choosing Day - 2011 in Jamaica
As population gain all clad in their assorted party colors of green or orange to vote on this, Jamaica's 2011 selection day, the excitement continues to build. So far there is peace and we hope that this remains. I have heard few honks of the horn and whistles blowing as that will be reserved for the grand declaration of the winner; later some will celebrate their parties victory while others will mourn their loss.
choosing Day - 2011 in Jamaica
To an outsider looking at the days events unfolding you can't help but feel like you are a part of an island wide sports day. population singing, dancing and cheering their team to victory. Guaranteed not many know what their party truly stands for, they naturally vote for the party because their mother, father or grandparents used to vote for that party; "their team, is my team". It's like an inheritance.
In the past, selection days have been feared due to the violence that ensues when a member of one of the two political parties, The People's National Party (Pnp) and Jamaica Labour Party (Jlp), believes his/her party lost unjustly and thereby decides to take, sometimes violent, activity out on any member of the opposing party.
It must be noted, however, that this type of ignorant behavior is usually seen in the inner cities where schooling is low and crime is high. In fact most of Jamaica's bad publicity is from the violence that occurs in these small and remote communities.
The air, at the moment is one of peace, as population come, vote and return to their place of employment without incident. Polling stations both Green (Jlp) and Orange (Pnp) are side by side, no fuss, no arguments, leaving hope for peaceful and uneventful day.
While speaking to two individuals today from opposing parties who were working at the polling stations, both linked that they are "promoting a peaceful day and that there is high hope for just such a day even in the inner cities."
For visitors to this beautiful Island, it is just an additional one day. The sun is shinning, the weather is excellent and tours are still running. All stores are open and it's enterprise as usual.
I only hope that whoever takes power today of our petite paradise will be able to lead our country in the right direction, educate the population and give them jobs. Hopefully they will not be just great speech makers, as has been the case in the past, and instead take activity that is desperately needed.
May the tempers of our passionate population be low and the love for our country run deep.
As is said in our Anthem "To our leaders, great defenders, grant true wisdom from above, justice to be ours forever, Jamaica land we love!"
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