Saturday, May 22, 2010

The Nation of Tivoli Gardens

Imagine my non-surprise when a comment in a news article revealed that the "President" of Tivoli Gardens controls a warehouse near to the Jamaican enclave. Christoper 'Dudus' Coke is a wanted on Drug and Gun related charges by the United States. Mr. Coke claims to be a business man who owns shares in a company, named Incomparable Enterprises, that has won contracts to perform work for the Jamaican Government.

Searching the Internet for confirmation, I came across this forum where the  poster states:

"the last time mi drive pass mi see dem still have a warehouse/wharf dat him control (not the customs/gov't), who know how much gun and drugs pass thru dat. dem man deh nneva work a normal job inna him life, unnu stay deh support don."

This might be hard to understand by those not familiar with the language elements in Jamaica and the Caribbean. The post was essentially stating that he had seen the warehouse that Dudus is supposed to control.

Further searches reveals a blogger who is asks Where are the Guns coming from? In the extradition request Mr Coke is accused of importing guns into Jamaica through a wharf adjacent to Tivoli Gardens. Here is a satellite view of Tivoli Gardens and its environs which might shed some light on the matter.


As you can see we have Tivoli Gardens in the North, A group of Warehouses in the middle, and a Wharf in the South. This area is right in the middle of Kingston harbor.

I would venture to state that a search warrant executed on these buildings might reveal an operation the likes of which we can only imagine.

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