Hardley Lewin

Hardley McCarlay Lewin (born April 17, 1954 in Ocho Rios ) is a Jamaican officer. He was 2002-2007 military commander of the Jamaica Defense Force (JDF) and then to 2009 Chief of Police (Police Commissioner) of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF).

Life

Hardley Lewin was born the son of sailor Kenneth Lewin and his wife Rayanetta Cover. In his hometown, he attended primary school and then Ferncourt High School in Claremont .

Military time

On November 22, 1971, he joined the Jamaica Defense Force (JDF). At the JDF training center in Newcastle , he completed basic training until January 1972 . He then completed naval training at the Britannia Royal Naval College (BRNC) in Dartmouth , England , by December 1972 . In January 1973 he joined the Delta Company of the 1st Battalion / Jamaica Regiment for two months and was then transferred to the Jamaica Defense Force Coast Guard . In the mid-1970s, he was promoted to Lieutenant Senior Grade . Since he was denied a requested further training leave to obtain civilian seafaring certificates, he left the military on August 19, 1981 for six months and was hired as first officer on two merchant ships. On February 22nd, he married his wife, Tessa Diane. The marriage produced a son and a daughter. His son Marcq also serves as an officer in the Jamaican naval forces.

From December 23, 1984 to March 25, 1985 he was detachment commander in Grenada , the largest foreign deployment of the Jamaican armed forces to date. In May 1988 he was temporarily transferred to the post of Commanding Officer (CO) of the JDF Coast Guard in the rank of Lieutenant Commander , then in 1990 with promotion to Commander . In subsequent employment , he served from March 2000 to May 2002 as a Colonel Adjutant / Quartermaster at the JDF headquarters in Up Park Camp . In his last military service, he was with the rank of Rear Admiral until October 2007 as Chief of Staff of the Jamaican Armed Forces. After handing over the official business to his successor Major General Stewart Emerson St. Leonard Saunders , the post of Commander-in-Chief was renamed Chief of Defense Staff (CDS). His term of office was marked by modernization measures and international negotiations. He was involved in the maritime delimitation negotiations Jamaica with Colombia , Cuba and Nicaragua as well as in other negotiations with the United States . One of his first official acts was the implementation of a modern continental staff system. The Jamaica Defense Force Air Wing received new aircraft and a regional flight school, the JDF Coast Guard newer boats and the Lathbury Barracks at Up Park Camp were refurnished.

Police service

On December 17, 2007, Lewin became Chief Police Officer of the Jamaica Constabulary Force. Even before he took office, his life and that of his family were in danger. Members of the Jamaica Defense Force offered him and his family personal protection. He was advised by other police officers not to consume food or drinks from personally unfamiliar people in order to avoid possible poisoning. To people in the immediate future work environment, he confidentially disclosed the threats directed against him, but discovered that there was a leak and that this information was leaked. On the basis of these warnings, Lewin was able to negotiate restructuring measures in the police force as well as security precautions to protect his workplace and his house before moving into his office. From the beginning he criticized the corruption in the ranks of the Jamaica Constabulary Force and arranged for the transfer of several police officers. Lewin retired in November 2009 after Prime Minister Bruce Golding expressed his distrust of him . Golding accused the police of neglecting other crimes at the expense of measures to reduce the homicide rate. Before his release, Lewin told the Jamaican Gleaner that there were many people in politics, business, the police and the media who would like to see his release. Lewin was not the first to resign under Bruce Golding. His predecessor Lucius Thomas and the two security ministers Derrick Smith and Trevor MacMillan have already left their offices.

Awards

• Commander des Order of Distinction (CD)
• Medal of Honor in the "Meritorious Service" level
• 1985: General Service Medal
• Public Service Medal, United States Coast Guard

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Personalities - L names , Discover Jamaica.
2. ↑ ^{a b c} All Arms , Edition 7/1, March 2008, pp. 2, 10 and 11.
3. ↑ ^{a b} Hardley a Rasta ( December 19, 2013 memento in the Internet Archive ) , The Jamaican Gleaner, October 5, 2008.
4. ↑ ^{a b} Wikileaks: Hardley Lewin's life was under threat , The Jamaica Gleaner, May 30, 2011.
5. ↑ I'm still here - Police Commissioner Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin downplays talks of resignation - Admits that there are those who want him out ( Memento of December 29, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) , The Jamaican Gleaner, October 15, 2009.
6. ↑ Commish cops out - In 2 years, 2 police chiefs and 2 security ministers jump ship ( Memento from September 10, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) , The Jamaica Gleaner, November 2, 2009.