Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Apo Abrahams akadzokera kuJamaica, akabatanidzwa mubhizimisi rokushanyirwa, achitarisira nhamburiko dzakawedzera dzokushambadzira Jamaica netsika dzayo somutungamiriri muduku zvikurusa wokushanyirwa kusvikira zvino. Abrahams aive nhengo yeJamaican Senate (1977) uye director weAir Jamaica. Mushure mokusarudzwa kuParamende yeJamaican muna 1980, Mutungamiriri weJamaican, Edward Seaga, akamuita gurukota rekutanga rakatsaurirwa rekushanya muhurumende yeJamaican. Somushumiri, Abrahams akatungamirira kumutsiridzwa kweindasitiri yenyika yezvekushanya. Akanga ariwo mutsigiri we 1983
Kupinda kweUnited States muGrenada. Abrahams akasiya chinzvimbo chake chemutungamiri muna 1984, zviri pamutemo nokuda kwe "zvikonzero zvemunhu oga", kunyange zvazvo chikonzero chaicho chisina kujeka. Akanga ari nhengo yeJamaica Labour Party kusvika muna 1985 uye akashanda makore mana muparamende semunhu akazvimirira, asina kumhanyira kusarudzwazve muna 1989.