Original Article Written by Juboy
Mek mi ask yuh dis – how often yuh hear bout a Jamaican party win three election back-to-back? Nuh common at all! Fi real, dis a di first time JLP under Andrew Holness lock dung three straight term pon di trot. But memba, di vibes nuh all smooth – di margin close-close, an nuff people a wonder if Holness really can hold it down fi di fourth one weh him already a talk bout.
Why It Matter Now
Dis bigger than just politics – a Jamaica future we a talk bout. 2020 was landslide ting – 49 seat outta 63! But dis time yah, 2025 election, di JLP just scrape through wid 34 seat, while Mark Golding PNP snatch 29. So, nuff Jamaican a scratch dem head: "Wha gwan? People losing faith? Or JLP just tired?"
Yuh see Portland Eastern flip? PNP fresh face Isat Buchanan tek it from Ann-Marie Vaz by likkle over 100 vote. Dat show seh di wind a shift likkle-likkle.
JLP Too Strong Fi Fall
Whole heap people did tink JLP invincible – like dem did bound fi rule long. But di truth? Voter them unpredictable, an every election reset di board. One slip pon corruption, one misstep pon crime, or people just feel seh “nutten nah change fast enough” – an seat gone like wind.
How JLP Can Hold Relevance
Holness himself seh it pon victory night:
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Stay humble – arrogance mash up plenty leader before.
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Listen to di people – from market woman to uptown boss.
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Focus pon di need – housing, jobs, crime solution, an di youth dem future.
Him even drop di word “rebuild, refresh, renew” – like him know seh third term cyaan run same way like di first two.
What Dis Mean Fi Jamaican Democracy
Hear mi out. Some country inna di region election look like play-play, but fi we system still strong. Even wid di tension, Jamaica prove seh democracy alive an kicking – man can flip seat, newcomer can shake veteran, an people voice still matter.
Political analyst dem seh a warning shot to JLP: "No relax, no tek people fi fool. Every vote count more dan ever."
Portland Eastern Flip
Ann-Marie Vaz did hold it, but Isat Buchanan – one PNP newcomer – pull off di upset. Him get 8,316 vote, she 8,181. Dat 135 vote difference show seh likkle mobilization, likkle trust, an likkle community respect can mash up big money campaign.
Lesson? Never sleep pon di small man.
Mistakes Fi Avoid
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Arrogance – party feel dem untouchable, an people cut dem down.
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Empty promise – Jamaicans tired a word widout action.
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Disconnect from grassroots – if yuh nuh reason wid di ghetto youth, rural farmer, an small hustler, yuh lose seat easy.
Who Dis Strategy Nuh Work For?
If JLP tink same old campaign strategy ago carry dem to fourth win, dem fooling demself. Dem need fresh idea, clean governance, an real tangible change weh people can feel pon di ground.
Next Step Fi Holness & JLP
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Tek voter feedback serious.
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Cut di corruption link – even di shadow a mash up trust.
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Mek policy show up inna real life – affordable house, less crime, betta road.
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Train new young leaders inside di party – show seh is not just “old guard” holding space.
Encouragement
History mek – JLP nail three term back-to-back. But di journey nuh done. Fourth term talk sound ambitious, but if Holness want dat, him haffi prove seh him hear di people cry. Jamaicans willing fi back leader weh strong but humble, confident but caring.
Fi di ordinary man an woman, di message simple: “Politics cyaan feed mi, but it can mash up mi food source. So mi haffi watch dem leader yah close.”
Call to Action
Drop a comment, reason it out – yuh tink Holness deserve fourth term? Or PNP ago bounce back strong? Share dis article wid yuh family an fren dem so di reasoning can spread – cause Jamaica democracy a fi all a we.
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