An American military aircraft helped monitor the deadly 2010 raid by Jamaican security forces to capture a fugitive crime boss, that country’s prime minister has admitted, in spite of earlier denials by his government. The U.S. P-3 Orion provided aerial surveillance of the operation to arrest Christopher “Dudus” Coke, Prime Minister Andrew Holness told reporters [...]
2011 Dec 13 | Posted in
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Doctors and nurses deployed by the dozen from a Chinese navy hospital ship in Jamaica Tuesday, as part of a humanitarian mission to portray China’s growing military as a responsible global power. China’s 584 foot Peace Ark carries over 100 medical volunteers offering free surgery, CAT scans, eye care and other procedures. Launched three years [...]
Times are changing for many islands across the Caribbean, where escalating arms races between criminal gangs are turning previously peaceful neighborhoods into free-fire zones. The two-island nation of St. Kitts and Nevis, with a population of 50,000 people, has tallied 31 homicides already in 2011, marking their deadliest year on record. Gangs with names like [...]
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The president of the Dominican Soccer Association, Osiris Guzman, has been suspended for 30 days by the FIFA Ethics Commission, in relation to a potential bribery case. On August 11, the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) initiated proceedings against 16 managers of the Caribbean Soccer Union who were suspected of taking US$40,000 in bribes in [...]
2011 Oct 20 | Posted in
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Christoper “Dudus” Coke has pleaded guilty to trafficking three tons of marijuana and 30 lbs of cocaine into the US, as well as ordering the stabbing of a New York drug dealer. Coke, 42, told a judge in New York: “I’m pleading guilty because I am.” He said: “I also ordered the purchase of firearms [...]
2011 Sep 03 | Posted in
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