Jamaica News

Usain Bolt Wins Again, Earth Revolves Around Sun

5:32 pm EST May 26th, 2011 | Jamaica, Sports | 1 Comment

Jamaica’s top athlete is at it again.

Usain Bolt shook off a nine-month lay-off to prove he was back as he beat rival Asafa Powell to win the 100m at the Golden Gala here on Thursday.

Bolt had to grit his teeth and drag back his Jamaican compatriot over the last 20m before winning in 9.91 seconds.

Powell recorded 9.93sec in second with Christophe Lemaitre of France third in 10sec flat.

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Jamaican Prime Minister To Sign Extradition Papers, Won’t Resign

9:46 pm EST May 17th, 2010 | Jamaica | Comments Off

Jamaican Prime Minister Bruce Golding says in nationwide speech he will sign extradition of Christopher “Dudus” Coke to U.S. but won’t resign…

 

Report: Jamaican Prime Minister Bruce Golding Considering Resignation

5:32 pm EST May 14th, 2010 | Jamaica | 4 Comments

My mom explains to me that if this happens it will be the #2 best day in her life after my birth. So, kind of a big deal.

FACED with scathing criticism over his confession that he sanctioned a US$50,000 deal with a US-based law firm to negotiate a controversial extradition matter, Prime Minister Bruce Golding is now pondering his future.

Golding and the top brass of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) are now locked in a meeting at Vale Royal, the Prime Minister’s official residence.

Golding’s head has been on the chopping block after he revealed in Parliament that he sanctioned the party to contact United States law firm Manatt Phelps and Phillips to negotiate with members of the Barack Obama administration to argue on behalf of reputed Tivoli Gardens don, Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke.

 

Jamaican PM Golding In Hot Water For Shielding Gangster

4:50 pm EST May 12th, 2010 | Jamaica | 2 Comments

Needless to say, my mom is livid about this story. She’s explaining “I told you so” to anyone in Jamaica within earshot.

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AMID mounting criticisms over the Government’s credibility, Prime Minister Bruce Golding yesterday admitted in Parliament that he had given the green light for the ruling party to engage the services of US law firm Manatt Phelps and Phillips.

Golding confessed that he had ‘sanctioned’ persons in the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) to approach Manatt Phelps and Phillips to lobby the United States administration to drop its extradition request for Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke to face drug and gun-running charges there.

‘I sanctioned the initiative, knowing that such interventions have in the past proven to be of considerable value in dealing with issues involving the governments of both countries. I made it absolutely, unmistakably clear, however, that this was an initiative to be undertaken by the party, not by or on behalf of the Government,’ the embattled Golding said.

Basically the Jamaican prime minister hired a K street lobbyist to argue in favor of a drug dealer that is a benefactor of his party who is facing extradition. They tried to hide this, and it came out, and his story that it was party funds and not government funds used to secure the lobbyist’s services isn’t very believable.