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Tivoli COE: Fault in Focus

We are of the considered opinion that the Tivoli COE should be state-centric rather than victim-centric. By that we mean that the focus should be concentrated of the activities of agents of the state in the debacle and not the welfare of the victims. This might appear cold and indifferent to the trauma and agony resulting in the deaths of 76 or more Jamaicans allegedly at the hands of agents of the state. In support of that position we contend that the process of discerning the" truth" is probably best dealt with in three (3) distinctly different spheres:        1. There needs to be a forum in which victims and eye-witnesses  can tell their stories as how they remember it and in their own words. They would do this in groups of their peers who were in close proximity at the material time. Such would facilitate some "correction" and the filling in of blanks in the memory. This exercise would allow them to vent, receive counseling, and ultimately ass...

Tivoli COE: Terms & Conditions For Enquiry

Set Up Three-Month Enquiry For Tivoli - Ashley Published: Tuesday | May 14, 2013 7 Comments The following was published in The Gleaner on May 14, 2013.  We have taken the decision to post it on Dec 1, 2014 -- the commencement of the Tivoli COE . Edmond Campbell,  Senior Staff Reporter ATTORNEY-AT-LAW DR Paul Ashley is of the view that under colonial rule if "76 mongrel dawgs and a puss" had been killed, a commission of enquiry would have been promptly established, let alone 76 humans. His comments come as the Portia Simpson Miller administration mulls decisions on the terms of reference for the proposed enquiry and the selection of commissioners to carry out the task. Ashley, in a  Gleaner  interview yesterday, suggested a panel of three commissioners headed by a retired judge. The attorney wants a deadline of three months to complete the enquiry and noted that the panel should be allowed to submit an interim re...