May 31, 2010 0
Tivoli Residents Protest Alleged Donations Of Chicken Back
Residents of the Tivoli Gardens community in Kingston were literally under siege last week, as the security forces stormed the community in an effort to execute a warrant to arrest area leader Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke. For several days, some citizens were not able to leave their homes, as the security forces and criminal elements exchanged bullets in numerous bloody firefights. When the smoke finally cleared, one organization which sought to assist the residents by donating food, drink and water, was Political Ombudsman Herro Blair’s church – the Faith Cathedral Deliverance Centre.
Blair said that members of the church distributed over 2000 food packages to the residents of Tivoli and other areas in West Kingston, however some residents reportedly rebuffed the charity efforts, claiming that ‘chicken back’ was included in the food packages. Whilst chicken back is a popular food item for most Jamaicans (particularly poorer Jamaicans), it is a source of shame, and many persons refuse to publicly acknowledge that they consume this part of the chicken.
Blair has however dismissed the claims, stating that chicken back was not included in any of the food packages that were distributed by his church members.