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81 male constables were added to the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s complement yesterday, and participated in a passing-out parade at the Jamaica Police Academy in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine. The Reverend Dr Stevenson Samuels, chaplain of the University of the West Indies, addressed the graduates in yesterday’s passing-out ceremony, and challenged the graduates to stand for [...]

Letter to the Jamaica Gleaner editor – Friday, March 26, 2010 From: Andrew McCreath (mccreathandrew@yahoo.com) Re: Recruitment Of Police Needs To Be Overhauled Dear Editor, I READ with great concern in The Sunday Gleaner on page A5 of the March 21 issue the caption ‘Rush for recruits, ‘loophole for shady characters’ to join the Jamaica [...]

Speaking yesterday at a press briefing at the Police Officers’ Club on Hope Road in Kingston yesterday, Karl Angell (Jamaica Constabulary Force – JCF – Communications Director) said the JCF had ramped up its recruitment drive, and that they are planning to increase the number of police personnel by 800 recruits this year. This would [...]

208 new constables participated in the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) graduation exercise at Tranquility Bay in Treasure Beach, St. Elizabeth yesterday. They were training for 22 weeks, and it’s the first time that student constables were taking part in a passing-out parade at the JCF’s Tranquility Bay facility. Constable Leon Hanson from Clarendon and Woman [...]

Yesterday, 145 Island Special Constabulary Force (ISCF) members and 89 Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) constables graduated from the training college at Twickenham Park in St. Catherine. Deputy Commissioner of Police Jevene Bent was there to speak to the graduates, and encouraged them to work to the best of their abilities and stay clear of corruption. [...]