The then leader of the Opposition (Portia Simpson Miller), the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) and Mr Coke were the defendants. When Mr Golding became leader of the JLP in the mid-2000s he also inherited the West Kingston parliamentary seat from his predecessor, Edward Seaga. Jamaica’s position on Mr Coke’s extradition strained relations between Kingston and Washington. HIRING LOBBYISTSIn his interview with this newspaper last week, Mr Golding insisted that his regret in the Coke extradition saga was for hiring lobbyists. Perversely in a way, the security operation to rout Mr Coke’s forces did indeed contribute to three years of decline in murders, by a third.

Source: The Star July 31, 2022 05:52 UTC