By GHK Lall- The PPP Govt has all the money in the world. More money than it knows how to manage, what to do with itself. It has celebrated with big balls and great gatherings dedicated to eating, drinking, and merrymaking. Best of all, Guyanese pay for these grand sporting extravaganzas. From their pockets to the party table. From the skins off their backs to backup riotous bacchanals.
I have a recommendation for the President, Prime Minister, and minister of hospitality. Fourth of July is here, that big American Birthday Bash. Bigger than ever this year to honor 250 years of shedding a foreign yoke. I hope Pres Ali heard that clearly. Shedding a foreign yoke. For His Excellency’s consideration, I offer a recommendation.
Extend an invitation to the U.S. Ambassador and her entire entourage to a special birthday celebration to commemorate the 250th Anniversary of American liberty. Why not, sir! Be sure to include, Excellency, the CIA and DEA, now all firm friends of the PPP. I wish that Cheddi J was here to share the lustrous day.
Go the extra mile, Pres Ali, and welcome all American operators in Guyana for some sumptuous feasting. Guyanese are footing the bill, likely a billion, since Americans like their Southern Comfort, caviar, and Maryland crab cakes in copious quantities. I would add all other Americans living in Guyana currently. Fly in those who are excited to see and be seen with the likes of Excellency Nicole D. Theriot, the new man from Britannia, those from Continental Europe. Thanks for any invitation contemplated, but I respectfully decline. Keeping distance from certain company.
In case the EU people believe I erred by listing them last, I didn’t. How can I forget other special friends of this Oil Republic still far from peaking? Thought never crossed my mind, Ambassador Luca Pierantoni et al. People overseeing a fancy, funny type of national elections. People leading the charge for parliament to be reconvened. Not in Brussels or London, but in Georgetown. Why run the risk of being seen as a cheap skinflint, Mr. President? Or as a fair-weather friend, always in need, but never a good deed. One who locks away his stash, and leave his friends thirsty and hungry on such an exceptional anniversary.
The money is present. There are no spending rules nor limits, as the PPP Govt has amply demonstrated. Call a ball. Gathering Guyana’s Foreign Legion resident right here. Showcase Guyana’s richness and the PPP Govt’s generosity to the people that prop it up, carry it, and condone its undemocratic extremes. The Shah of Iran had a golden toilet, while his people ate mud and grass. Why shortchange Guyana’s shahs and maharajahs? A big, beautiful splash for Americans would please DJ Trump enormously.
Ambassador Theriot would be able to report a budget surplus to Washington bean counters. Not a cent spent for Fourth of July festivities. The Government of Guyana showed its appreciation for U.S. friendship over Venezuela. For the warm, fraternal, bonds that exist between the PPP and Exxon (Americans again). For Blackwater sentinels, spooks, and similar kinds of Americans sensitive to U.S. interests. The Guyanese people get a free red shirt. And a free miniature Old Glory (Red, White, and Blue) to jump up and wave excitedly. In true, unrestrained Caribbean fashion. Plus, a photo of DJ Trump to hang over their children’s bed. To ward off evil spirits.
Happy Fourth, Excellency Theriot and company. Kudos to Pres Ali for agreeing to put on a show that honors American and all that it has done for PPP Guyana. Expense be damned. There’s money to burn. In the meantime, the Guyanese people feel the heat from their own slow burn in the furnace. It was specially built for them by Exxon working alongside its Guyanese partners in the PPP. A while back, some Germans were thoughtful enough to fabricate similar contraptions in neighboring Poland.
