Frankly Speaking

A President by Lottery? | I’ve persuaded myself to make this two–cents contribution to the 2011 post – elections era as it is unfolding.

Strange defections and “unity” Some choice campaign quotes Obviously, this is my final Pre–Polling Day contribution to the Elections to be held on Monday.

Just In Case They Lose Bear with me and come ramble with me through these thoughts. 

A government of “National Unity”?  No PPP?   Hello.  Even as I attempt these semi-moralistic, advisory pieces, I bear in mind today’s changed values, norms and mores, from my young adult-hood. 

Perhaps it is in the context of the most interesting pre-polling day “defections” and political cross-overs occurring weekly that I create these (hypothetical) fictitious remarks likely to be delivered hours or days after Election Day, November 28, 2012.

Recall that it was just last Friday I wondered, in print, who would join the growing list of “defectors” or “cross-overs” before Nomination Day?

I pledge, upon whatever honour I have left, not  to return to this issue for many, many weeks – after today.

I was once a “student” of American Visas – categories, types, usage, who could qualify for which.

Joe Hamilton’s crossover: any meaning? Up to the time of writing this, President Jagdeo was still awaiting Gecom’s official intimation that it is quite ready and capable to conduct the General and Regional Elections some time before December 2011 ends.

Dr Luncheon – And my Grandchild Believe me, I had decided to explore, yet again, this issue, before I fell upon the editorial in this Tuesday’s Stabroek News.

Alright, of course, the lead caption with “Ramotar” and “Granger” is a journalistic attention-grabber. 

careers and companies thru’ cocaine Look Friends, I appreciate that the captioned lead today is, perhaps not an issue for a Friday columnist.

I’m pretty sure that I used my lead caption in this newspaper a few years ago.

For some, their minds, psyches and vocabulary heavily influenced by foreign lifestyles and development, the Guyana “summer” is at an end.

If only it’s because I’m past my mid–sixties, indulge with me as I share regrets and laments, in waffle and preaching today.

-Good Police, Bad Police If we consider this pre–season of the Elections Campaign we may want to evaluate, even recommend, certain actions and activities related to that campaign.

I suppose, nay I know, that it is easy for me to sit at a desk and offer commentary and advisories to victims or would- be victims of crime.

If you’re objective, open–minded or, especially, a–political, you’ll be hard put to find fault with the general objectives of many of the government’s programmes, policies and promotional events.

Regulars would have read my frequent offerings on the themes of Corrupt Practices, Bandit Businessmen, New Values From The Cocaine Reality, the Power of Perception and sundry and varied related issues.

Again the brightest of observations and notes on the subject of Guyanese migration and its consequent diaspora – or dispersal, which now sees very much more “born-Guyanese” living permanently away from their homeland.