The Jamaican Political Landscape

The Jamaican Political Landscape

September 20, 2007 by
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Jamaica, it is Time for a Change

I was born in Jamaica and grew up in Hopewell, Hanover, which is close to Montego Bay, the tourist capital of Jamaica. My family and I migrated in the late 1970s when there was rising political unrest on the island due to the threat of
Jamaica becoming an English-speaking territory of Cuba. I remember people leaving in droves to go to Canada and the United States. I have returned to Jamaica on several occasions since then and I must say that my impressions of the land of my birth have changed dramatically with each visit. I was particularly taken aback when I visited last June at the squalor in the center of Montego Bay, which was once a tony city bustling with so much activity. There were so many roads that were in disrepair, Pye River Cemetery was an absolute eye-sore and above all, I was completely baffled at the sight of a water treatment plant that replaced what used to be acres and acres of sugar cane. The stench that comes from that plant is unbearable some times during the day and there is a subdivision across the street.

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Sad. I had vague knowledge of civil unrest but did not know it had anything to do with Cuba. Scary to hear about loans from China when the USA is also going into debt to China to pay for the cost of the Iraqi war. Drug traffic does not surprise me because Rastafarains consider marijuanna as part of their religion. People often get involved in illegal activities such as sale of harder drugs due to lack of jobs or economic opportunity. Thanks for sharing this news.
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