GREEN and yellow are apparently hard on the eyes of the Opposition, and the public has been having a ball with these colours these last few days. A former female minister, in a spirited statement, said it is offensive that the buses and boats in the Government’s initiative, as well as other projects, should be painted in the APNU colours. She called for an “immediate halt” to such activities, while assuring the public that the PPP/C “never painted things black and gold”.Well, perhaps the Opposition members never “painted”, but they have certainly used those colours as decorations in previous events, as was quickly pointed out by members of the public. Could it be a case of early onset Dementia?
Meanwhile, memes have begun to surface as people posted various photographs of popular entities with green and yellow branding, such as the GuySuCo Logo, the Guyana Jaguars cricket team uniform, and even Fly Jamaica. So, they are asking, are these items an eyesore too? Some people really want to know…

Zika on the ‘rise’
The Centre for Disease Control has warned travellers who have been to Zika-infested areas to use a condom in having sex, in order to avoid passing on the virus to their partners; and if their partners are already pregnant, to abstain from engaging in sex until after the birth of the baby.

Things are getting even more serious with Zika. Of course people have joked that this is just another form of population control, but one could never be too sure. Better to be safe, right? At least for now.