Roleli Speaks

Jamaica's National Pledge Before God and All mankind. I pledge the love and loyalty of my heart The wisdom and courage of my mind, The strength and vigour of my body in the service of my fellow citizens. I promise to stand up for justice, Brotherhood and Peace, to work diligently and creatively, To think generously and honestly, so that, Jamaica may, under God, increase in beauty, fellowship and prosperity, and play her part in advancing the welfare of the whole human race. National School Song - I Pleadge My Heart I pledge my heart forever To serve with humble pride This shining homeland, ever So long as earth abide I pedge my heart, this island As God and faith shall live My work, my strength, my love, and My loyalty to give. O green isle of the Indies, Jamaica, strong and free, Our vows and loyal promises, O heartland, 'tis to thee Jamaican National Anthem Eternal Father, Bless our Land, Guide us with thy mighty hand, Keep us free from evil powers, Be our light through count...

The Trafugura Issue has raised many questions. At this point I would like to put the following questions on the table. 1. SW Services (Team Jamaica) Who is SW services and who are the principals and what was their role in all of this? No one has bothered to look at this given that JMD $ 30 million of $31 million dollars was effectively transferred to this account from CCOC Associates account. 2. Why was the PNP Leaderships willing to defend the money without know the facts? 3. How the did the JLP get the information? Did the JLP do anything illegal in order to ferret out this information? Did the JLP act illegally by showcasing private confidential information in the public domain? 4. Campaign Financing Legislation Where do we go from here? 5. When will Media stop being Biased I have already said that Golding's method of disclosing the scandal was irresponsible and the media has hammered him for that . Now that the PNP chairman and especially the PNP Legal Advisor has been clea...

The Prime Minister of Jamaica, Portia Simpson-Miller, has finally spoken and given instructions that the JMD $31 million dollars be returned to Trefigura. In addition, news is now surfacing the Peoples National Party (PNP) General Secretary and Minister of Information, Collin Campbell, has resigned. Interestingly, we have also heard rumors, on HOT102 FM, that the PNP is seeking a JMD$45 million dollar settlement from the bank involved in the leak. I find this all a bit amusing. Return the money, ditch Collin Campbell as the fall guy, settle with with the $JMD 45 million dollars from the bank and Portia and the PNP will come out looking good and possibly with a profit. Already one apologist, has hailed the decision as correct and saying that the PNP could now rebound from the current scandal. Why CCOC - CC only charged (with responsibility)? Collin Campbell it must be noted was a key member in Portia Simpson-Miller's Team Jamaica. Was Collin Campbell the only one that knew abo...

It has been yet another interesting week in Jamaica, where confusion and war of words between the Peoples National Party(PNP), Jamiaca Labour Party(JLP),Jamaicans For Justice (JFJ), Jamaia Chambers of Commerce (JCC), Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) among others, is the order of the day. Donation or Payment? Confusion number one centers around was this money in the now closed CCOC Associates account at Frist Caribbean Bank a donation or part of a commercial agreement? We first heard from the PNP that is was a donation when they vehemently denied Bruce Golding's suggestions that there was something corrupt going on. Now we hear, reports supposedly backed up by fax and e-mail, that Trafigura has stated that it was not a donation but was a payment, part of a commercial agreement. The Sunday Herald in Jamaica has even claimed that their sources have said that there is an invoice, a claim the Minister does not deny. Now if it was a part of a commercial agreement, did the ...

The government of Jamaica is accused of using 'state revenues' to fund their annual party conference. It turns out that a Dutch firm, with which the country does business with, has donated about Jamaica thirty-one million dollars(JMD$31,000,000) to the governing political party, the Peoples National Party(PNP). This is the same Dutch firm that is accused of involvement in the oil for food scandal and the dumping of toxic waste in the Ivory Coast. While the party admits receiving the payment, wired to a particular account, they claim nothing is shady or questionable and it is all above board. If the figures you hear are correct, this company would have donated to one political party, a figure equivalent to one-fifth of the revenue the country earned over the last five years from the deal, which revolves around reselling Nigerian oil on behalf of the state. There are some other interesting things about this. Although the named account is acknowledged to be a PNP account there...