Police Commissioner Seeking Bragging Rights?
Letter to the Jamaica Gleaner editor – Saturday, June 26, 2010 From: Ian Virgo (ian.virgo@yahoo.com) Re: Police Commissioner Seeking Bragging Rights? The Editor, Sir Commissioner of Police Owen Ellington has suggested to the nation that “police intelligence” was used to capture Christopher Coke. The writer of a letter to the editor asked: “Is it possible [...]
Reneto Adams Would Be A Capable Police Commissioner
Letter to the Jamaica Observer editor – Thursday, December 3, 2009 From: Jermaine Boreland (jirmz@yahoo.co.uk) Re: Reneto Adams Would Be A Capable Police Commissioner Dear Editor, I write to express my support for Mr Reneto Adams as police commissioner. This is a complete 180-degree turn from where I stood a few days ago, and it [...]
DCP Owen Ellington Tipped To Be New Police Commissioner
Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin demits office this Friday (November 6), and while the search hasn’t reportedly started as yet to find a replacement, acting deputy commissioner of police in charge of operations and crime Owen Ellington has reportedly been tipped by many to be Jamaica’s next Commissioner of Police. Ellington has been a member of [...]
Chamber of Commerce Demands To Know Why Police Commissioner Resigned
In a statement issued yesterday by the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC), they have urged the Government to tell the nation the real reason why Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin has resigned as commissioner of police. Here are some excerpts from the statement: “We believe the nation has a right to know exactly why Police Commissioner [...]
Commissioner’s Hands Tied?
Today’s editorial in the Jamaica Observer newspaper requests that the powers that be ensure that the Police Commissioner’s hands are not tied. The position being advocated by Prime Minister Bruce Golding that the commissioner of police needs to be equipped with more authority to dismiss members of the constabulary found guilty of corrupt or criminal [...]