Ann-Marie Williams was one of those waiting for news. She last heard from her 18-year-old son Jeff on Monday, shortly before police and soldiers stormed the Tivoli Gardens quarter of the Jamaican capital in pursuance of a warrant granted for Coke’s extradition to the United States on drugs and weapons trafficking charges.
Heavily armed police guarded the gate to the stadium, a short distance from the city centre. Its use as a prison is another manifestation of the state of emergency declared in west Kingston, which has resulted in Tivoli, a compact collection of slums, being sealed off from the outside world, together with another enclave, Denham Town. While Coke, alleged head of a criminal empire stretching from Kingston to New York, remains at large, the people of Tivoli, the vast majority of them innocent people, are imprisoned, short of food and water, and surrounded by the wreckage of a battle that has claimed the lives of more than 70 civilians, one soldier and two policemen.
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Just 4 the record regarding that 70 civillians, that number has been more than doubled but thats the number released by govt. 2 the media.
Security Forces wen they were moving in...
Just 4 the record regarding that 70 civillians, that number has been more than doubled but thats the number released by govt. 2 the media.
Security Forces wen they were moving in...