What's Happening - June 21, 2026

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One major retail outlet had to close its business when a foreign retail outlet landed in Portmore. If the customer service is not improved at the business in Kingston, then the foreign entity on Red Hills Road could put that location out of business, too.

Some State Officials Have No Class

Some leaders of state have no class, and they need to set up a stall somewhere for themselves and do business. Give up your state positions and do something else.

We have also seen the parliament of the land being transformed into a fish market. Many Jamaicans are not happy about this, and the guilty MPs could be putting the final nail into their party's coffin - Mark my word.

Are Some People Getting Paranoid? Social media seems to be playing a major role in confusing people and causing them to get paranoid.

Prior to the US ship visiting Jamaica recently, a few Jamaicans became hysterical about the ship's arrival. You would believe that judgment was at hand. The ship has visited and departed.

Years ago, the UK made an offer to build a prison in Jamaica, and they would send a batch of deportees to be housed at that prison. What happened to that? The US wants to negotiate a similar agreement with us, and some people have become hysterical about this matter. Some are claiming that these deportees are criminals and that they will be let loose on the island. Well, we have enough criminals here already, and we tolerate them.

We are a poor country, and nothing is wrong with other countries sending people to spend time in a detention centre in Jamaica. We could earn some bucks from this activity. We could call it the Detention Tourism Programme. I believe I got that term from Michael Spence, one of our writers.

It must be cheaper to maintain these people in a country like Jamaica rather than letting them stay in the US.

Washington Boulevard Bushing

Citizens are complaining that the bushing of the sidewalks on Washington Boulevard is not being done properly. I notice that they have left some massive tree stumps on the median.

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JPSCo Was On The Ball Today

The areas that were without electricity surrounding Perkins Boulevard can now sigh a sigh of relief. Electricity is back. That was quick, JPSCo.

It would be interesting to hear about that accident. It seems like a major accident if a JPSCo pole were shifted or hit down. I hope no one lost their lives. I cannot understand how one can have an accident on that road. Probably a driver fell asleep.

This message just came in from Spanish Town:

There is no electricity in Cromarty Grove Spanish Town since about 11 am this morning and it is still out now

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JPSCo Alert - Message From The Company

The following is a message from Miss Winsome Callum, the Director of Corporate Communications at the JPS:

Winsome Callum

Hi Vernon, per our telephone conversation just now, there was a motor vehicle accident on Perkins Boulevard earlier today, which broke a pole and damaged electricity infrastructure. As a result,  a few communities lost power supply.The JPS team is currently working to replace the pole and repair the damage. Supply will be restored as soon as possible.

Editor's Note

I hope no lives have been lost. Many people were jumping to blame the JPSCo for the power outage. I wonder who will pay for the damage done to the JPSCo equipment and the cost of labour to do the repairs.

Thanks to JPS for the quick response.

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JPS Alert!

Is this another national electricity lockdown? There has been no electricity since 1:23 PM in Kingston. Let me know the name of your area and say if and when your electricity went. You can add a comment to the blog or send a WhatsApp message to (876) 816-5261

I have to be watching NWC - No Water Coming. They might follow JPS.

Happy Father's Day

 

If you are a woman, please share this blog with the fathers around you. You should also read this blog. As we celebrate Father's Day, let us remember to treat our boys and our men well. We mold them from birth and make them into good or bad fathers. Women, when you treat your men poorly, remember that you chose your man, and how you treat your man will help to determine his performance.

If you are separated from the children's dad, teach the children to love their father because when a child does not love their father or their mother, it is a serious matter. Never tell the child, especially a boy, "Yu wutless like yu wutless puppa!"

Remember that fathers are human beings also, and they do have feelings. The difference is that they shed tears internally. Note also that mothers cannot be fathers, and fathers cannot be mothers.

Finally, let us remember those fathers who are seriously ill and some who do not have anyone to wish them Happy Father's Day.

Have a wonderful Father's Day to all the fathers. Thanks to those who sent me messages. I appreciate them tremendously.

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Jamaicans Have Murdered Approximately 50,000 Jamaicans Since Independence

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The numbers don't lie, or, do they?

A total of 49,546 recorded murders committed by Jamaicans against Jamaicans in 63 years of independence. 

That’s a mind-blowing, peacetime record of uncivilized madness. Not even the wildest animals on earth have a tally like this.

Wake up and live in Jamaica. Love one another; put away the guns and knives. 

Stop the glorification of murder in song or other entertainment packages.

Could it be because the appropriate punishment of death is on hold?

Peace and Love... big up Jamaica!

This article was contributed by Bark Di Trute's writer Michael Spence. Vernon Derby compiled and presented the statistics.

NB: 

1. There will be slight variations in some figures because averages for some data for the year were taken to have 365 days when some years are leap years, and they have 366 days.
2. Raw data was extracted from the Jamaica Constabulary Force page.
3. Periods served were extracted from the Internet from various sites.
4. All information is considered based on a year, so if a PM served for two months, the murders for the year are apportioned for that period, and the information is presented in the context of a year.
5. Statistics were  compiled by Vernon Derby,
6. The population of Jamaica is approximately 2.8 million people.

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Young Jamaica Press Release on 1976 State Of Emergency

Press Release From Young Jamaica  - June 20, 2026

The youth arm of the governing Jamaica Labour Party, Young Jamaica, notes that today marks the anniversary of the 1976 State of Emergency.

Young Jamaica calls on People’s National Party (PNP) President Mark Golding to tell the Jamaican people sorry for the atrocities, brutality, and human rights violations which the then PNP administration used as a measure to inflict on the people of Jamaica, including their political opponents.

Historical records confirm that the Michael Manley-led PNP Government used the emergency powers as a tool for brutal political repression rather than just crime control. The State of Emergency (SOE) featured the PNP Government using sweeping detention powers to arrest and hold hundreds of Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) members, organizers, and supporters without formal charges. Some lost their lives in custody, while others were subjected to cruel and brutal acts by agents of the State who were deployed by the PNP Government.

Prominent JLP political figures, including Pearnel Charles Snr. and Olivia Babsy Grange, and thousands of innocent civilians were detained in facilities at the "Red Fence" and "Wire Fence," Up Park Camp.

The detainees were held in inhumane conditions, faced severe physical abuse, were crammed into overcrowded cells, and faced circumstances of inadequate food and water.

Young Jamaica is of the view that Golding should make peace with those who remain hurt by the wanton human rights violations and political victimisation pursued by the PNP government by saying sorry for the referenced wrongs, which amounted to state-sponsored terror and intimidation against Jamaica Labour Party members, affiliates, and supporters.

The PNP President must pledge that never again will a PNP Government and its combolos in State agencies use emergency powers to forcibly evict thousands of residents from inner-city constituencies, such as what transpired in Trench Town months after the State of Emergency was declared in 1976.

The supporters of the JLP were forcibly evicted from their homes and replaced with PNP activists, including hooligans.

Young Jamaica is demanding that Golding pledge to the Jamaican people that never again will his Party perpetrate such wicked, vile, and unlawful acts against the Jamaican people.

Editor's Note

1976 and the years that followed must not be forgotten. Jamaicans were unkind and cruel to one another. Hundreds lost their lives due to partisan politics, and this period signalled the beginning of a downward trend in the economy and also in values and attitudes. We are still in a bottomless pit, suffering from the challenges of that period. All of Jamaica needs to express sorrow about how people were detained like common criminals for months.

The real way to say we are sorry is to behave as if we are sorry. Many had hoped for a truth and reconciliation process to deal with the hurt that the nation went through. Some people are still hurting.

We talk about slavery, but we have forgotten the period 1976 and the years following that. Many atrocities were committed during that time by political hot heads.

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