“The OCG is of the opinion that the UDC was unable to negotiate freely and from a position of 'strength' with Puerto Caribe Properties Limited because of the direct involvement of the Honourable Minister Daryl Vaz and other State agencies,” said the report as it noted that this has been denied by Vaz.
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There are many factors that contribute to crime. Most people talk about poverty but I suspect inequity (pronounced in-ie-quitty in Ja) is a greater driver.
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The brawl over the sale of St Ann hotel and beach lands below market value by the state-owned Urban Development Corporation (UDC) has intensified, as former Contractor General Dirk Harrison is strongly insisting that the commissioners of the Integrity Commission were wrong to allow the comments of politicians to be presented with the report tabled in Parliament earlier this week.
Harrison’s explosive report stated that the UDC was unable to negotiate freely and from a position of strength in the sale of Rooms on the Beach to Puerto Caribe Properties Limited because of the alleged meddling of government minister Daryl Vaz and others.
Crony Capitalism is so endemic to Jamaica that some will not even be able to recognise it.
