I had meant to comment on this article a few days ago but it slipped me. For all those who wish to become an educated Obeah Man/Woman, Pastor Phinn now has a school for these persons. He operates twice weekly, giving instructions on how to become like himself.
For further details, you may read:
http://jamaicaobserver.com/news/html/20070721t200000-0500_125496_obs_want_to_become_a_prophet__.asp
Just when I thought I had seen everything in Jamaica……
For the last few days I have noticed that everywhere I go in Kingston, all people are engaged in some sort of political discussion. I guess this is how it will be until August 27th, when some people will be weeping while others throw a party, or some will be like me….weeping and then going to the party. I am one of those people who wants to see JAMAICA win.
Anyway, back to the argument. Everywhere I go I cannot seem to escape political claws. If I stand in any business place for 5 minutes, I am destined to see a political ad on the TV. If it’s not the political ads, then it’s the various talk shows like All Angles, Impact and Your Issues Live…..and these shows are repeated probably twice per week.
The best discussions however, are the ones at the bar, verandah, etc. I have heard so many comments about who is going to win and who is not going to win and why they are going to win…..I mean we have some serious “Pastor Phinns” out there….What I have found interesting is the way these so-called middle and upper class people in Jamaica describe and talk about Portia Simpson Miller. You see, these people truly think that Jamaica comprises ONLY Kingston 6 and Kingston 8 and so their view is shared by the wider society. I have heard how they can’t stand to see her, how she has no education, she can’t speak properly, she is an embarrassment and the list goes on. Not one to be hypocritical, I must say that I share some of these views….but so what? I have now learned to look past this “impediment” and just move on. The problem with many Jamaicans today is that they have this Eurocentric view that if you not educated and speak like you were born under Big Ben then you do not have any sense. Portia doesn’t need to have sense…..that’s what her technocrats are there for. You’d better hope that THEY have sense!
Then there are the JLP diehards who can’t get enough of Bruce’s promise of eternal life, filled with riches, milk and honey. They say that there will be NO corruption under a JLP government. Children will be better educated and all those who live over Portmore will be able to ride FREE on the highway. We will no longer see a pothole on our avenues and we will be able to take advantage of free quality education and health care….state of the art no less. All things will be perfect under this administration.
I urge all Jamaicans to wake up and smell the coffee…..in case you didn’t know, this is the THIRD WORLD. There are so many things happening globally that affect our little living in Jamaica, that no PNP or JLP or NDM can ever solve. A simple thing like the fact that the world is running out of oil has not hit the average Jamaican. Any time there is a power outage we politicise it and think it must be some form of sabotage….We have our heads buried in the sand….I suggest that all Jamaicans Google the MEND in Nigeria to see how they affect world oil prices and is not just wicked dem wicked in Jamaica. Let us not forget the national debt which BOTH political parties have sunk us into. The balance after debt repayment is what has to carry this country through. What amazes me is the fact that people cuss about the debt, yet they drive the most luxurious vehicle, live in the most splendocious house and import just about every striking thing into Jamaica…..then they ask…how do we owe so much money?
Anyway, I am sure like me, you all can’t wait for August 27th, 2007 to come and go……..Please take time out to click on my election poll and select who you think is best to take the country forward.
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