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Cousin Leroy Seh — Jamaica, Monday April 6, 2026

April 6, 2026 • 3 min read

Jamaica Brief

Cousin Leroy writes from the Bronx, New York, where he has lived since 1994 and watches Jamaican politics like it is a sport, which it largely is.

Wah gwaan, people! Cousin Leroy checking in from the Bronx on this fine Monday morning to give all of you the real version of what happening back home.

First thing: the crime numbers. Thirty-three murders in January 2026. Thirty-three! Do you know what that means? That is the LOWEST January murder figure since they started keeping records in 2001. Twenty-five years of data and THIS government, under THIS Prime Minister, put up a number like that. Plan Secure Jamaica is working. The results are there in black and white. Cousin Leroy has been saying this for years — when you plan and you execute, you get results. Respect due to the security forces.

The Yard Report — Jamaica Brief, Monday April 6, 2026

April 6, 2026 • 3 min read

Jamaica Brief

The Yard Report — straight talk from Kingston to Clarendon. No sugarcoating. No party line. Just yard.

JACDEN: THE SCANDAL THAT REFUSES TO SIT DOWN

The UHWI tax probe keeps producing headlines and the opposition keeps producing statements. JACDEN CEO Dennis Gordon, who is also an opposition shadow cabinet member, was told by Opposition Leader Mark Golding to step aside from the PAC and shadow cabinet pending the probe. Gordon’s response was essentially: no crime, no resign. Which is a position that has been taken before in Jamaican politics, usually by people who later regret taking it. The investigation concerns alleged tax irregularities at the University Hospital. The public is watching. The process is slow. Both of these things are very Jamaican.