Coverage of the Jamaican Elections 2007 We received the following contribution which provides useful background information to the upcoming Jamaican elections.
Revolutionary Jamaica awakens again Last week riots erupted in several cities on the Caribbean island of Jamaica. According to the Jamaican newspaper Jamaica Gleaner, the riots began after the island’s national electricity provider announced a rise in electricity tariffs. However, the protests were also directed against decaying public infrastructure such as roads and sewage, low wages, and the increasing violence on the island.