Time for a new election yet?

Short-sighted on how the global economic crisis would hurt Jamaica, proven to be nothing but a “bag a mout” on their boasts of being better able to run the country and proving yet again to valuing political power over the will of the people.

Are you excited yet?

So many out of work or have had their wages frozen while every striking thing gone up. How many of you subscribed to Audley’s pollyanic vision of how the global crisis would benefit Jamaica?

You are fools!

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Everything they do, no matter how well intentioned, is done in the clumsiest manner possible, to be followed up by an even stupider explanation. You going to tell me that months of preparation of the budget and not one ninny noticed that they were using the wrong currency (USD not Euros) to calculate the estimates of expenditure?

How they deal with the various public sector groups with regards to wages is downright insulting, “Uptown/Downtown” not withstanding, these are the people you have to interact with, that you have to negotiate with, treat them with respect or be seen as a john crow.

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Instead of doing the right things to guarantee that they get the support of the people and therefore stand a good chance at winning the next election, they instead shit on any remaining goodwill towards them and coddle the worst elements of the society.

As in past times when a major criminal dies and a funeral for the shithouse is held, I am quite positive that this time, members of the JLP will be featured at the funeral of the murdering, drug dealing scumbag Vivian Blake. Just like they were in attendance at Jim Brown’s good riddance affair.

Makes me sick to my stomach!

But you say: “Eediat, how you know dem really a go a de funeral?”
I say: “The dead fart was a very important member of the gang of criminals that Dudus now leads, and you know they don’t want to upset Dudus.”

We all would love for guvament to work as hard for us, to protect us from injustice as they are doing for that excrement that resides in West Kingston. Sorry I meant “PRESIDES FROM” West Kingston.

Left and right people losing their US visas. They say it’s not relate to Dudus but how much of us really believe  that?

It is a disgrace how quickly this guvament has pissed away what ever little respect this country had so that the Prime Minister does not risk losing the support of the only important  constituents in the country.

Some time ago, before he was commissioner of police, Lewin declared Tivoli the “mother of all garrisons”, the then in opposition JLP cried foul and demanded a retraction of the statement. Fast-forward to now, the JLP is doing everything possible to prove the accuracy of Lewin’s words.

There is none greater than Tivoli and the President of Tivoli would be very displeased with having to answer for his crimes, and as such dispatched the Prime Minister to seek every means possible to block the US from trying him.

You and me know that we will NEVER get this level of support from our guvament, unless of course we form a gang, tek ova a constituency, mek it a garrison, kill nuff people, ship nuff drugs and see to it the residents in the garrison vote in unison for the party of our choice, of course by bribing them with money and food procured from our illicit activities.

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One last question, For the people that take money and food from Dons/area leaders and their ilk, what are you going to say when it’s your child that gets murdered by the thugs of the same people whose ill-gotten money you gorging on?

Perception

Ok, Bruce did his job. Good.

As the minister of defense he would have committed political suicide if he wasn’t as up front in the hijacking as he was, what with the budget due to be read in parliament.

So for leading from the front, good job.

Vaz on the other hand, in his capacity as information minister was very disappointing, sounding very much like the english-challenged lout i believe him to be. When asked questions about the matter his difficulty in getting the information across was embarrassing.

However, I am sure that many thought he did a good job, and that is up to them.

BUT!

Neither of these two men were anywhere in the ‘field of fire’, and at no time was in any danger. So to call them ‘Heroes’ is quite a stretch.

The Observer will do anything to prop up the guvament’s image especially when they delivering more and more hardship on people.

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Bruce spoke to the nation ahead of Audley budget speech, to calm nerves and reason with the people about the further hardships they face.

Good.

Some credit his talk to the nation as a reason why there were no riots, others in the media credits a Jamaican populace with being more politically mature.

Maybe.

The ever-increasing courseness of Jamaicans seemed to have let this opportunity slide.

Good for them.

However, the last time that a Jamaican guvament tried to impose a gas tax and the people rioted, afterwards there was whispers everywhere that the riots were instigated by the then opposition, to disrupt the guvament’s plans for the country.

How true that is depends on which side of the fence you fall. If you are a PNP supporter then it is absolutely true. If you are a JLP supporter then it’s all lies. If you are sensible smaddy, you wouldn’t put any underhanded dutty scheming past either of the two parties.

Of course another take would be that PNP supporters are less violent than JLP supporters.

But what I beleive the real reason  for the calm reaction to the budget is that we as a people have taken too many hits lately that we have been cowed into a near submissive mass.

We dread losing the little work we have because time hard so we wait on others to say something.

The high murder rate, has us keeping our heads down so as not to get it shot off. Besides we don’t want anybody to see we a protest , that may cost us our jobs or our lives or both.

We realize where acting up  may lead to no job, no money to pay bills or to eat food.

The guvaments of Jamaica are nearly successful in eroding our free will.

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As of this writing the guvament has yet to give the full details on the newly taxable items, maybe they using the weekend to give themselves and us some breathing room.

Or they still making it up.

Maybe they feel that spreading it out would ease the shock. It probably has, but one could start to get the feeling that they don’t know what they are doing  and are merely stretching things out to make it seem substantial.

The PSOJ is in love with Audley’s budget, how it’s fair and is necessary and good for this country. Maybe, but none of them has asked about the real impact it will have on the ever-growing ranks of the poor. Questions like:

What effect will the tax on gasolene have on the cost of food, which will also welcome new members into the group of products affected by GCT?

How will this affect the Jamaican worker whose pay has been frozen and therefore means that their spending power is significantly reduced.

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There are actually some who believe that teachers, in demanding their back-pay, are unreasonable in these hard economic times.

Let me tell you what is unreasonable, doing your work for an agreed amount, only to be shorted for a very long period of time, to now see taxation and cost of living flying up, to have been promised what is due to you, and now be told yuh can’t get it.

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Nex’ Time.

Fire Lewin Now!

The police commissioner exposed his ignorance of what is going on in this country when he said he had no idea that the dancehall culture was so pervasive in society.

Obviously he should come down from the mountain he lives on and see what is going on down here with the common folk. Get his head out of the clouds a little, see and taste the polluted air.

Decades now it has been happening that on many occasions, the rhythmic booming of the dancehall was there when i try to get some sleep and there when I awake at 6 the next morning.

This is not anything new. That is why there is a Noise Abatement Act on the books, it’s a problem that has existed many many many many many years now, and to this out of touch quack, its all new.

People so clueless as to what goes on in this country, should never be put in an official role that affects this country.

Fire the eediat!

Tek the other eediat McMillan wid him!

GREG CHRISTIE FOR PRESIDENT!

Ok.

Fine.

Jamaican constitution doesn’t allow for a president, but damn if it isn’t a most welcome sign to see someone actually carrying out their duty as described under the law.

Exposing the shady dealings at the JUTC, when the guvament has been most unfriendly to anyone who calls them out on matters of state, is much more than brave, it is honourable.

Come this morning (the 1st of December) we now hear that Mike Henry, Minister of Transport, is going to ask the Attorney General to investigate the Office of Contractor General for how the report was delivered to him.

Yuh see dis rass?!

More upset with how the report was delivered than the shady dealings described in the report, WTF?!?

Why?

Why are they threatening now to kill the messenger?

Is the Minister’s involvement deeper than first suspected?

I thought Bruce and the gang were anti-corruption?

instead they threaten people who expose the shady dealings happening under their watch.

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Corruption happens when seemingly well meaning people turn a blind eye or excuse the seemingly little stuff.

Corruption happens when the people in charge believe that the previous set were more corrupt than they and so in terms of degree of corruption, since they are not as bad then they must not be corrupt.

Corruption happens when you will excuse your party for the same wrongs they other party did, by claiming the others “t’ief more!”

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The PNP were scandal ridden, and man did they have their fair share of shady deals, but now the JLP must be trying to outdo them, as it is almost guaranteed that one new scandal a week will rear its ugly head.

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The new report by the OCG implicates former head of the JUTC, Chambers.

Could the reason Mike Henry be so upset is that the rumours of Mr. Chambers being his son in law are true?

Or is it now embarrassment that they held a state funeral for a crook?

Sigh…

 

Heard the news on the radio.

Saw the news on TV.

read the newspapers.

And this morning while in the shower I heard at least 60 rounds of ammunition being fired.

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Maybe Reneto had the right approach.

Maybe…

Is It Serious Enough For You Now?

While the politicians continue to joke it out, while the Editorial cartoonists continue to mislead on the stance of human rights organizations, while most of us just accept it as to how the “worl’ a run”, while others of us cower amidst the pews of our churches and news of the US financial crash dominate even our headlines, the stomach churning butchering of our people continues unabated.

Now the realization that our children are major players in this problem is sucking the very last breath out of us all.

But Bruce and crew can continue to pretend that his “measures” will do anything to curtail the slaughter, and while they waste time in making them official, real useful measures will never be brought to the table.

Sigh…

p.s. Many in the police are part of the problem too, so giving them extra judicious power may only exacerbate the problems we now face.

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Commencing the hair pulling…

Sell Me A Bag Juice!

As much as I can’t stand Mayor Desmond and as much as I believe he acts more for the headlines than see things to completion (closing down road side garages, yet on Molynes Road just out of Half-Way-Tree, one still exists), I feel still naively cling to hope that the right thing would be done and done to completion.

Logically I know I shouldn’t hold much hope for his latest endeavour to be completed and persist, but it’s one I do agree with.

The vendors should be removed and they must never return.

They must never occupy the bus stop shelters meant to be of service to commuters using public transport.

They must never be allowed to again litter the street and park and anywhere in public ever again.

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Sadly, I don’t give much hope for this to last, not with the Christmas season around the corner, not when his popularity will definitely take a big hit.

I expect as usual for political expediency to cause him to bend a little, or a lot.

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While we on vending in HWT, I notice people selling illegal copies of DVDs in the area and none of them being apprehended by law enforcement who seems to ignore the practice.

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We will see how it go.