news reports
The following news reports provide further details on the events leading up to the 2010 State of Emergency in Tivoli Gardens, the time during the incursion, and the aftermath of these events :
January 13, 2010 | Jamaica Observer
"Dudus Still Wanted- US Government Will Not Withdraw Request For Coke, But Won't Use Power To Get Him Extradite"
March 3, 2010 | The Gleaner
" 'We Reject US Claims' "
May 13, 2010 | Caribbean360
"Golding admission prompts resignation calls"
May 17, 2010 | Jamaica Observer
"Jamaica to sign Dudus extradition request"
May 19, 2010 | The Daily Observer
"Warrant signed for Dudus arrest"
May 19, 2010 | The Gleaner
"Uncleared roadblocks in Tivoli Gardens"
May 24, 2010 | The Guardian
"Kingston declares state of emergency"
May 25, 2010 | Jeanne Meserve, Ben Brumfield and Kirk Abrahams | CNN
"Dozens killed in Jamaican violence"
May 28, 2010 | Chris McGreal | The Guardian
"The Battle for Kingston, Jamiaca"
June 23, 2010 | Independent
"Police urge calm after drugs lord Christopher 'Dudus' Coke arrested"
September 13, 2010 | RJR News
"PM defends his handling of the 'Dudus' extradition"
October 13, 2010 | Caribbean360
"Commission of Inquiry Into Dudus extradition"
December 22, 2010 | The Guardian
"US embassy cables: The dangers in extraditing Christopher 'Dudus' Coke from Jamaica"
March 06, 2011 | Delano Seiveright | The Gleaner
"The Extradition Saga"
Sept 01, 2011 | The Guardian
"Bruce Golding to resign as Jamaican prime minister "
Sept 25, 2011 | Chris McGreal | The Guardian
"Christopher 'Dudus' Coke tells US court: 'I'm pleading guilty because I am' "
December 12, 2011 | by Mattathias Schwartz | The New Yorker
"A Massacre in Jamaica: After the United States demanded the extradition of a drug lord, a bloodletting ensued."
June 08, 2012 | by Mark Schone and Richard Esposito | ABC News
"Jamaican Drug Lord Christopher 'Dudus' Coke Gets 23 Years"
August 03, 2012 | by Mattathias Schwartz | The New Yorker
"Jamaica's Former P.M. Opens Up About Coke Arrest, Extradition"
November 13, 2014 | The Gleaner
"Roland Thwaites| Tivoli: Will There Be Closure?"
December 01, 2014 | by Paul Henry | Jamaica Observer
"Tivoli enquiry opens today"
June 06, 2014 | by Christopher Serju | The Gleaner
"Never Another Tivoli Massacre - Holness"
September 10, 2015 | by Livern Barrett | The Gleaner
"Tivoli Shocker- West Kingston Commission Of Enquiry To Hear From Soldiers Who Claim Cops Killed Unarmed Civillians"
November 24, 2015 | by Paul Henry | Jamaica Observer
"Witter knocks Government's handling of Coke extradition request"
June 15, 2016 | by Balford Henry | Jamaica Observer
"Tivoli Enquiry commissioners make recommendation to Gov't"
November 16, 2016 | by Alfred Sangster | Jamaica Observer
"That proposed Tivoli apology"
January 07, 2017 | Jamaica Observer
"Tivoli Gardens enquiry my most discouraging moment as a poilce officer- DCP Hinds"
May 11, 2017 | by Livern Barrett | The Gleaner
"No Locks, No Bars- 'Dudus' Moved To Low-Security Prison"
December 07, 2017 | Nationwide Newsnet
"Holness Delivers official apology for West Kingston incursion"
December 07, 2017 | LoopJamaica
"Holness apologises for West Kingston incursion"
December 07, 2017 | by Edmond Campbell | The Gleaner
"Apology Accepted' - Tivoli Resident Says Statement Of Regret From PM Brings Closure To Loss Of Son"
December 07, 2017 | RJR News
"Mixed reactions from West Kingston residents to PM's apology"
December 08, 2017 | Jamaican Observer
"200 Million as Compensation to West Kingston Residents"
December 08, 2017 | by Edmond Campbell | The Gleaner
"Tivoli Payout! ... Millions Awarded To Estates of Men Killed In 2010 Incursion"