UPON learning of the Gaza – Israel ceasefire agreement which came into effect on Wednesday November 21, I held some hope that the spirit of compromise that obviously played an active part therein would have extended to these shores one day later; resulting in a more palatable outcome regarding issues surrounding Minister Rohee during the sitting of Guyana’s dignified House of Assembly. Alas, this did not happen and there appears to be no letting up by the initiators of the parliamentary recourse to institute sanctions, as well as those who consider it fit and proper to circle the wagons. In my opinion, the burden of compromise in this case sits more in the lap of the former grouping though it is incumbent for all parties to keep an eye on arriving at an acceptable position, in the best interest of our nation.
Editor, I cannot help but ponder with much trepidation whether, in this 2012 – some 50 years later, the name Minister Clement J. Rohee would enter our annals as having triggered events similar to those that are attributed to the act of a PPP-led Government  Adviser  in 1962, Professor Nicholas Kaldor.
I pray that this is just an overactive imagination at work, along with my underestimation of the commitment of our honourable elected lawmakers to find middle ground when adherence to entrenched positions makes it difficult to reach compromise.
Let’s remember George Santayana who said: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”