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Nov 19, 2008 Features / Columnists

The Parrot remembers a childhood song. No, it’s not “insy bitsy spider” which is popular even among adults; it’s “three blind mice”.
Somehow this song sprang to mind whilst looking at the last Palm Tree jungle unimPRESSed conference.
Looking at the “pressers”, I was tempted to change the lyrics of the song so as to increase the number of “blind mice”. Not wanting to commit sacrilege on an art form, I desisted. What the “pressers” did was to provide fodder for local satirical shows. Hey, what happened to The Link? The missing Link that is? Hmmm. Ron’s running.
Anyway, back to the jungle, Palm tree that is. As usual they do what they do best at these “pressers”; talk. After all, they are the “talkosition”, having been made to sit in the western half of the National Assembly by the electorate.
With such a “mandate”, talk is their mandate. I am sure that they are “special” customers of rivalling phone companies here; talking “free after three” 24/7 until they become “blue”.
Oh boy, can they sing the blues! Given this “talent”, it seems natural for any MC to introduce any of or all the “pressers from Palm Tree jungle as, “Singing Blind Mice”. Sounds like an authentic band from the jungle or one that originates from the basement of a condemned building.
Whatever the origin, the “band” has a fixed engagement on Thursdays playing to seemingly “loyal” fans in the halls of Palm Tree jungle. Admission is free attracting mainly “associates”. During the last “bawl” (I caught the TV version), the “pressers”, followed by a “live” Uncle Bob, keep regurgitating that Uncle Bharrat’s administration needs to do more especially in the wake of the global financial crisis.
Now it is clear that Uncle Bob and his “pressers” are not aware of Uncle Bharrat’s interventions. In the first place we, as in Guyana, including Uncle Bob, didn’t “cause” the crisis. We just happened to wake up one morning and see Uncle George in trouble; again. Welcome Barack, welcome.
To remind Uncle Bob and his band, even before the Wall Street meltdown, the world had to grapple with astronomical increases in food and fuel prices. This led to a special Summit of Regional Heads held in January of this year at Liliendaal following Uncle Bharrat’s initiative.
Between last December and January 2008, public servants received 14 per cent increase in salaries; unmatched by countries in the Region and even in Uncle George’s country, the US of A! This was in addition to subsidies on some food imports, including wheaten products and a cost of living adjustment of four thousand dollars.
Following the Wall Street fiasco, monetary and fiscal policies were tightened leading to more scrutiny in balance of payments; regulations that John was against in his homeland. This helped to deliver the Oval Office to Barack.
Currently gas prices have been reduced by some 25% and legislations are being proposed for a more secure financial sector.
Also, a Financial Sector Reform Package is being mulled in collaboration with the IDB. How come Uncle Bob and his band are unaware of this? Is it because the band is rehearsing in the basement, completely isolated from the reality in the “shining sun”?
Or is it a case of just being blind in the “shining sun”? In both cases they are in urgent need of some white canes and visas to Cuba for visual rectification. (Screams for help are heard from the basement in the jungle). Help! Leslie! Bheri! Help! Squawk! Squawk!

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