Recalling Leys Lullaby

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Rock a bye baby,
In the treetop
When the wind blows
The cradle will rock

Douglas Leys the Solicitor General of Jamaica, in a meeting with US State Department and Justice Department facilitated the attendance of a member of a private US law firm into that official meeting. Hello!?

The SG had just recently a few hours before been introduced to the principals of the said law firm who were anxious to obtain an official brief to act on behalf of the GOJ.

The SG himself had refused the overtures of the said law firm and by his own admission outlined to them the procedure that had to be followed if and when they were to be engaged to act on behalf of the GOJ.

It therefore begs the question: Did the SG act most improperly in facilitating the attendance of a private US law firm at an official meeting between himself and the US authorities?

In so doing, the SG unwittingly gave credence to the impression gained by the US officials - who had previously met with representatives of the US law firm and were involved in discussions of the very same issue as the SG - that the US law firm was indeed acting on behalf of the GOJ.

What is even more difficult to understand is the rationale informing the SG's thinking that to have Brady - a Jamaican attorney attend the meeting would have been improper, yet saw no problem in having a representative from a US law firm (who had not been engaged by the GOJ to his certain knowledge) attending as an "Observer".

Leys was either naive or was "convinced/persuaded" to change his initial refusal of the gratuitous offer. Unknown to him, he was the one being introduced to the US officials.

So, the "Consultant" was not so authorized and neither was the "Observer" but the fact remains that the US law firm acted on behalf of the GOJ in its dealings with US officials as reported on the official websites.

Smoking gun and misty mirrors: Who will be held accountable? Who misled the PM? Who is politically dispensable? Who will be "separated" from their responsibilities?

In the end the DEA - Dudus Extradition Affair has been further complicated, if not compromised, by the FBI (now meaning From Brady's Intervention).

When the bough breaks,

The Cradle will fall

And Down will come baby

Cradle and all

Oops!

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Sam's Sanctions

Samuda, in his dual capacity as a senior minister of government and the General Secretary of the JLP, has been mandated to sanction Harold Brady. Yes; and the cow jumped over the moon.

What exactly has Brady done to warrant being any sanction being imposed on him? Brady is not a member of the cabinet, so he cannot be sanctioned by any member of that august body.  Brady is said to be a card carrying member of the JLP, so the General Secretary can take disciplinary measures if the rules governing that party have been infringed. Have they and by whom?

So Sam the Sanctioner has a problem. How does he imposing sanctions on one who has been acting in the best interests of the party for donkey's years?

We thought it best to consider some sanctions:

• Brady to stand outside the gates of Jamaica House between the hours of 8am - 9am  and 4pm -5pm on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays for two weeks with a loudspeaker saying, "I am sorry" once every five minutes. [Vaz the Minister of Information will monitor the event with the usual media coverage]
• Brady to write 50,000 lines "I am not a Consultant to the Government of Jamaica". Such must be in Brady's own handwriting and his signature affixed to the bottom of each page. [AG Lightbourne will ensure compliance and send certified copies to the US law firm Manatt, Phelps & Phillips]
• Brady to attend Vale Royal for breakfast on weekends, dressed in white shorts and to affix his name, address and signature to the visitor's protocol book. [PM Bruce will do the cooking]
• At the completion of the sanctions, Brady to throw a party and invite the usual posse. The occasion will taken to confer on Brady an OJ as a lasting and fitting sanction for his initiatives. [The OD - Order of Dudus = was ruled out]

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Mix Up & Blenda

So Manatt, Phelps & Phillips (MPP) has confirmed two things:

• It has been acting on behalf of the Government of Jamaica through GOJ's liaison Harold C.W. Brady of Brady & Co.
• That MPP ceased continuing to represent the GOJ through Harold C.W. Brady of Brady & Co. as of February 8, 2010.

That amendment was filed on March 18, 2010 - two days after pertinent questions were raised in Parliament eliciting and outright denial by the PM.

The country was told in no uncertain terms that the GOJ had never hired any consultant, law firm, person or entity to represent the GOJ in any discussions involving treaty obligations. It has turned out that the US law firm MPP was certainly under the impression that it was acting on behalf of the GOJ. Moreoever the US State Department and Justice Department were certainly under the impressions that in talks with MPP the law firm was acting on behalf of the GOJ.

Now that we have been informed that the now-disputed contractual relationship ceased as of February 8, 2010, certain interesting questions arise:

• When exactly did the now-disputed contractual relationship commence?
• Under what set of circumstances did MPP "cease activities on behalf of the Government of Jamaica through Harold C. W Brady of Brady and Co."?
• Which party initiated the cessation?
• What reasons were given?
• Did both parties formally agree to the cessation (in writing)?

• Was the outstanding balance of the agreed retainer ever paid?
• Did MPP act in pursuance of the contract after the September 18, 2009 invoice was settled?
• Are there any other invoices for services rendered by MPP which have been submitted and settled?
• What has happened to the written reports of the meetings conducted by MPP with the US officials in pursuance of the now-disputed contract?
• Does anyone expect Baby Leys to come to any other conclusion that Harold C. W Brady of Brady and Co.did not have the capacity to enter into contractual obligations with any entity as a representative of the GOJ? Hence, there was no contract between GOJ and MPP. Surprised?

MPP's notification of termination of contractual relationship with Government of Jamaica.

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