything better than to resign. Like the government, I have lost faith in the commissioner because, since his tenure, the number of [...]

Yesterday at the New Testament Church of God in Bayside, Portmore, St. Catherine, there was a special church service under the theme ‘United Under God Through Challenging Times’, one that was aimed at fostering closer relations between the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and Island Special Constabulary Force (ISCF), as they paid tribute to their slain [...]

Letter to the Jamaica Gleaner editor – Friday, July 17, 2009 From: George Cowan Campbell (Aurora, Ohio, USA) Re: Police owning & operating public-transportation vehicles Dear Editor, Despite recent criticisms of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), I believe it is a well-structured, well-organised and disciplined agency. The force doesn’t need any major overhaul or reconstruction. [...]

Letter to the Jamaica Gleaner editor – Monday, June 8, 2009 From: Mark Bennett in Kingston Re: Should the JCF & the ISCF Be Integrated Dear Editor, The recent announcement by Minister Nelson about the Government’s proposal to establish a reserve force is welcome news. The proposal, while not new, is, it would seem, driven [...]