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Changing the System
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: corruption, dudus, fraud, government, jamaica, lewin, movado, police comissioner
Leave a Comment A couple of things to say in support of Movado’s message.
The former police commissioner, Harley Lewin has said in a TV interview that Christopher “Dudus” Coke knew about the extradition request within “minutes” of it being disclosed to the JLP national security minister – Dwight Nelson. The implication being that Mr Nelson tipped off Dudus.
We already know that the Prime Minister himself staked his own reputation, putting himself on the line trying to protect Dudus from extradition, so it is no surprise in a way that Mr Nelson would also be implicated.
Mr Nelson has, however hit back at the suggestion.
The other thing that has happened, is corruption within the finance ministry – as 250,000 USD was discovered to have been de-frauded.
Certainly, the system is not really working right now and change would be a move in the right direction.
Cleaning up corruption
Filed under: ecpnomy | Tags: 2010, april, corruption, crime, economy, jamaica, metal, scrap, sugar
Comments (1) It seems like the IMF are behind the government trying to clean up their act in getting some simple measures in place to get corruption under control, to the benefit of the whole economy.
Stack em high - photo by ant.photos
First, they are clamping down on the bureaucrats who are selling waivers which allow Jamaicans to import goods from abroad. If they succeed in doing this, they can control the ridiculously high imports entering Jamaica and get that huge imbalance which leaves jamaica in the red and also may kick start local producers and get Jamaica producing for itself. It’s not the easy option but it’s the best.
Escallion Field - photo by Krisannmil
Second, trying to control the scrap metal industry as they buy metal at the expense of crucial agricultual industry. Pumps and irrigation equipment is being stolen and sold for scrap by criminals which is hurting Jamaica’s important farming sector – this is clear example of short term gain for criminals meaning long term damage to all Jamaicans.
It’s small practical things that can achieve so much.
Who defends Jamaicans from the soldiers?
Filed under: police, soldiers | Tags: army, corruption, death, defence, force, jamaica, jamaican, JDF, killing, shooting, soldier, soldiers
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Photo by redz220
I had some very bad news that someone I know was shot and killed by a soldier in Kingston, Jamaica. Having a look around, it seems there are a few problems with the Jamaica Defence Force worth looking into.
In a recent announcement, the acting commissioner of police, said that his priorities were to tackle corruption among soldiers under his command, restoring public confidence and upholding human rights.
A number of things lead him to make these his priorities.
There was the case, I blogged before, about when a soldier opened fire in a club, killing four people. Then there was this case, where a soldier gunned down his girlfriend.
Of course, there are countless more terrible deaths of soldiers shot trying to maintain peace in tense and violent communities.
But some of the same problems endemic in the police force are most certainly going on in the JDF too. Corruption, shootings and killings, as well as cover up.
Vivian Blake and Corruption
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: american, BET, corruption, gangster, posse, shower, vivian blake
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Vivian Blake an old photo
This man, Vivian Blake was in a US federal prison, for eight years for being part of a notorious, violent drug gang called the Shower Posse. I have written about him on this blog before - see that post here.
Now I’ve come across him a few times today. Firstly because of the BET programme on him, as part of their American Gangster series – a longer movie is planned.
Blake was released and deported to Jamaica in January 2009. Here’s an interview he gave then.
Then there were rumours, written up here in The Star that he had been killed.
Vivian Blake more recently
In response to that recent rumour, he talks about how he thinks the police, working on behalf of the politicians in Jamaica want him dead. Read what he says here.
This guy Blake is really making waves, he was a guest speaker at this ‘breakfast club’ event where the author of the article talks about attending a high level meeting on corruption in Jamaica.
If he is being targetted by the politicians and / or police, that says a lot about corruption in Jamaica but also about society. Blake is profitting now from his criminal lifestyle, in fame and fortune, his celebrity profile will probably protect him although nobody is untouchable, expecially in JA.
It’s an inside job
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: 2009, cocaine, corruption, Drugs, government, jamaica, marijuana, narcotics, news, report
Leave a Comment In a recent post, I was talking about the growth in drugs going through the airports within a harsher economic climate, the drugs business is reported to be flourishing. Read that post here.
Now the US state department has released a report on how corruption is undermining efforts at drug control. Read the 2009 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report with regards to Jamaica here ….
What I was saying before was how at the airports, it’s because there’s somebody working there as to why the narcotics are getting through and this report not only confirms that, but that the corruption goes much further and efforts to tackle this are not going anywhere.
The Jamaican government could hurry up and set up a national corruption agency, but it’s stuck in the system – a bill to appoint a Special Prosecutor to try these crimes remains a bill in Parliament despite the Government’s legislative majority. Why is that?
Could it be that the government itself is paralysed by corruption perhaps?
