A Conversation with Angela Brown-Burke, VP of Jamaica’s People’s National Party

By: - May 7th, 2011

Angela Brown-Burke is the vice president of Jamaica’s People’s National Party, along with being Councillor for the Norman Gardens Division and Minority Leader in the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation. Caribbean Journal talked to Brown-Burke about the ongoing problems of extradition in Jamaica, the dual citizenship matter and the recent World Bank report that tied potential Jamaican crime reduction to improved growth.

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Manatt Commission Set to Report May 16

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More Extradition Controversy for Jamaica

 Jamaican Tony Ashman, who was slated to be extradited from Jamaica to England to face a murder charge, has been detained for more than 60 days without being extradited. Now, pressure in the country, led by the opposition People’s National Party, is mounting to expedite the request. Ashman was released last week on a Supreme […]

Jamaica Reports Increase in Cruise Ships

 Lawyers in the Manatt-Dudus Commission of Enquiry in Jamaica made their final submissions yesterday as the commission prepares to present its report by the May 16 deadline. The report centers on two main questions — whether the extradition of Christopher Coke was handled correctly, and, if so, who will be held accountable. [Jamaica Observer]

World Bank: Jamaican Crime Reduction Could Mean 5 percent Increase in Growth

 If Jamaica can reduce its crime rate to the level of Costa Rica, it could see a 5.4 percent increase in gross domestic product, according to the World Bank’s World Development Report for 2011. “Indirect costs — associated with stress and trauma, time off work due to violent incidents, and lower productivity from injury or […]