All bets off!

Despite belts being tightened and certain cheque books confiscated, seems there is one game that’s attracting more and more players. gambling! There is even talk of one whose habit has become so unhealthy that the hierarchy had to be called in.

Can you feel it?

There’s definitely something in the air, and it’s definitely not Christmas. Some say it’s what is on the lip that’s likely to slip that has everyone feeling silly. Though many feel there’s no chance of a poll until the story of the boundaries has been told.

Any ol’ fly by night

Knock! Knock! Who’s there? Hello, it’s ABC Bureau and we’ve come to downgrade Jamaica (never mind that nobody knows us). At least, that’s what people are saying, that known or unknown, the agencies, bureaux and houses all have their eyes on ‘The Rock’. Did someone say there was a link?

JA small, but you have to rate us.

Speaking of rating agency, word is that at a certain esteemed agency, the forum to examine Jamaica normally attended by a handful of experts, this time had over 20 in attendance. Many still feel that there’s no reason for alarm ’cause this little island has every reason to come on even the biggest of radars. The moody ones say they’re not buying it.

No-shame crashers

What’s the difference between the couple who attempted to crash the fab wedding on ‘The Rock’ recently, and the couple who crashed the Barack and Michelle Obama State dinner? The couple on ‘The Rock’ was turned away by security, but the Salahis made it way past Secret Service. Some say that’s why a certain someone’s been talking so much about Christmas dinner at the White House. Ha!

It’s a done deal, right?

People are saying it is comforting to know that we are ‘close’ to an agreement with the IMF. After all, people could have been told ‘soon come’, and everyone knows what that means.

Finessing Finsac

Some people seem ready to declare Dr Omar Davies the hero of the 1990s financial meltdown, after his testimony before the Finsac enquiry. That may be so, but let’s wait until the enquiry concludes before popping the champagne bottles. As they say, keep watching this space.

pepperpot@jamaicaobserver.com