Election Time Again

Well last night it was announced that opposition leader Bruce Golding (Papa Bruce) won. This is the first win for JLP since 1980 when Michael Manley lost to Eddie Seaga. Well seeing that I'm neither a labourite or a national it doesn't make me happy nor sad. My father is staunch National supporter and my mother is a die-hard labourite, albeit although she has never voted in her life. Well thanks to invention of cell-phones I got up to date progress from my cousin's girlfriends family in Jamaica. Apparently at first it was extremely peaceful (the most peaceful since the country gained independence to be exact with only 7 deaths) almost eerie, you could walk around wearing your green or orange and go on with your normal day. Then the winner was announced and of course yuh start hear some gunshot a buss. Surprisingly it wasn't PNP vs. JLP fighting, but National vs. National. PNP areas are accusing each other of turning on their party and voting Labourite, which if you want to be technical has to be the case since PNP areas outnumber those of JLP, or maybe people decided to actually vote this time around, or maybe it's because us Jamaicans were tired of hearing the country was improving while nothing has really changed. No-one was killed, but a few were injured just people celebrated and crying. Speaking of crying, Portia Simpson (Sista P) was cow-bawling when she heard that she had lost on t.v. and of course is calling for a recount, because it was "too close", it all depends on South St. James now. It reminds of election here when Al Gore rightfully won, but Bush wanted a re-count and miraculously more votes appeared in his ballot. According to her you can't have criminals holding seats, which is very funny since Sista P herself has been accused of various charges while she was Minister of Tourism and Minister of Social Security and Sport. Well if the recount goes well (which has already started since 9:00) Papa Bruce should be the rightful Prime Minister. Well if JLP improves the country, decreases crime rate and poverty, and raises the overall economy, good for them. But as of now I can guarantee there will be many deaths in the following days, politics is a dangerous and corrupt thing, especially in Jamaica, and that is why we call it Poli-tricks not Politics . (corny yes I know)
-Yulan