Cabinet member’s son to be extradited
The son of a senior Cabinet minister in Bermuda, is to be extradited from the United States to answer to charges of attempted murder.
Police in the British territory say that the request for the extradition of Jahmel Blakeney was approved following an exhaustive legal process in the United States.
The charges relate to the November 2009 shooting of two people outside a local cinema.
Two other men have also been charged.
Jahmel is the son of Youth and Sport Minister, Glenn Blakeney, and holds dual Bermudian and American citizenship.
He was arrested and placed on police bail, but subsequently left the island.
A police statement said Mr Blakeney was located in New York and taken into custody by US authorities in June 2010 on an international arrest warrant.
The statement added that he appealed unsuccessfully against his extradition and is being returned to Bermuda to face charges.
LIME wants probe
Telecommunications company LIME wants Jamaica’s Fair Trading Commission to assess the deal between its rival Digicel and America Movil.
Digicel announced earlier this month that it had signed an agreement with America Movil to acquire Claro business in Jamaica, and sell businesses in El Salvador and Honduras.
The financial terms of the transactions have not been disclosed.
LIME, formerly Cable and Wireless, said the merger is important to the telecoms sector and should be carefully assessed by the government, the Office of Utilities regulation and the Fair Trading Commission.
The opposition People’s National Party has raised concern over possible consequences for competition and prices for the consumer when the number of telecoms providers reverts to two.
