Almost 300 JCF Transfers Announced
A humongous list of transfers was published yesterday in the Jamaica Constabulary Forcer’s (JCF) Force Orders, with more than 280 members of the police force being reassigned in what is said to be the biggest shake-up ever in the JCF. The changes will affect 32 members of the officer corps and 43 inspectors. Several popular [...]
JCF & PAJ Agree To Revise Existing Police/Media Policy
Following a meeting between the leadership of the Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) and the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) yesterday, both parties have agreed to revise the existing police/media policy and to fully implement it. Commissioner of Police, Hardley Lewin, said while elements of the policy (which was drafted in the late 1990s) were being [...]
Mark Shields Declines New JCF Contract
As of February 28, 2009, controversial Deputy Commissioner of Police Mark Shields will no longer be a member of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). According to the Ministry of National Security, Shields has declined the offer of a one-year extension to his contract, which expires on February 28, 2009. Shields has been on secondment to [...]