ST ANN, Jamaica — Minister of National Security, Robert Montague, has called on Commissioner of Police George Quallo and the Police Services Commission, to consider promoting police officers who deserve to be promoted.  

He said it is approaching two years since no comprehensive promotion has been made in the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF).

“Since I have been minister, no promotion don’t run apart from two little ACPs. What happen to inspector and superintendent and deputy superintendent? If a man do him work, they must be promoted, if they don’t do the work they must not be promoted,” Montague stated.

“I am calling on the Commissioner and the Police Services Commission to treat with this matter; our officers are out there giving their all in service to this nation and if a man deserve the promotion, he must get it; if he don’t deserve it,  he must not get it,” he continued.

Montague made the call at a town hall meeting in St Ann last Thursday where he highlighted the ministry’s five pillar crime reduction strategy.

The pillars include effective policing, swift and sure justice, crime prevention through social development, situational crime prevention and rehabilitation and crime redemption.

Renae Dixon