Jamaican Till I Die!

This is not the type of blog that I wanted to write but I cannot ignore the white elephant in the room, especially when some groups are calling for Justice, let's not be selective, lets demand 100% pure Blind Justice from each and every member of the Jamaican society.   Let us not forget this favorite Jamaican past time, playing Judge, Jury and Executioner on those they suspect of committing a crime. We are outraged when the police do it, but cheer when we read that members of a community took it upon themselves to carry out their own brand of justice. You cannot want proper Justice sometimes but not at other times, you are sending mixed messages to an already confused society. Growing up in Jamaica I have had the misfortune to witness Community Vigilante Jungle Justice up close on a number of occasions, it is something I am trying to wipe from my mind, humanity at its very worst. I remember two of these occasions very well, I was in my teens and on my way from school. O...

Jamaica Election 2012: The Second Worst Election Campaign I have ever seen Whoever is in charge of Andrew Holness’s Public Relations and Election campaigns should be fired. Mr. Holness is fast becoming a mediocre politician after bursting on to the scene with so much promise and hope. Only his diehard supporters still believe in him, with the same level of faith a religious nut believes in Religion. To me Andrew Holness was suppose to be the idealistic 21st Century Leader, young, vibrant and innovative the kind of person that would kick open the old ancient doors of Jamaican politics and let some fresh air and light into that frowzy halls of power, the Mark Zuckerberg of Jamaican politics but instead I keep hearing same old, same old. If I close my eyes and listen to Mr. Holness, I would think Mrs. Portia Simpson-Miller or Bruce Golding or PJ Patterson was speaking, yes people, nothing new here, nothing to see, move along, the old guard is alive and well in Mr. Holness who has faile...

Neutrality does not mean docile, or that you should not have an opinion, it is the opposite really, it means you can have any opinion your want, you can come out of the corner swinging left right and center, you have no allegiance to anyone, any group or any party. It is freedom from the shackles of conformity, from those who are fighting you to conform,to live life on their terms. Because one declares one shelf to be Politically Neutral does not mean that one have given up ones rights to be a Political and Social Activist, it just means I am Free, to be the Political and Social activist on my terms. " Peoples Hernandez: You're not a cop anymore. John Shaft: Do you think that makes me less dangerous, or more dangerous?" Given the choice between parties who are equally bad, I means really bad, with politicians who are just bold face dirty, liars and thieves, I mean nasty piece of work, how can people who claim to be educated and have common sense chose between them an...

Tourist Country - That part of Jamaica frequented by large numbers of foreign visitors and the annoying local people they attract, like flies to excrement. I will never defend those worthless individuals who leave behind their farms, work, school, family and homes to walk the streets of Tourist Country, trying to sell both themselves and drugs to every Tom and Jane tourist that set foot on my island. Both the sellers and the buyers are the reason why I have a Self-Imposed Exile in place, in my own country. I will never stay willingly in Tourist Country and will try very hard not to visit it or stay longer than I must. I do not like what goes on between some local Jamaicans and some tourists and as such I have decided to leave unto Caesar the things that are for Caesar. I will go even further to say they are a perfect match for each other. I am not a conservative nutter, in fact I really do not care what takes place between two consenting human adults. The main problem ...

There is nothing Jamaicans love to talk about more, when they get together than the Socioeconomic and political state of the country. The second most talked about thing when Jamaicans get together is about their Primary and High School experiences. The glory days when we had not a care in the world, fun was our mission and the mission was fun. For the most part the person we are today was shaped by the schools we use to attend and the friends we use to hang out with, coupled with the type of education system that existed in those days. A system that instilled pride in who we are and what we are about. A system that not only gives us a sense of the world we live in but who we are in relation to that world. Who we are as Jamaicans, our goals in life, our responsibilities towards our country, ourselves and our fellow man. In my days, we were told that we are our brothers keeper. If the current generation was supposed to learn from the past generation, inherit our fine qualities, the...