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Forbes full of regret about unfinished business

Reinstated Senior Superintendent of Police James Forbes, who yesterday went off on his final vacation before his official retirement from the police force in November, says he regrets not having been able to give ultimate service to the country. “...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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