From rjr news:
Daryl Vaz, The government's point man on information, has slammed the door shut on speculations about pending extradition requests for at least two high profile politicians.
The minister hurriedly brushed aside the issue at the weekly post cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House on Wednesday after the Jamaica Observer newspaper reportedly that the American government has dispatched extradition requests for five Jamaicans which have among them prominent faces in local politics.
Mr. Vaz, who held aloft Wednesday's edition of the Daily Observer said there was no truth to the report and that no agency of government has in their possession any pending extradition requests for Jamaican politicians.� � �
"I can only say that at this point, the Government, in all the ministries and departments, which would have to know about this, categorically state that the government has no knowledge, no information in relation to any extradition matter concerning politicians," mr. Vaz stated.
The Information Minister added that he was uncomfortable with how the story was portrayed in the media.
"When you see a newspaper headline that says ‘(Prime Minister Bruce) Golding hints (that Andrew) Holness will be come PM in a matter of days†and right under that you see ‘More Extraditions? – Two politicians, (entertainer among 5 Jamaicans said wanted by US Government)†it implies clearly, by virtue of how the stories are stacked up, that thereâ€s a possibility, which is being propelled out in the rumour field for several weeks, that the Prime Ministerâ€s decision (to step down) is not (his own) but (was made) by others for him based on action not come. Iâ€ve already denied that," Mr. Vaz stated.