Breaking news: The story is the PM is planning a massive redundancy package for several of his over 65 MPs and Ministers populating the administration, in order to shelve them in time to go to the electorate with a younger slate of candidates. According to sources inside the inner reelection campaign circle, the Prime Minister is prepared to throw everybody under the bus, as he seeks to halt his waning popularity and try to recapture the imagination of the young, voter.
There’s also talk of a New Foreign Minister, A New Education Minister and A New Security Minister. But sources close to the Administration says the Foreign Ministry is currently in turmoil and being rocked by almost daily resignations…So its desperate need of Leadership…As one Ambassador is reputed to have run up quite the RTab at the GoJ’s expense, living high on the hog, and all attempts to have him pay up have been met with a stonewall..
But back to electioneering: according to another source, another scenario being touted is the ‘Trifecta” – The Holding of Local Government Elections, the Plebiscite to decide the political future, of the Country, and the General Elections, all in one…But according to a one-time loyal supporter of the JLP and its Party Leader, whatever choice he makes the Prime Minister is facing an uphill task as its not his team that is fueling the disaffection with the Government, it’s the Prime Minister, his myriad of unkept promises, runaway crime, and Labourites who have grown disaffected with the Leader, his wife and the Finance Minister’s handling of the wage negotiations.
And there’s talk that Chris Tufton’s backers, want him to Challenge Andrew Holness, for the party’s Top-Job as the Funders and Delegates are said to be wary and tired of Holness’s lackadaisical leadership, on crime, corruption, and a top-heavy cabinet that has little to show, after 7-years of being the Government.
Keep watching this space as it promises to be a very warm political summer…
Some are surprised that some are acting all surprised by the news that Ziggy Marley was denied the right to rent the high-end property because he was Jamaican. They say that is not new around here as the family who owns the said property have been known to take some ‘anti-Jamaican’ positions in the past, to cover up their racist agenda. Worse, they say they are not alone as there are several who have a restrict Jamaicans covenant on their rental properties, and some hotels decline these bookings by claiming to be overbooked, especially on those national holidays that Jamaicans flock to the coast, for fun and frolic…
As the story goes, a Jamaican visiting Florida, recently entered a McDonald’s Fast-Food eatery to place an order, but as soon as he entered the building, a senior employee made a dash for the restroom,, almost knocking over a fellow employee in his rush, to leave the frontline…
Thinking he recognized the person fleeing from the front of the store, the visiting Client hung around to make sure. As it turned out the Employee never returned to his post despite the Visitor waiting for over an hour to see who he thought was an old acquaintance…A few discreet inquiries, however, later revealed that the Fleeing Employee was indeed a business acquaintance…A former big-shot banker in Jamaica, now reduced to selling hamburgers in the land of the free, a fact his pride would never allow him to face up to the reality of his changed circumstance…
Then hear there’s a spike in visa applications from rank and files members of the JCF, as members dissatisfied with the new salary settlement, are looking to greener pastures. When asked if their visa applications are denied then what next, the reply was’ The Mexican Border or a Belezian Holiday would not be out of the question…
Word doing the rounds in the hospitality industry is that the fanfare and publicity that heralded the appointment, is strangely missing from the unceremonious parting of ways. Seems like the organization’s top brass were not impressed by the First Jamaican appointed to the post, despite his appointment being endorsed by the political directorate…So the story is; a few days shy of the ist anniversary of the appointment, the ‘First Jamaican’, was sent packing…
Then, They say this Minister Thinks he is so special. He refuses to travel in the elevator with anyone, except his Security Detail.. Observers say time and time again, he has refused to travel in the lift with anyone else so even his Staffers and other users of the building simply refuse to go near him when he’s in the elevator. And others say he is not the only one feeling Special, as yet another Minister is so “Special” he has outriders and a phalanx of motor vehicles escorting him to his Kingston Flat when he leads the office. They say its so bad because his outriders and security detail in their unmarked vehicles, break every traffic law, new and old when they escort This Minister home, with reports of his security detail even being involved in a number of fender-benders and hit-and-run incidents, as they execute their illegal use of the road to create a new Lane for the Minister, that some say is reminiscent of the communist party leaders and the lane reserved for members of the Politburo, back in the heydays of the USSR. Seems more and more motorists are expressing their displeasure over the blatant abuse of ‘privilege’ by this Minister and many are not only prepared to call him out, but many are also refusing to pull over to let him and his entourage go by, with a few members of the motoring public, asking where and or what is the emergency why the Minister and his entourage, siren blaring create havoc in traffic every evening, because of his sense of entitlement. And are hoping for their day in court to legally challenge the ugly practice, to bring it to an end!
And the neighbors are complaining about the Minister, who shows up to visit his sidechick, sirens blaring and all, disturbing the peace of the gated community.They are none too happy and want the noisy practice to end.
And the story is the reason that the attraction in the East was closed down is that the Elected one, was given a sound tongue=lashing, including some priceless clawts from Princess Street for daring to instruct one of the locals in the new and expected protocols ‘governing’ the neighbourhood and waterway…
Heard the local was not having it. And the clawts are still ringing around the Constituency, hence, talk the seat is now in danger.
Then Enquiring minds, want to know, why the senior business executive, was interviewed by the FBI twice, and why is it so hush-hush.
