TIME is fleeting, the years come and go and here we are, approaching the end of 2016. This year, like the others, has not been without ups and down, but amid all of this, there was hardly a dull moment.
Some of these were sparked by pronouncements or decisions by public officials and they either generated a heated debate or caused much laughter. And of course, some with a little spin will leave you cracking up with laughter.

Here we go. We look at a few, and in no particular order in which they happened.
And making the first cut is Pope Emanuel better known as Pope London.
We are not certain when London, who was dressed in lily white, was sworn in as the first Black Pope in this part of the hemisphere, if he created history or it was a high-story.
This mortal, according to his followers, has performed so many miracles, that you would want to believe that he is second to Jesus.

London could get you a visa; London could get your court matter dismissed; London could turn back a hurricane; London could fix your hernia and could even get women pregnant, just to name a few of the things that London could do.
Now, that is like a man telling a woman that he loves her so much that he can kill a dead lion, and she reacts by giving him a big cheerful grin.
Of course, none of these ‘miracles’ we could verify, except some video and photographic evidence which seem to suggest some naked truths that London is a porno pope, steeped in the gospel of pleasure.

Well from what we saw, the man seems to have the guile of an apex predator in the wild, with a unique methodology of dealing with evil.
Some people pray and cast them out, but London beds them out. So many things happen in the church nowadays that you could hardly tell who is Jesus from Judas.
Next. We move to the budget, and all hail the Jordanite. The Finance Minister has a personal record that is difficult to emulate. Three quick budgets in two years, but the economy is still

slow.

GuySuCo sucking the sweet out of the treasury, rice prices not nice, and some other sectors in a bind; thanks to mining which has ensured that we are not far behind.
In situations like these, Governments have to find alternative ways to garner revenues, but some are peeved with the raising and introduction of new taxes, including Bheri Ramsarran.
If he could, we are quite certain he would slap and strip all of the unattractive and unpopular tax measures proposed and enacted by Jordan.

Jagdeo too weighed in on the budget. And for him, nothing seems right. The Opposition Leader is always into some analysis, theory and methodology. Like he believes he is the only scholar, but he forgot Ministers Nicolette Henry and Annette Ferguson, two erudite scholars, are still around.

For some people, the budget is plenty, plenty problems. For Dr Frank Anthony, it is so much so that it is even taxing safe sex,

something which can have some very serious consequences.
We don’t really agree with Dr Anthony, but we believe he is right on this one. This Government has spoken ad nauseam about coming together, but yet still they are instituting a measure that will make ‘coming together’ unsafe.

Social Cohesion Minister Amna Ally and Health Minister Dr George Norton now have some serious work to do to ensure healthy togetherness.

If they don’t, the situation will become as unhealthy as City Hall. Because, during the recently concluded 12-round match between Royston King and Sherod Duncan, a lot of tugging and bugging happened and it has dampened the image of the city.
It was Duncan for the vendors, King against; King for the Parking Meters, Duncan against; King driving car, Duncan who’s busy on his bicycle, wants car too; and according to Duncan, democracy is at work.
Well, he lucky he did not park his ‘kangalang’ recklessly,

because King would have seized it, cut it up into manageable pieces and deposit it in the city’s junk yard.
Luckily, for the short man, this did not happen but unfortunately, a political featherweight, he was unable to survive at the end of the 12th round.
But there is a man who was part of the lost and yet he is surviving and climbing.
Jagdeo presided over the weakening of the PPP when he banished some of the old guards. The PPP moved from a majority Government, to a minority Government to a party in opposition, and like Harmon, he got ‘no apology to make.’

Jagdeo emerged as boss at the last congress and some people in the party who want change would probably see some changes.

Our dear friend Clement Rohee will need his political DNA to ‘kick’ in to ensure ‘goat ain’t bite he again’, to be able to hold on to his general-secretary post.
Jagdeo from what we hear is gunning for the post, and enjoys a tight bond with the flock, one that should make Dr Norton proud, as there is not much controversy involved.
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!