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Guyana Oil Spill
DEAR EDITOR,
Almost all will agree that our current increase in political competition, racial tensions, legal manoeuvrings and other recent manifestations in our collective body politic are all premise on our discovery of massive oil deposits and the expected wealth to be derived from these discoveries.
While we hope that we will not have an actual oil spill for a long time to come post commencement of production, we cannot avoid noticing the many “Spills” taking place in our country prior to production.
Based on these observations, I shall be grateful for you to publish these few verses for our consideration.
Guyana oil spill: “Well, we ain’t draw a drop yet, and it done spill!” Thanks to our ingenuity, and our lack of political will. This spill, it done contaminate the whole political landscape, and the damage done is so far reaching, none will escape.
We find oil and like we find trouble. This oil find bursting every political bubble. Look the rumble, look the tumble, like a warfare in the jungle. Now oil spill is death by poison, by drowning, by starvation,
And for a bonus, almost permanent contamination. Now don’t underestimate the wealth oil can deliver, but like many mammals, it eats back its placenta. Now this oil, this oil we talking ‘bout has already produced an avalanche of oil experts, a deluge of pessimists, optimists, idealists, a potpourri of political adventurists, and our racial, ethnic undercurrent has re-surfaced. Expert projections show, we’ll have the fastest growing economy, with the fastest growing disharmony, with the greatest fight for hegemony, and our battleground the judiciary, now this oil spill bring early General Elections.
Touted the ‘Mother of all Elections’, triggered by political defection, infection, and the CCJ’s decisions on the No confidence motion, and the appointment of the new GECOM Chair.
Now country folks, we must not be in despair, we must not be captives of unfounded fear, but let us unshackle ourselves of disunity and distrust and by Almighty God’s help, make it we must.
Yours faithfully,
Patrick Hamilton
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