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41-year-old Dean Moriah (Tourist industry) |
According to the Jamaica-Gleaner News paper citing the Western Bureau stated that "renowned Monetgo Bay hospitality worker, Dean Moriah was early this morning killed at Bogue Village home in Montego Bay, burnt by unknown assailants. The police say Moriah was stabbed several times before the house was set on fire with him inside. Moriah, who worked for several years as an entertainment manager with the SupperClubs group, last worked with Margaritaville Caribbean."
Additionally, the Jamaica Observer reported that, "his Toyota Camry motor car was also stolen during the incident."
In the same parish/location in Jamaica, on July 22, 2013 16-year-old Dwayne Jones, a transgender woman was mobbed, stabbed, beaten and shot after he attended a local party. His body was found early in the morning. Since the murder of Dwayne Jones, there has been a rise in mob attacks on gays in Jamaica. Dean worked in the Tourism industry in Jamaica for almost his entire life to welcome and entertain visitors/tourists. The country and it's economy which he helps to build, killed him. Homophobia killed him! Hate killed him!
Based on the news report, unknown assailants (more that one person) stabbed Dean Moriah to death and set his house on fire with his body inside. It was alleged that Dean was killed because he was gay, due to the how the cruel act was carried out. This is barbaric and a moral obscenity. How many more gay men in Jamaica should be brutally murdered before Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller led government, stand up to the hate and murderous anti-gay culture and it's people?
How can we continue to stand and ignore the atrocities meted against our brothers? How can we continue to encourage tourists to visit Jamaica, when gay workers and citizens are not safe there?
Dean Moriah is my dear FACEBOOK friend and it saddens me to know that his life was taken by a group of people or assailants. He is my brother. Friends, co-workers and family are finding it hard to come to terms with his brutal death. Injustice towards mankind or an individual, regardless of his or her sexuality, gender, creed or sex is injustice towards all. Joins as we cry out against the inhumane treatment of the forgotten gay and lesbians people in Jamaica as well as BOYCOTT Jamaica's tourism to urge goverment to put an end to the violence towards gays and repeal its sodomy law.
We are tired of waiting! We are tired of being patient! Gay Jamaicans want their freedom and they want it now!
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41-year-old Dean Moriah (Tourist industry) |
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41-year-old Dean Moriah (Entertaining tourists) |
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41-year-old Dean Moriah (Tourist industry) |
References:
- http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/MoBay-entertainment-coordinator-stabbed-to-death--house-set-ablaze
- http://jamaica-gleaner.com/latest/article.php?id=47514
Sad to know of the loss of a great spirit..who loved his country and wanted the best.... Now, I have to not consider Jamaica as one of my travel destinations... Boycott Jamaica.... Stop the Killings on innocent people. Ignorance... is alive ...
ReplyJay dont be fooled by this drivel the ENTIRE country KNEW Dean and he walked around FREELY ,,, from all reports this was a LOVERS' quarrel gone sour ...
Thank you for putting that out there... People with their own agendas need to stop taking tragedies and use it as their flag ship in getting what they want. Over the years Jamaica has become tolerant to homosexuals and the few cases of homosexual murders aren't as clean cut as it is made out to be. Its very sad that Dean's life was taken but ppl plz stop being Judge and Jury by blaming the heterosexual community. What if after investigations it is shown that this man was killed by another homosexual what then? Will there be an apology? Let's all pray that the wave of crime is decreased and plz let us try to co-exist with each other.
a transgender was killed in New York last week.Make sure to boycott the USA.
@ an eke there won't be a need for any apologizes the same thing goes on they have eniff information to call it as is...we heed to boycott American land,Jamaica and anywhere else people wants take Gods job from him.I am not saying their life is right or wrong...but for sure we don't have a right to judge or kill them. # facts are facts. Here in the U.S as in Jamaica as in Trinidad there is too many crimes on homosexual because of they choose to be or what they choose to be.
Bottom line most of the areas these killings are happening is some of the poorest area and most of the people that does crimes has along rap sheet and only quotes the bible to justifiy these hate crimes.
Anneke Taylor your crap statement about Jamaica being tolerant to gays is made moot by the recent killing of the tranny teen. Whether or not this was a lover's quarrel I dunno but I am more inclined to believe he was killed by anti gay people from the same parish who killed that teen last months. Such barbaric people. BOYCOTT Jamaica!
We all knew and accepted Dean for who he was and no one did anything to him so, why now? I will leave any judgement until further investigation
Anonymous u seem to have a serious issue with Jamaica..No straight man is gonna kill a gay person and strip then naked, we are too homophobic for that shit...This dude was killed by his lover, boycotting Jamaica wont stop gays from killing other gays. This wont get u guys legal in the country, u guys are too violent, so please control ur emotions.
pleas stop the rumors about Jamaica allowed the police to do their work what are you looking for sympathy , its not good to spread bad news ' why don't you do proper investigation on the issues
you lucky, we are glad you dont want to come here.
Thanks for alerting us Dwayne.
ReplyWe have a protest in London On Wed 28 over murder of Dwayne Jones. SEE: http://bit.ly/1fgDesr
So sad that we now have to add Dean to our mourning and anger.
Solidarity! Peter
Dwayne need to stop putting lies Abt Jamaica.
not all Jamaicans are homophbic some of us could careless.
Y was he naked
98 crimes every week against gays in London......Protest against your own place before you stick your neck out.......hypocrite
234,979 hate crimes based specifically on sexual orientation occurred across the United States from 2007 to 2011, up 2 percent from the period of 2003 to 2006. the anti-gay crime has spiked 70% this year.
Bullshit this wasn't a hate crime. Everyone knew about his lifestyle and he was never harmed. The entire community knows this was a lovers quarrel that went wrong. And as is proven, gays quarrels usually are extremely violent.
ReplyThat is what I thought.So everyone that dies is because they gay.I thought this was a lovers issue.
Thanks for stereotyping... I guess I can stereotype too and say Jamaicans are a barbaric people.
gays quarrels are extremely violent? Gays are about the most peaceful people in the world. Obviously you don't know many (or perhaps you kill them first). It's sad that the culture in Jamaica is so animalistic and uneducated.
You can't tell me that Gays are simply allowed to live their lives in Jamaica:
http://towleroad.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c730253ef019aff143db3970d-300wi
jamaica wil neva change sooo plz stop da BSN.. most man who can pass hv pitney n wife n live pon de downlow.. doze who caan hide it or choose NOT to...pay de price.. to my knowledge gay child comes two str8t parents... so who shud b blame
Bullshit this wasn't a hate crime. Everyone knew about his lifestyle and he was never harmed. The entire community knows this was a lovers quarrel that went wrong. And as is proven, gays quarrels usually are extremely violent.
Replyyou have no proof as to who carried out this murder..how did you solve the case that quick ? are you privy to the facts or are you rushing to a conclusion based on a media report and hearsay ? your statement about Homophobia is bullshit..this could easily be a robbery and murder similar to the hundreds that happen every year to Jamaicans from all walks of life..it could be a crime of passion or it could be what you claim..you need to show how you arrive at your conclusion less than 1 day after the murder..if not you are talking bullshit and are seeking the sympathy of overseas people
Replyand you are just seeking the sympathy of overseas people .( I should have said) ..
and you are just seeking the sympathy of overseas people .( I should have said) ..