Corporal Shantel Powell was named the 2025 LASCO/Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Police of the Year, with Sergeant Rojehn Holt placing second. The winners were revealed at the Saluting Our Heroes Awards ceremony on Wednesday.
The annual LASCO Saluting Our Heroes programme recognises outstanding service, leadership, and dedication to public safety and community development across the JCF’s divisions. Powell, from Area 5, was selected from six finalists, including Constable Monique Bartley (Area 1), Corporal Stephen Smith (Area 2), Detective Corporal Chadrick Williams (Area 4), and Detective Corporal Livey Evans (non-geographic formation). Holt represents Area 3.
Commissioner Dr. Kevin Blake announced that all six finalists were promoted:
- Powell and Bartley to corporal
- Smith, Holt, and Williams to sergeant
- Evans to detective sergeant
Powell’s journey from Copperwood, Clarendon, as the 16th child in a family of 17, has been marked by resilience. Despite poverty and marginalisation, she pursued higher education, attending Edwin Allen High School and the University of Technology, Jamaica, earning a degree in forensics.
Before joining the JCF in July 2021, Powell worked as a chemistry teacher at Cornwall College in Montego Bay. She cited a desire to combine her professional skills with her passion for public engagement, speaking at schools, churches, and community events to empower others.
Reflecting on her upbringing, Powell credited her mother’s unwavering support and prayers:
“My mom never stopped pushing and praying… Today, we truly are fruits of that prayer and faithful mother that we have in Miss Gloria Powell.”
Her story is a testament to perseverance, dedication, and service, inspiring colleagues and the wider community alike.
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