Stories about Jamaica from June, 2010
Jamaica: Hard Policing
“Last week many poor people were shot, and while no doubt some were criminals, there is also no doubt that some were innocent”: My View of JamDown from UpSo suggests...
Jamaica: Searching High & Low
As the Mayor of Kingston's home is searched in an attempt to find ‘Dudus'; YardFlex.com says: “Come on now, even the Prime Minister’s residence should be subjected to a thorough...
Jamaica: On the Run
“Life has more or less returned to normal on the rock except for those who lost family members in the clash and for those who remain on the run”: Annie...
Jamaica: New Developments
Two new developments regarding Jamaica's state of emergency are here and here.
Jamaica: Rock the Calabash
“Calabash 2010 rocked, it really did”: Annie Paul thinks that “this literary festival provides a neat model for similar ventures that could showcase the best that Jamaica has to offer.”
Jamaica: Dudus’ Brother In Custody
Bloggers are reporting the breaking news that alleged drug don Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke's brother, Leighton ‘Livity’ Coke, has just been arrested.
Jamaica: Ripple Effect
Islandista says that “the ‘terror in Tivoli’ has inflicted wounds not just on the hundreds injured and scores killed, but on Jamaica’s economy and Kingston’s vibrant entertainment scene.”
Jamaica: Art & Violence
“Jamaica's widening gap between rich and poor and our historical reliance on an underground economy related to drugs has created tensions and led to violence of which artists are all...
Jamaica: Crunching the Numbers
“Most people I’ve talked to seem to think that the ends justify the means: that if getting the bad guys means detaining some of the good guys as well, then...
