Summary
The 2007 elections were supposedly fought over profound change: the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) promised a change of course, and the much misunderstood 'Portia factor' is a deep gut feeling that someone from the bowels of the working class must understand the changes that are needed. It's all about change. And Jamaicans have been a patient people.
Those who analyse society might interpret our high crime rate as misguided social protest against a persistent poverty and powerlessness. If this is the case, then it is no surprise that all the crime-fighting initiatives over the last few years have failed; this situation which calls for social redress rather than strong-arm tactics to allow the status quo to proceed. Many may interpret the flight to 'alternative investment schemes' as a desperate attempt to 'get my share' after lifetimes of deprivation.I say that 2008 is a Tear of Hope' because Jamaica is at a crossroads, and a lot of people hope the new JLP Government will bring about the change they deeply desire. The JLP must know that many/most who voted for them are not 'die-hearted' Labourites, but people who wanted a change from an increasingly corrupt PNP government who made it clear they were not going to deliver change.See the full content of this document
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A Year of Hope
WE JAMAICANS have shown ourselves to be a patient and tolerant people. This August will be 170 years after full freedom and still the wrong of slavery has not yet been even nearly fully ri...
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