When we change the way we look at things

Sep 16, 2025 Letters

Dear Editor,

Dr. Wayne Dyer once lectured, “When we change the way we look at things, the things we look at change.” The election is over and a new Cabinet has been sworn-in.

A few Permanent Secretaries have been disclosed along with those who will be the President’s advisors. Changes are inevitable just as death is. Tax is no longer one of the inescapable necessities in life. Some know how to dodge the taxman. Reinstalling, reshuffling, reassigning or replacing, will redirect the reshaping of the Cabinet.

Peter D’aguiar on the 1964 Election – I should have seen what’s gonna happen…I shouldn’t have been so naïve…“A seizure of power by fraud, not an election.” The sociopolitical students and Guyanese wary of Guyana’s history would recall the name and person, in some cases, of Peter D’aguiar, the Portuguese leader of the United Force Party that was responsible for coalescing (colluding?) with Burnham, the PNC, the British and the CIA to help keep Dr. Cheddi Jagan and the PPP were out of power in 1964 until 1992.

Is there déjà vu for Terrence Campbell, the business magnate? Is he dangerously traversing the daunting route D’aguiar once took with the devious PNC? Is he being used or set up by the deceptive PNC disguised as the APNU? Will it be a matter of time before he realizes that he is doing the dirty work for a disoriented party which cannot diffuse their electorate anger? Some things don’t change, they just become different.

D’aguiar was also a business entrepreneur who managed a prosperous and profitable company that has survived to be one of the most flourishing business enterprises to date. D’aguiar was appointed as Finance Minister but it was only a matter of time before he refused to cooperate with Burham in his election rigging schemes and reigned in 1967. Disgusted with Burham’s corruption, D’aguiar joined Jagan and walked out of Parliament in 1968. That was the end of his political love affair with Burnham and Guyana.

Aubrey Norton has been booted as LOO, having lost to the Sanction Man from WIN who now becomes the new Leader of the Opposition. The man who refused to shake the President’s hand will no longer occupy a seat in Parliament but will maintain the reign over APNU. Will this member of the MCC be able to stand Gordon’s “guts”, play second fiddle and take his orders? Will he retaliate and be objective to reality and not subjective to biasness? Now that the rain has gone, will the new APNU faces be able to see clearly?

Aubrey Norton wants some to be close to his heart. There are still a few who see through his eyes. “Lick bottom” shares the same podium with him and will now be his mouthpiece in parliament. The worst possible alternative will occupy the seat to remind Guyanese that some things don’t change.

Aubrey Norton perhaps realized the strengths, weaknesses, abilities and threats posed by his internal competitors and has silenced them through the process of elimination. Many will not be seen in Parliament. The street fighter knows how to survive by playing dirty. Many ran from him for their own health and not with tails between their legs! Retreating from a dangerous situation was a wise decision which enabled some to survive, fight another day and present more opportunities.

The old monster’s head is not ready to submerge. Aubrey Norton is insisting on his three blind mice to continue sitting, serving and serenading the sinister sanctity of the PNC as GECOM Commissioners. The APNU and AFC had occupied 31 seats in the last Parliament and were the only Opposition. Now, APNU will occupy 12 seats and AFC none. WIN will have 16 seats and Amanza-Desir will occupy 1 seat. Yet, the APNU wants to have the whole hog and not share.

Will Norton not change the way he looks at things? Where is the honest Ranger and his soul search for integrity? Guess the old watch dogs and war lords for the PNC are still sleeping! If APNU continues in the same trend as the past porous PNC, there will not be the compliment for a complete cricket team for the next series!

Yours respectfully,
Jai Lall

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Dr. Wayne Dyer, Jai Lall., Permanent Secretaries

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