PM admits Jamaica gave go ahead for US spy plane

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Edmond Campbell, Senior Staff Reporter

Jamaica's Prime Minister Andrew Holness has admitted that the country entered into an agreement with the United States government to carry out surveillance during the security operations in Tivoli Gardens, West Kingston.

This is a change in position from yesterday's vehement denial from National Security Minister Dwight Nelson.

He denied the claims at yesterday's post-Cabinet briefing.

The press conference where Holness just made the announcement.

edmond.campbell@gleanerjm.com

[Rudi]

Heh, heh the comedy continues. If only Portia could speak well.

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liste this now @ http://rjr94fm.com/live.php

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Nelson get fling under the BUSS lol

[Sickko]

Wonder if he will be fired too?

[TDowl]

No, if only she know why she must step down.

[Sickko]

Smoking gun you say or a frigging bon fire!!!!!!!

[Skeng DX]

http://rjr94fm.com/live.php

listen now

[Lazie]

Edmond Campbell, Senior Staff Reporter

Jamaica's Prime Minister Andrew Holness has admitted that the country entered into an agreement with the United States government to carry out surveillance during the security operations in Tivoli Gardens, West Kingston.

This is a change in position from yesterday's vehement denial from National Security Minister Dwight Nelson.

He denied the claims at yesterday's post-Cabinet briefing.

The press conference where Holness just made the announcement.

edmond.campbell@gleanerjm.com

Nelson cannot recall the words, "Thats classified!!!"

[Mosiah]

den who sell out Jamaica?

a. Liad Bruce
b. Hero Peter
c. both
d. neither

[Rudi]

This is too funny. Andrew is smart enough to want to keep the Dudus episode out of the election as much as possible. Don't ******** off Uncle Sam or else more truths will leak. Mr. Can't Recall must have been under some whites or him never get the memo. I thought it was only Dorothy who couldn't read emails. Dance nice mi say.

[Exile]

..and Bricktop, Lazie, Muadib, Willi...who else..? Don1?

[Sickko]

No man Lazie is holding on to Hylton as if Hylton alone balance out all the lies that have come from the JLP

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PM Admits Jamaica Gave Go Ahead For US Spy Plane

Edmond Campbell, Senior Staff Reporter

Jamaica's Prime Minister Andrew Holness has admitted that the country entered into an agreement with the United States government to carry out surveillance during the security operations in Tivoli Gardens, West Kingston.

This is a change in position from yesterday's vehement denial from National Security Minister Dwight Nelson.

Nelson said he checked the records at the ministry and the Jamaica Defence Force and found no request for assistance from the U.S.

An investigative piece in the American magazine, The New Yorker, revealed that despite the Jamaican Government saying otherwise, a U.S. spy plane did in fact take surveillance imagery of Tivoli Gardens on May 24, 2010 during the security operation.

When quizzed about the issue last year, then information minister, Daryl Vaz, had denied Jamaica had received any external help.

However, the Department of Homeland Security incident report and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Authority have confirmed that the plane assisted the Jamaican Government during the Tivoli operation.

It also said that the P-3 Orion passed information to U.S law-enforcement officers stationed at the U.S. embassy, who then provided that information to Jamaican authorities.

The Tivoli operation which happened in May 2010 was designed to capture convicted drug dealer Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke, and resulted in the deaths of at least 70 people.

The press conference, where Holness just made the announcement, is now underway.

edmond.campbell@gleanerjm.com

[Plush]

Dat Bwoy Nelson..never trust him from Day one..The Security Miinister didn't know that US gave help..HE had to go look in Ministry books. This is the biggest Liard ever..He is one person I want to see go. While Henry can be blamed for not being aware, Nelson lies over and over to the Jamaican people and it seems nothing comes out of it.