10 January 2014 (15:05 UTC-07 Tango)/08 Rabi ‘al-Awwal 1435/20 Dey 1392/10 Gui-Chou (12th month) 4711

Not only has Russia rejected another shipment of used cars from Japan, because they are emitting radiation, but all the way on the other side of the World Jamaican officials are reporting radioactive cars showing up in their ports!

Russian officials announced that for 2013 they rejected 165 used cars and spare parts from Japan, because they are radioactive!  When it comes to fish from Japan, officials say so far they pass muster.

Now, officials with the Caribbean country of Jamaica say they have quarantined at least two shipments of Japanese cars because of radiation contamination.

The first shipment was in November 2013, and involved second hand mini-buses for sale in Jamaica.  The second case was in December 2013, and involved used car parts destined for Guyana.  Both shipments are now detained by the Jamaica Customs Agency.

Jamaican officials are now demanding urgent meetings with Japanese officials.

Jamaican Customs officials also revealed they were able to detect the radiation because the United States Department of Energy has quietly begun monitoring radiation levels in the Caribbean, and is training various Caribbean governments in how to conduct radiation checks on products coming from Japan!

Velma Ricketts, Assistant Commissioner of Jamaican Customs revealed that her country’s radiation checks are being done in participation with the U.S. DoE, and that the U.S. DoE also provided the detection equipment (at U.S. taxpayer expense) as well as the training.