Modes of Address - Commissioner of Police; Chief of Defence Staff Jamaica Defence Force

Chief of Defence Staff of the Jamaica Defence Force

            The title accorded to the Chief of Defence Staff of the Jamaica Defence Force is dependent on the battalion regiment that the officer is attached to.

            The current Chief of Defence Staff is formally referred to:

In writing:

            Major General Stewart Saunders, CD, ADC, JP

            Chief of Defence Staff

            Jamaica Defence Force

Opening Salutation:

            Dear Chief of Defence Staff/Dear Sir/Major General

            .....................................................................

                                    Yours sincerely

                                    Signature

Informal Speech/Subsequent Referrals:

            ‘Major General Saunders' or ‘Chief of Defence Staff'

Commissioner of Police

            The Commissioner of Police is usually referred to as: Mr./Ms./Mrs. unless he or she has been awarded a special title (eg. Rear Admiral)

            The current Commissioner of Police is formally styled:

In writing:

            Mr Owen Ellington CD

            Acting Commissioner of Police

            Office of the Commissioner of Police

            Address

Opening Salutation:

            Dear Acting Commissioner Ellington/Dear Sir

            ..........................................................

                                    Yours sincerely

                                    Signature

In Speech/Subsequent Referrals:

            ‘Acting Commissioner Ellington', or ‘the Acting Commissioner'