The Parrot knows of the traditional one-minute silence which is normally observed in respect of the passing of someone. Generally it is afforded to those who are considered well known; important; influential. It’s obvious that when someone is dead, they are not around; at least not in body. Dah! Anybody would know that. With this “obviousness”, it seems as if the Guyana DePress ASSociation has joined company with those who cannot physically boast of completing the final journey into the realms of the great beyond.

This “conclusion” was reached since the ASSociation has been silent over the last few weeks; even months. When Shop-Brawl was in charge, there was plenty non-silence. It was fret and quarrel and ruckus over any “lil” thing. He ensured that the DePress ASSociation was always depressed…oops, always in the Press. After all, the man is a presser. He presses for some local and foreign (well so he says) organisations. It was in his interest to keep the DePress ASSociation pressing. Since he lost, sorry, left de wuk, the only pressing he doing is on he clothes. By the way, where is he?

De wuk get tek by Go-Mo from the CaPITal City news who go mosle….mostly with Uncle Bob from the Plenty Now Challenging Robert’s party and with Ruff-fella from the All Fools Congregation. This Go-Mo- fella is known for his high-decibel outburst, am…reporting. These outbursts…reports, are always crafted to malign Uncle Bharrat and his team. The “malignment” got so nasty that Go-Mo is still not welcomed at Uncle Bharrat’s office and house. Yes, this Go-Mo is one “fire—-”, (I know which four letters you want to fill those blanks with), “fire-ball” (not Phillo) when it comes to doing Uncle Bob’s and Ruff-fella’s bidding in ranting against Uncle Bharrat and his guvment.

But the “fire-ball” (again not Phillo) is quiet in his discharging of his functions as Resident, my bad, I mean President of the DePress ASSociation. One would expect that with the current hot August-month sun, the “ball” would gather more heat and flare up. His colleagues talking about fire; “mo fyah-slow fyah”. The musketeers spoke about “fires now beginning to burn”. The Ministry suffered. Some allegedly involved were charged. Uncle Bob and Ruff-fella pick up fire-rage and call for protest. The CaPITal boss and JJ, who once had the same wuk that Shop-Brawl lost, firing one-sided stories from the trial in NY. The reports back-fire when some of their ASSociates names were called.

So how come Go-Mo all shushed up quiet as a church mouse when “things nah regula” (remember Lorrie?) on the media front? State media operatives are being impersonated. Operatives from the Water Fall paper have been accused of such. Weh Gordon deh? Weh ‘e mouth gone? How come he not “outbursting” about the lack ethics by some of his colleagues? The Chicken Noodle Station showed a decapitated ten year-old following an accident. Why no “outburst” Go-Mo? Why no “outburst” about the blatant bias reporting by Uncle Bob and Ruff-fella media cronies? Why no “outburst” about the omission of pro-government and developmental information in that section of the media?

The reason that he, Go-Mo, is quiet, is because he cannot “outburst” at himself and his “partners-in-crime”. His selectiveness in “outbursting” has caught up with him. He cannot go against his own practice and that of his political masters who pull his “strings”. I am sure he has found solace in the company with “Elmo”, “Miss Piggy” and “Kermit”. His silence has led to the Guyana DePress ASSociation becoming more depressed. This has in turn led to the firm belief that the ASSociation is dead. The autopsy will reveal that death was inflicted by silence. Convenient silence. Deafening convenient silence. Let’s now observe a moment of silence. Squawk! Squawk!