Jah Foresight, Contributor

I hope you had a merry Christmas. I am a follower of the Kwanzaa celebrations. I took everything in slow motion for this Christmas. I saw a lot of poor people waste their money and time. There seemed to be an unquenchable desire to live out some fantasy.

The harsh reality is the back-to-school blues, and electricity, telephone and water lock-offs in January. There were some incidents of violence which were unnecessary. Internationally, we heard of the death of Gerald Ford, former president of 'Glory Land', and the 'Godfather of Soul', James Brown, who reportedly died from pneumonia.

Locally, malaria is still around and the Lyns are still missing.

This is the time to make wishes and resolutions for 2007. First, I have to increase my income by 100 per cent to survive. Second, I will still keep on buying at most 10 tickets per draw. Any number over that is indulgence and addiction. I will keep far from some women since I know that money is their god, and not love.

Foolish dances

I hope that there is no new dance hotter than 'Hot Wuk' or 'Dutty Wine'. I hope that the radio stations will stop playing the foolishness and allow me to go back to studio and create some good songs. There is a wide range of reggae being produced in Jamaica and I hope it will be reflected on our local radio stations, and not just those abroad.

I hope that the malaria outbreak will dissipate before the Cricket World Cup. I am a football fan. I hope that the women's team will get more publicity since these girls have been performing well. I don't see the new coach changing anything since the system 'bruk' bad already. I see where our runners, and martial arts and netball teams will continue to reap good results.

I believe 2007 will be a crazy year. I expect two elections and a bag of 'almshouse'. The polls show that the parties are neck and neck and the uncommitted are increasing. I DO NOT see any of the two major parties doing anything, but creating bangarang and confusion. I will be watching the worst of some folks as they try to place me into tribes. My biggest fear is that I notice that class is rearing its head and some politicians still think that poor people are idiots when this is just a numbers game. The sufferers will determine the winner of the elections and the verandah and whiskey talk will bring more heart attacks.

A real gangster

I hope the dispute between Beenie Man and Bounty Killer will just stop. Bun is just a bun and I know that lotto buyers can back me up. Some sections of the dancehall committee have turned into waggonists as if these two men are Manley and Seaga. Money cannot buy morality, and D'Angel should not be for sale. I hope that Rodney will get married this year and his wife will not end up in any tracing match. A real gangster takes care of his women - just ask the Italian mafia or Jah Foresight.

This is the reason why The Alliance is looking like a bunch of mascots and should be focusing on creating good, uplifting music to edify the youths of the other 13 parishes in Jamaica. This is the time in our political history that we need positive music to unite hearts and minds instead of divisive diatribe. I hope deejays such as Sean Paul, Shaggy, Buju and the unattached 'Young Turks' will keep on rising and make some 'mad' money and remind them what the business is all about. I hope that 2007 will be the year of roots and lovers' rock.

Next week, we will look at the most popular numbers of 2006. I hope that you will hold your partner tight and tell her that you love her for New Year's night. I hope that you will increase your prayer time in 2006. I hope that some preachers will stop competing with the deejays and the politicians and really seek the light of Jah. Happy New Year and keep the Cockpit Country virgin.