Original Article Written by Juboy
Yuh ever notice how quick politician an big voice people love fi label community as “ungrateful”? From east Portland come one hot clash, weh resident look pon Ann-Marie Vaz campaign ting an seh plain an bold: “SUCK UNU MADA.”
Mi naw sugar-coat nutten — dis a show how people feel deep when dem tired a di promises, tired a di spin, an tired a outsiders paint dem like beggy-beggy. Di anger real, di frustration boiling. But wha dis really mean fi di people dem? Why dem lash out so raw?
Why Portland People So Vex?
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Years a Neglect: Plenty area inna di parish still lack proper road, clean water, an job opportunity.
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Election Cycle Promises: Same speech year in year out, but likkle action reach di grassroots.
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Disrespect Label: When dem voice concern, instead a listen, politician quick fi call dem ungrateful.
Juboy deh pon di ground an hear it: people feel like di system treat dem like pickney weh cyaan question nuttin. But inna 2025 Jamaica, di man pon di corner an di woman inna di shop cyaan silent again.
Dem People Jus’ Love Free Ting
Whole heap people seh Portland resident cuss cause dem nuh get handout. But truth is, di people nuh vex bout free ting — dem vex cause dem waa basic fairness.
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Dem nuh waan fi depend pon no politician box food.
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Dem waan road fi carry crop go market.
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Dem waan school weh nuh leak when rain fall.
Ungrateful? No. Dem jus’ tired fi clap every election an still live same way.
How People A Fight Back
Portland people strategy a change, an it show wid dem voice now:
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Raw Truth Talk
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Nuh more quiet cuss. Di “SUCK UNU MADA” shout show seh frustration cyaan bottle up no more.
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Community Unity
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Man, woman, youth start link up pon one message: “We matter.”
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Demand Over Begging
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Nuh beg politician. A demand dem a demand accountability.
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Cultural Insight
Inna Jamaica, “SUCK UNU MADA” a nuh light words. It cut deep — is like di ultimate dismissal. So fi Portland people fi use dat as public response, it show seh di respect rope snap clean. Dem nuh business who vex.
Portland Election Shock
Look pon di last election count — Ann-Marie Vaz lose har seat to newcomer Isat Buchanan. Portland Eastern shock whole Jamaica. A dat show seh di people voice did stronger than money spend pon campaign.
Dem seh action speak louder than promise, an di ballot box prove it.
Mistakes Politician Must Avoid
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Label Every Criticism Ungrateful – It nuh solve nutten, only push people further weh.
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Show Face Only Election Time – People done wise up, dem a watch consistency now.
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Ignore Grassroots Voice – Once yuh lose di corner talk, yuh done.
Who Dis Nah Work For
If yuh a politician weh love di spotlight but nuh love di groundwork, Portland nuh place fi yuh. Di people dem nah tek talk again. Same way, if yuh a citizen weh fraid fi speak out, yuh might get lef behind when di movement push forward.
Quick Step Fi Portland People
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Keep organizing community forum fi talk loud an public.
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Document di issues pon social media so nobody cyaan hide dem.
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Demand town hall meeting — not jus’ stage show rally.
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Link wid odda parish group fi mek di voice national.
Encouragement
At di end a di day, di “SUCK UNU MADA” cry nuh jus’ cuss-word. A one symbol seh people tired fi tek chat an nuh see change. Portland done set example weh rest a Jamaica can follow: nuh fraid fi speak truth, even if it rough.
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