Carnivalesque violation of propriety
People have been telling me about the nocturnal escapades of Ministers and high state officials in the tradition of the age of the PPP behemoths. Happily this is not David Granger’s style. And Guyanese should jump so high with joy that they shouldn’t mind if they get stuck while climbing down.
Mr. Granger cuts a figure of somber yet inviting deportment. They say never say never but I can never see President Granger doing what Presidents Jagdeo and Ramotar and Prime Minister Rowley did – back ball in public.
One cannot and should not stop high state officials, important bureaucrats and their ministerial bosses from painting the town but context is everything in life. In the context of what we have just been through, it is not politically wise to emulate the profligate lifestyle of the Jagdeoites. It is simply too early for canivalesque enjoyment by those who inherited Jagdeo’s power. It is for reason of context that the Joe Harmon Zeppelin has generated national disappointment.
Down Liberty Avenue 4 – By Dr. Dhanpaul Narine
Down Liberty Avenue 4 – By Dr. Dhanpaul Narine
Dr. Dhanpaul Narine
The man in the ‘roti shop’ kept eyeing me. I had seen him before on Liberty Avenue glued to a T20 game. But today his expression seemed to suggest something more. As I exited the shop he was behind me. “Excuse me,’ he said. ‘Is there going to be a Phagwah Parade this year?’ I thought for a while, hoping for a miracle, and I replied, ‘Yes there will be a Parade and it will be on March 26, 2016. Please pray for good weather!’
As I gave him the news I couldn’t help thinking of the first Phagwah Parade on Liberty Avenue in New York. It was in 1989 and there were 40 of us led by Pandit Ramlall, Dr Satish Prakash and others. Continue reading →
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