WHAT’s happening in Parliament? Ok, lights, camera, action. Wait a minute – cut, cut, cut! That’s what it feels like, a director’s nightmare whenever his main cast or technical crew throw glitches at his production.
The thought of the opposition parties, co-stars in this director’s production, using a combined, one-seat lead in Parliament against the government, the lead actors, only for the sake of gaining political attention, does nothing for this young democracy, which is still ‘a work in progress’. It simply brings us all to our knees, whether or not some of us understand the serious repercussions to follow, should we end up with a grid-locked Parliament, because of some wicked, spiteful Members of Parliament, at the opposition tables.

I am basically referring to the latest news that the AFC is calling for some very major cuts in the budget, and the proposal to get rid of hundreds of public service employees. That certainly will cause nothing but a head-on collision, between the government and the opposition. The President will not stand by idly and allow his people to starve, to the comfort of a few.
And unfortunately, it would not be the political parties to suffer the worst, certainly not, but the poor people of Guyana.

Cuts in jobs, and massive cuts in the budget allocations for the various departments of the Ministry of Housing, the Ministries of Tourism and Culture, Youth and Sport, would leave gaping wounds that gives the government no leeway to continue on their path of progressive nation- building of an already frustrated people, including the opposition supporters.
As one minister said, “this is complete madness”.

They, the opposition, might as well oppose every penny the government needs to spend to take care of its citizens’ well-being.

But guess what? The PPP/C administration is not a party known for cowering, and sure enough, not in the face of its adversaries, or any funny situation[s] they might spring, on the PPP/C’s administrative table.

In fact, the lead actors are more respected today, for not only winning every election, but brilliantly fought as the opposition for 28 years, staying the course, even though they ‘lost’ to the PNC’s acts of election rigging.

For a moment or two, I got the distinct impression that things will work out in due course, and that would be a good thing. But then, from a different perspective, it appears perennial. That the state of things just might get worse, rather than better, as the days and weeks go by.
I will continue to keep a close watch on the parliamentary situation, Mr. Editor, as time goes by.

Common sense needs to prevail amongst all those elected to take this country and its people forward, into a prosperous future.