Day 6: State of Emergency in Kingston, Jamaica
28 Friday May 2010
Written by Corve DaCosta in Entertainment, Jamaica
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abc news, bruce golding, caribbean, Christopher coke, CNN, dudus, edward seaga, Entertainment, FOX NEWS, Jamaica, Jamaica Labour Party, News, Politics, Portia Simpson Miller, prime minister, seaga
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Hello,
Thanks for visiting these pages for the update on Kingston, Jamaica. Things are cooling down here in the capital but things are heating up politically. If you missed the other updates from Day one in this series see the following links below for the updates.
Day One – click here
Day Two – click here
Day Three – click here
Day Four – click here
Day Five – click here
We begin Day Six with two songs that have I have been listening to and I find great inspiration through them. Enjoy.
Rihanna – Redemption Song
Buju Banton – Untold Stories
The ABC News Network is reporting that Coke is in talks with US government officials to be taken in by the weekend. There seems to be an all out attack by the Jamaican police force to get Coke before the US forces get a hand on him. If you are a Jamaican and aware of how Jamaican police force carry out their duties they do not engage in dialog and believe in arresting anyone. Many of their captures are extra judicial killings – killing the suspect. This was demonstrated in the killing of Keith Clarke yesterday. He was shot and killed by the police who forced their way in his home. It is reported that Coke was in that community yesterday morning. Most likely he fled.
Seaga’s interview on Impact
This interview by Edward Seaga on Impact will be damming for the Prime Minister Bruce Golding. The opposition Peoples National Party should be gearing up now to move a no confidence vote in parliament. The PNP (opposition) is also in a horrible position because their politicians are ruling in constituencies that have garrison leaders embedded in the structures. Leading the list is the Opposition Leader herself, Portia Simpson Miller. She has served for years
Burying of bodies
There are reports today that the police force is digging graves and burying bodies that are in a horrible state of decomposition. They are being buried at the May Pen Cemetery in Kingston. Yesterday many residents turned up at the site to look among the dead to see if their relatives were among the pile. This is just a horrible way to treat Jamaicans and the dead. The interview above with Edward Seaga is harsh for the Prime Minister who today should be contemplating his next move. He is representing residents that are totally against his leadership. His position today is in jeopardy.
Psychological effect
This matter surrounding the state of emergency is taking a toll on Jamaicans. Many compare this police led operation to what happened in Iraq. Many Jamaicans are asking the police this morning “where are the guns?” As of May 28. 2010 the police have reported that they have in their possession SIX GUNS. After days of war, they have just SIX guns from the Tivoli Gardens area. This is becoming a nightmare for the Jamaican police force as they attempt to justify the heavy gunfire in Tivoli Gardens.
Photos
It is believed Christopher Coke may have changed his identity.
Photos from the Jamaica Observer
Men that were detained.
A girl stands in front of a market that was on fire this morning.
4 comments
May 28, 2010 at 2:26 PM
If you and your friends can find any way out of there in the weeks/months to come via relatives/internships or something like that, I’d suggest you do it because this is what I predict will happen: If Coke is not caught (which I don’t think he will be anytime soon), the U.S. and possibly other countries will continue to issue the travel advisory not to go to Jamaica for probably the entire summer and maybe longer. I think that because of this disastrous oil spill here in Louisiana and President Obama being too slow in my opinion to take control of the oil spill and force BP into containing as much oil as possible right away or at least letting the folks nearby down here in the South clean it up on their own working with environmental experts that this will exacerbate the whole Coke situation. I would bet money that President Obama will start to strongly encourage people to vacation in Louisiana instead of abroad which will further strain U.S. – Jamaican relations.
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May 28, 2010 at 4:16 PM
P.S. – I do agree with Mr. Seaga that the current PM should resign but we all know he won’t. A complete overhaul of the government is necessary but probably won’t happen. Also, I do think it’s brave of Seaga to speak out now but I wonder were things better or different under his own term as PM or did he do the same things? Still, I think it’s good that he is speaking out.
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May 29, 2010 at 2:34 AM
Hi there Corve – glad to hear that things have calmed down a bit over there. Hope you’re still safe! Was busy in my kitchen last night, and I was listening to gunfire (from goodness knows what this time) – I immediately thought of you, and the situation you’re in! Strange how accustomed I have become (almost immune) to that sound ….
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May 29, 2010 at 8:35 PM
I HOPE THIS GETS RESOLVED VERY SOON!
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