Roleli Speaks

 This morning the Jamaica Gleaner's headline points to a story where over 3,000 persons turned up in response to a Job Recruitment Drive put on by the Corrections Services Depart( CSD ). The CSD is seeking 200 persons and are having of recruiting over a 2 day period. Today I drove past the recruitment location and minutes to 7 the crows was already gather for day 2. Amazing, this is supposedly Jamaica a country where unemployment is very low, the lowest it has been in how many years, yet every time the Jamaica Defense force ( JDF) , CSD and any other body has a recruitment drive they are overrun by applications. All the best to the successful applicants and I hope something turns up for the others that will be denied.

It has finally officially happened. Casinos will now be allowed in Jamaica, so says Prime Minister Bruce Golding. The Prime Minister has seen gold in Casinos and believes this is a golden opportunity to increase the offerings of the Tourism Industry. Now I am not for gambling one bit. I am not for betting on horse-racing, bingo, raffles, lottery, cash-pot, lucky-five, slot machines. My position is simple, gambling does not make sense. Here is why I feel that way. One million Jamaicans gather around the lottery pot. The all throw in $20/$30 dollars. They then sit down with some fanfare , a pretty woman draws some numbers. The person(s) with the lucky number grabs the lion share, grins and runs off and a few others, usually less than 1000 or so, get a little more than they put in depending on the numbers drawn. The promoter grabs his share, walks away and tells the other 999,000 to come back next week. One downside is its effect on family. Casinos in particular have the problem that org...

In his speech in the Budget Debate, the Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Christopher Tufton urged Jamaicans to eat more Cassava. This was the government's response to rising food prices or the "Food Crisis"  as mentioned by Omar Davis, former Finance Minister and Opposition Speaker on Finance.  The only cassava I currently eat is its derivative, Bammy.  I have a few questions for Dr. Christopher "Cassava" Tufton. What happen to the other ground provisions? Let me promote a list of things we need to grow more and eat more Irish Potatoes  Sweat Potatoes Breadfruit, Plant breadfruit trees every where. Banana Plantain Yam - Yellow, White  These can be cooked in a variety of ways such as baked, boiled, fried(least healthy). They can be diced and crushed and used to create delightful salads.  I might just start my own recipe site.