From my archive of press clippings:
Jamaica Gleaner
Millions spent on bullets - Approximately $140m in one year
Published: Sunday March 7, 2010 0 Comments and 0 Reactions
Tyrone Reid, Sunday Gleaner Reporter
ARMING THE police force is not cheap.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"Documents viewed under the Access to Information (ATI) Act have revealed that from August 2007 to September 2008, the police spent US$400,242 (J$35.925 million) to purchase ammunition, while ?840,750 (J$122.7 million) was used to purchase guns.
At today's rate of exchange, that amounts to approxi-mately $140 million on ammunition for the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF)."
"The official document made mention of Taylor and Associates, an arms-brokering business in Lauderhill, Florida, that was at the centre of a major security blunder involving the JCF.
But the police argued that the botched deal with Taylor and Associates was a "first-time purchase".
Notwithstanding, senior operatives in the constabulary were embarrassed after US authorities advised them that they bad been buying bullets from an unlicensed dealer. That dealer - Lance Brooks - is now behind bars.
But not before the blunder cost Jamaican taxpayers close to US$61,000, as the State was only able to recover US$20,122 of the US$81,100 (approximately J$6 million at the time) that was paid to Brooks for 270,000 rounds of jacketed soft-point ammunition."
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"The documents also revealed that the assistant commissioner of police for the Firearm and Tactical Training Unit, in conjunction with Police Headquarters Stores and Armoury, are responsible for ensuring that adequate stocks of bullets are available."
tyrone.reid@gleanerjm.com
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Saturday, April 3, 2010
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
JG - Munster Road fallout -British cop replaced at police armoury
From my archive of press clippings:
Jamaica Gleaner
Munster Road fallout -British cop replaced at police armoury
Published: Sunday February 21, 2010 0 Comments and 0 Reactions
Gary Spaulding, Senior Gleaner Writer
A senior crime fighter seems set to become the first casualty of the foul-up at the police armoury, which resulted in several guns and thousands of rounds of ammunition being stolen.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Paul Robinson has been stripped of the responsibility for the armoury and replaced by fellow ACP Donald Pusey."
"That facility is the focal point of the probe into 18 guns and almost 11,000 rounds of ammunition seized on Munster Road in eastern St Andrew nearly two weeks ago.
It is believed that the 18 guns - plus one seized at another location - and the ammunition were all smuggled out of the armoury.
A police sergeant, Russell Robinson, two civilians attached to the armoury, and a businessman are now facing multiple charges relating to the guns and ammunition."
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"ACP Robinson lost some of his lustre after his name was linked to a foul-up, which saw the police sending millions of dollars to purchase ammunition from a convicted arms dealer in the United States.
While the arms dealer, Lance Brooks, was awaiting sentencing, investigators in the US searched a package from the Jamaica Constabulary Force's Firearms Coastal Security Branch with ACP Robinson's name on it."
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gary.spaulding@gleanerjm.com
Jamaica Gleaner
Munster Road fallout -British cop replaced at police armoury
Published: Sunday February 21, 2010 0 Comments and 0 Reactions
Gary Spaulding, Senior Gleaner Writer
A senior crime fighter seems set to become the first casualty of the foul-up at the police armoury, which resulted in several guns and thousands of rounds of ammunition being stolen.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Paul Robinson has been stripped of the responsibility for the armoury and replaced by fellow ACP Donald Pusey."
"That facility is the focal point of the probe into 18 guns and almost 11,000 rounds of ammunition seized on Munster Road in eastern St Andrew nearly two weeks ago.
It is believed that the 18 guns - plus one seized at another location - and the ammunition were all smuggled out of the armoury.
A police sergeant, Russell Robinson, two civilians attached to the armoury, and a businessman are now facing multiple charges relating to the guns and ammunition."
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"ACP Robinson lost some of his lustre after his name was linked to a foul-up, which saw the police sending millions of dollars to purchase ammunition from a convicted arms dealer in the United States.
While the arms dealer, Lance Brooks, was awaiting sentencing, investigators in the US searched a package from the Jamaica Constabulary Force's Firearms Coastal Security Branch with ACP Robinson's name on it."
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gary.spaulding@gleanerjm.com
Monday, February 8, 2010
JG - DSP questioned in gun probe
From my archive of press clippings:
Jamaica Gleaner
DSP questioned in gun probe
Published: Sunday February 7, 2010
A PROMINENT deputy superintendent (DSP) of police was interrogated yesterday for more than eight hours by senior detectives probing last Thursday's massive gun and ammunition find in the Munster Road community of eastern St Andrew.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"A senior a government official, as well as the police High Command, have confirmed that the DSP was taken into custody. Up to news time last night, he was still being questioned. There are allegations that he was picked up after his home was searched by his colleagues."
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"Over 11,000 assorted rounds of ammunition and at least 19 guns, believed to have been stolen from the police armoury on Elletson Road, Kingston, were found at a home on Munster Road. A police sergeant who was assigned to the armoury was nabbed at the scene."
Jamaica Gleaner
DSP questioned in gun probe
Published: Sunday February 7, 2010
A PROMINENT deputy superintendent (DSP) of police was interrogated yesterday for more than eight hours by senior detectives probing last Thursday's massive gun and ammunition find in the Munster Road community of eastern St Andrew.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"A senior a government official, as well as the police High Command, have confirmed that the DSP was taken into custody. Up to news time last night, he was still being questioned. There are allegations that he was picked up after his home was searched by his colleagues."
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"Over 11,000 assorted rounds of ammunition and at least 19 guns, believed to have been stolen from the police armoury on Elletson Road, Kingston, were found at a home on Munster Road. A police sergeant who was assigned to the armoury was nabbed at the scene."
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
JG - Mega ammo probe at JRA
Jamaica Gleaner
Mega ammo probe at JRA
Published: Sunday March 8, 2009
Glenroy Sinclair and Tyrone Reid, Staff Reporters
A SHIPMENT of more than half a million rounds of ammunition, being imported by the Jamaica Rifle Association (JRA) gun club in St Andrew, has been ordered detained by the Government, pending an audit of the club's facility by the Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA).
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"The Ministry of National Security confirmed on Friday that the FLA, as part of its monitoring and inspection programme, was in the process of conducting an audit of the JRA facility. As a result, the shipment of ammunition has been held."
Consignment stored by JDF
A high-ranking staff member at the security ministry has explained that security arrangements require the consignment to be stored at a Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) facility for safekeeping."
"In the meantime, senior officials at the FLA are concerned that lax security measures governing the storage of ammunition at the JRA's range could result in bullets ending up on the streets."
"The gun-licensing authority also slammed members of the rifle association, claiming that they had hindered the successful completion of the audit and inspection. The FLA argued that fewer than half of the 480 lockers being used by JRA members had been made available for audit and inspection, despite having been given sufficient notice."
Goodgame wrote to Colonel Audley Carter, president of the JRA, on November 5, 2008, informing him of the pending audit and inspection on the 15th of the same month.
The writing was on the wall that a stand-off was in the making when Carter responded five days later.
His letter stated: "We have examined the Firearms Act and we are unable to locate any provision therein which authorises your personnel to carry out searches without the benefit of a search warrant and, as we are sure that you are well aware, the individual lockers within the Jamaica Rifle Association would be akin to a safety-deposit box in a bank vault. Therefore, a blanket search warrant would not be appropriate. "
"It would appear that in order for your personnel to gain access to the lockers, for which consent cannot be obtained, you will be required to obtain individual search warrants for each locker." "
Mega ammo probe at JRA
Published: Sunday March 8, 2009
Glenroy Sinclair and Tyrone Reid, Staff Reporters
A SHIPMENT of more than half a million rounds of ammunition, being imported by the Jamaica Rifle Association (JRA) gun club in St Andrew, has been ordered detained by the Government, pending an audit of the club's facility by the Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA).
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"The Ministry of National Security confirmed on Friday that the FLA, as part of its monitoring and inspection programme, was in the process of conducting an audit of the JRA facility. As a result, the shipment of ammunition has been held."
Consignment stored by JDF
A high-ranking staff member at the security ministry has explained that security arrangements require the consignment to be stored at a Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) facility for safekeeping."
"In the meantime, senior officials at the FLA are concerned that lax security measures governing the storage of ammunition at the JRA's range could result in bullets ending up on the streets."
"The gun-licensing authority also slammed members of the rifle association, claiming that they had hindered the successful completion of the audit and inspection. The FLA argued that fewer than half of the 480 lockers being used by JRA members had been made available for audit and inspection, despite having been given sufficient notice."
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"The lockers, each having a unique number, are rented to members for the storage of their firearms and ammunition. They are secured with padlocks and only the owners have access to them.Goodgame wrote to Colonel Audley Carter, president of the JRA, on November 5, 2008, informing him of the pending audit and inspection on the 15th of the same month.
The writing was on the wall that a stand-off was in the making when Carter responded five days later.
His letter stated: "We have examined the Firearms Act and we are unable to locate any provision therein which authorises your personnel to carry out searches without the benefit of a search warrant and, as we are sure that you are well aware, the individual lockers within the Jamaica Rifle Association would be akin to a safety-deposit box in a bank vault. Therefore, a blanket search warrant would not be appropriate. "
"It would appear that in order for your personnel to gain access to the lockers, for which consent cannot be obtained, you will be required to obtain individual search warrants for each locker." "
Saturday, January 24, 2009
JO - UN tells Jamaica to 'control' the guns
From my archive of press clippings:
Jamaica Observer
UN tells Jamaica to 'control' the guns
Sunday, June 08, 2008
THE United Nations wants the Jamaican government to institute strict gun control regulations as a means of stemming the heavy inflow of guns and ammunition into the island.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"In a joint press release issued by UNICEF and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)for the Global Week of Action against Gun Violence, the UN urged all stakeholders to increase their efforts to tackle the arms flow, and embark on a social intervention drive in order to curb the high rate of armed violence that has taken over the island."
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"With the decline of Jamaica's importance as a trans-shipment port for cocaine destined for the United States, a flood of weapons have found their way into the island as unscrupulous people exploit the island's porous coastline and have established a booming guns for drugs trade between arms smugglers from Jamaica, Haiti, Honduras and other countries in the region."
Jamaica Observer
UN tells Jamaica to 'control' the guns
Sunday, June 08, 2008
THE United Nations wants the Jamaican government to institute strict gun control regulations as a means of stemming the heavy inflow of guns and ammunition into the island.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"In a joint press release issued by UNICEF and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)for the Global Week of Action against Gun Violence, the UN urged all stakeholders to increase their efforts to tackle the arms flow, and embark on a social intervention drive in order to curb the high rate of armed violence that has taken over the island."
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"With the decline of Jamaica's importance as a trans-shipment port for cocaine destined for the United States, a flood of weapons have found their way into the island as unscrupulous people exploit the island's porous coastline and have established a booming guns for drugs trade between arms smugglers from Jamaica, Haiti, Honduras and other countries in the region."
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