Four Jamaicans are now in lockup in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti after they were arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking and immigration violation on Monday.
They are 29-year-old Charles Hamilton, 22-year-old Jervy Campbell, 27-year-old Jason Mullings and 43-year-old Sylvester Ricketts all of Old Harbour Bay addresses in St. Catherine.
According to reports from the police high command the men had left for Haiti from Old Harbour last Thursday in a boat laden with marijuana.
The four reportedly experienced difficulties at sea and landed ashore in Anse-a-Veau a small fishing town south of Port-au-Prince.
The police say they then sought assistance from a fisherman and were later attacked by residents who robbed them of cell phones and $20,000 and other items.
Haitian police were called and the men were arrested and charged with illegal entry.
A forty-foot fiber glass boat was also seized from the men.
The son of Belize’s Prime Minister Dean Barrow, has been deported from the United States after spending more than 8 years in jail for his role in a 1999 New York club shooting.
Moses “Shyne” Leviy, who changed his name from Jamal Barrow, was sent to Belize on Wednesday after US immigration authorities rejected his plea to remain in the country following his release from jail on October 9.
The hip-hop artiste was convicted of first degree assault, and reckless endangerment in 2001 in relation to the shooting that involved his then mentor Sean “P.Diddy” Combs and actress Jennifer Lopez.
After Shyne’s imprisonment ended, he was held by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, as authorities pondered his fate.
Prime Minister Barrow had formally appealed to New York Governor David Paterson to pardon Shyne.
The entertainer’s family has also reportedly enlisted the services of Harvard Law Professor Charles Ogletree to try and secure a pardon from Paterson so that Shyne can re-enter the US.
His deportation ended 2 decades of residence in the US. ------------------------------------------------------------
Haitian Prime Minister, Michele Pierre-Louis was summoned to appear before senators yesterday to answer questions about US$197 million earmarked to help Haiti recover from 4 storms that killed about 800 people.
However, reports from Port au Prince say the prime minister opted not to appear before the senators, but instead sent them a letter outlining her position on the matter.
It is not clear how the funds were spent or what allegations of misuse the Prime Minister is facing.
A majority vote by the 29 member Senate could dismiss Prime Minister Pierre-Louis.
The lawmakers trying to unseat her include Senators from President Rene Preval's own party.
Mrs. Pierre-Louis has helped to lead efforts to increase foreign investment in Haiti, the hemisphere's poorest country.
