In a time when Jamaica has been stigmatized by the world as the country with the most crime and the most aggressive anti-gay society, the world still shed its love for the Jamaican contingency at this year’s staging of the Olympics.

Here in Kingston, Jamaica, crime has literally come to a halt and for the first time in four years locals have been spreading the love amongst themselves.

Cars, carts and people have donned the Jamaican colours in pride, forgetting their present problems of economic hardship to enjoy the euphoric experience that has become contagious throughout the small island nation of 2.8 million people.

Asafa Powell became our white elephant, but the youngster Usain Bolt sealed his place in world history copping the coveted 100 meter and 200 meter title in record time.

Gold winner Shelly-Ann Fraser of Jamaica, left, and silver medalistsKerron Stewart and

Sherone Simpson pose with the Jamaican flag after their spring sweep.  (Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

Shelly-ann Fraser and Melaine Walker, products of Kingston's inner-city community, have given children of the ghetto a sliver of hope and a glimmer of prosperity that is sure to fuel the champions of the future.

Beyond the dominance of the Jamaicans on the track, the inspiration and social unification that this particular staging of the Olympics has created for the small island is probably something we will never see again for another four years.

In Kingston, merely hours after the blistering performances by the Jamaican track contingency, a barrage of songs dedicated to the Olympic squad have hit the streets.

From Coco-Tea , widely recognized for his Obama tribute, to Dancehall gangsta Mavado popularly known for his loyalty to the Gully Side, The Jamaican Olympic team have motivated a nation and united a people, despite its limited longevity.

Word on the street confirms, the most ruthless Kingston town gunmen has vacationed his tool of trade for the moment.

Shocking, even the gun in Jamaica has taken a holiday, simply because of national pride, proving that any glimmer of hope can create peace in what is considered one of the world’s most volatile countries.