Amnesty International Criticized Jamaican Police Force

Amnesty International has again criticized the Jamaican police for what it described as the high rate of killings by members of the force in 'socially excluded' inner-city communities. Many who live in Jamaica know that you don't cross the police. Sadly we have to say that many of our law enforcement personnel are corrupt. I don't think it is just the state of the economy in Jamaica but it has become a cultural reality.

The Amnesty report cited the case of 17-year-old Carlton Grant who was shot dead by police on August 23 in downtown, Kingston and 13-year-old Jevaughn Robinson who was fatally shot in the head by the police on September 22 in Spanish Town, St Catherine.



"In September, Parliament passed bills to increase the number of judges in the Supreme Court and Appeal Court. However, despite these moves national human rights organizations have pointed to continued chronic problems with the judiciary, including severe delays in cases being heard, unavailability of jurors, witness absenteeism and sporadic court scheduling," according to the Amnesty report.

Whatever the findings, the fact is if you cannot go to those who were entrusted to protect you for help, then who do you go to?

Source: Jamaican Observer

Man Seeks Compensation After 27 years

This is a real travesty of justice. 27 years ago Lloyd Thomas was in a car accident. His car went over and embankment. He was left paralyzed. Lloyd Thomas, who was 15 at the time, was robbed of this compensation by the police who withheld the accident report for more than six years, by which time it was too late to file a claim with the insurance company.

The police came, took statements, filed the report, but the long and short of it is the report was never filed properly. When Thomas (now a grown man) realized it, it was too late, the insurance company denied the claim

More of the story HERE-----> COMPENSATION

Massive Protest in North Gully, Montego Bay

It appears the people of this area are not to happy with the police department (lawd, tell me someting new nuh?). The residents state that there were several people who were beaten by the police during their early detainment operations.

The protesters say the police are wrongfully targeting their community and they are not involved in the gang warfare that has led to an upsurge of violence in the King Street area.

Due to the fires and mayhem, there were several business operators have closed their doors.


Source: RJR NEWS