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The 2010 Kingston unrest, dubbed locally the Tivoli Incursion, was an armed conflict between Jamaica 's military and police forces in the country's capital Kingston, and the Shower Posse drug cartel. The conflict began on 23 May 2010 as security forces began searching for Christopher "Dudus" Coke, a major drug lord, after the United States ...
Christopher Michael Coke, also known as Dudus[ 2 ] (born 13 March 1969), [ 1 ] is a convicted Jamaican drug lord and the leader of the Shower Posse, a violent drug gang started by his father Lester Coke in Jamaica, which exported "large quantities" [ 3 ] of marijuana and cocaine into the United States. Due to their father's drug profits ...
Tivoli Gardens was developed in West Kingston, Jamaica, between 1963 [3] and 1965 [4] by demolishing and redeveloping the area of the Rastafarian settlement Back-O-Wall. [5] The area was notorious in the 1950s as the worst slum in the Caribbean, where "three communal standpipes and two public bathrooms served a population of well over 5,000 people."
Shower Posse is a Jamaican gang, started by Lester Lloyd Coke, which is involved in drug and arms smuggling. Its home is in Tivoli Gardens in Jamaica. It has several North American branches. The North American branches were first founded by Vivian Blake in the Canadian city of Toronto, Ontario. [1] The gang operates in expatriate Jamaican ...
Kingston, Jamaica. Occupation. Smuggler. Criminal status. Deceased. Conviction (s) Drug trafficking and smuggling, Racketeering. Vivian Blake (11 May 1956 – 21 March 2010) [1][2] was a Jamaican drug kingpin who founded and operated the American operations of the Jamaican Shower Posse.
Jamaica Prime Minister Andrew Holness announced Tuesday that his nation’s long-awaited participation in the largely U.S.-funded Multinational Security Support mission in Haiti is ready to begin.
Lawyer. Dorothy Lightbourne is a former politician who served as Minister of Justice and the Attorney General of Jamaica from September 2007 to July 2011. She also served as the Leader of Government Business or Majority Leader of the Senate from September 2007 to July 2011. [1] She was born in Aeolus Valley, St Thomas, and raised as an Anglican.
In total 1,081+ deaths [1][2] The Jamaican political conflict is a long-standing feud between right-wing and left-wing elements in the country, often exploding into violence. The Jamaican Labour Party (JLP) and the People's National Party (PNP) have fought for control of the island for years and the rivalry has encouraged urban warfare in Kingston.