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‘Where’s the money gone?’ Jamaicans ask after Bolt fraud case

‘Where’s the money gone?’ Jamaicans ask after Bolt fraud case

KINGSTON: It is the question on the lips of every Jamaican -- and none more so than the country's most famous athlete, eight-time Olympic gold medal sprinter Usain Bolt.“Where’s the money gone?”The investigation into a multi-million dollar fraud at the Kingston-based investment firm Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL), which has reportedly seen Bolt's $12 million account left almost empty, is dominating discussion in the Caribbean nation.So much so that one of the country’s top dance hall artists, Gage, quickly released a song “SSL,“ whose chorus repeatedly asks the above question in Jamaican patois.True to the traditions of Jamaica’s vibrant and straight-talking music scene, Gage’s lyrics highlight the division between Kingston’s affluent and influential “uptown” residents and the young people hustling in the city’s poorer areas.The song points out government efforts to clamp down on telephone and lottery scams from what he calls “ghetto youth,“ but notes those young people never enga

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