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On the beat Although the concept of officers going on patrol is known in the Caribbean, in many jurisdictions it does not happen, or only happens to ... 02-May-2008 A novel recruitment strategy This week a young man was convicted in the High Court on Montserrat for attempted murder as he had stabbed another young man in ... 10-Apr-2008 Shot in the foot Last Thursday (27 March) was a busy day. As I walked along the corridor in the afternoon, the CID inspector told me that the ... 31-Mar-2008 Welcoming Prince Charles It has recently been a busy time on island. Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall arrived on Saturday 8 March. It was a ... 31-Mar-2008 Trouble in paradise? Although the Caribbean may have the image of an idyllic paradise, violent crime statistics for some of its islands makes frightening reading. Last year, ... 10-Mar-2008 *A right royal visit There is much excitement and tension on the island as we prepare for the visit of Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall, who ... 29-Feb-2008 A visit from our best man Last week we saw our two closest friends in the Caribbean, Nigel and Chrissie Kent. Nigel was best man at our wedding in 2004 ... 18-Feb-2008 The joys of winter Well, winter is certainly here. At the moment I could almost be in England: it is blowing very hard and it is raining a ... 22-Jan-2008 Turkey on the beach My Christmas Day was spent on the beach, with a traditional British dinner including Brussels sprouts that a generous visitor had brought with him ... 14-Jan-2008 *Christmas Festivity There is not long to go to Christmas and I cannot get into the festive spirit on an island where it is sunny and ... 21-Dec-2007 Trafficked I returned from Miami on Sunday and that night 47 illegal immigrants, a mixture of Haitians and Sri Lankans were found abandoned on one ... 17-Dec-2007 Miami vice I am sitting here in Miami airport on the way back to Montserrat, after meetings held by the British consulate for the UK COTs ... 10-Dec-2007 *Ships ahoy Last week we had official visitors to the island. The first to arrive were three officers from the Bermuda Police, another British overseas territory ... 23-Nov-2007 A prime ministerial visit Last week, Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines, came to deliver the annual police lecture. My first encounter with him ... 19-Nov-2007 Police Week Last week began with very heavy thunderstorms. When the lightning is around you have to unplug all electrical items because of the high incidence ... 16-Nov-2007 *Marooned Living on a lush green temperate tropical island with sandy beaches and warm sea is many people's ideal. However, there are disadvantages. The beginning... 08-Nov-2007 *Killer cows Last week I ran two, two-day custody officer courses to train officers in the basic functions of a sergeant supervising the custody process. This ... 25-Oct-2007 *A drugs raid with the world's smallest CID John Bacon is a superintendent in the Royal Montserrat Police Force. The retired Sussex Police officer regularly updates his blog about life, and policing ... 22-Oct-2007 *Caribbean cop I am sitting here in my office. Looking out the window at Little Bay, with the yachts bobbing and some speedboats dashing here and ... 12-Oct-2007 |
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