Police (Civilian Oversight) Authority

News Releases

May 2011

• PCOA’S Gregory Simms Achieves a first for the Caribbean
• PCOA presentation tour of St. Thomas

 

December 2010

• INSPECTION OF KINGSTON CENTRAL POLICE DIVISION COMPLETED
• YEAR IN REVIEW” PCOA REMAINS FOCUSED IN 2010

 

November 2010

• ST. JAMES POLICE DIVISION RECEIVES ‘GOOD’ RATING
• PCOA HOSTS FIRST SEMINAR ON CIVILIAN OVERSIGHT OF LAW ENFROCEMENT

 

October 2010

• ST. JAMES POLICE DIVISIONAL COMMAND RECEIVES FEEDBACK FROM PCOA TEAM
• PCOA TO HOST COMMUNITY MEETING IN ST. JAMES ON NOVEMBER 18

 

May 2010

• PCOA presentation tour of St. Thomas
• PCOA conducts exit interview with St. Thomas division
• PCOA IMU wraps up re-inspection of three divisions

 

December 2009

• PCOA and PSC merger to be cpmleted by April 2010

October 2009

• PCOA concludes St. Elizabeth & Manchester Division

July 2009

• PCOA urges Portland Police Division to revisit Divisional Policing Plan

June 2009

• PCOA gives Portland Police Division fair grade
• PCOA to present findings from station inspections in Portland Police Division on June 24

May 2009

• Things you should know when in contact with the police

April 2009

• PCOA hosts Youth Forum on April 23
• Government needs to invest more in the nation's says noted Anthropologist

March 2009

• Commissioner Lewin urges more citizens tp participate in meetings organized by the police
• Mobile policing stations to hit the streets this year
• More police youth clubs for Clarendon
• New GG appeals for revitalization of neighbourhood watch group

February 2009

• PCOA back by popular demand in Clarendon to host public forum on March 4

December 2008

• PCOA joins rest of the world in observing human rights day on December 10

November 2008

• PCOA Chairman calls forthe allocation of more resources for the JCF and its auxiliaries
• PCOA hosts public forum on Crime In Clarendon on December 4

October 2008

• PCOA officials to attend NACOLE Annual Conference in USA
• July 2008
• PCOA develops performance management and assessment framework for JCF
• PCOA head calls on port security officers not to turn a blind eye to the trafficking of drugs and arms
• PCOA to ramp up inspections of the facilities of the JCF and its auxiliaries