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Dec 06, 2025 Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists

(Kaieteur News) – Every season got it own madness, but Christmas does bring out a special kinda storytelling in this country. And lately, some people behaving like dem auditioning fuh a role in “Rumour Factory”. Dem boys seh is time we straighten out this lil confusion ’bout a so-called Christmas cash grant that the President never promise, never hint, and definitely never whisper.

Is true, the man deh pon de campaign trail recalling wah de Prime Minister seh: “Y’all gon get a cash grant next year. But if y’all behave, y’all might get it this year.” Anybody would know that “might” does not mean “shall”. But suddenly some folks grab it, stretch it and decide the President instructing Santa to tek give every person or household a $200,000 cash grant.

Then he seh, “We are going to have a beautiful Christmas.” Now tell we, since when “beautiful Christmas” translate to “collect yuh envelope at the window”? If that is the case, then every time somebody wish yuh Merry Christmas, you should ask, “Whappen? Yuh got something fuh collect?” Dem boys seh is bare creative mathematics and even more creative imagination.

Look, a few days ago, the President DID announce a one-off cash grant for persons living with disabilities. And right away some bright spark decide that is proof that everybody else getting a Christmas payout. Since when helping differently abled citizens become the same thing as giving the whole country a holiday bonus? That is like hearing a man buy one bread for he neighbour and assuming he buying loaf fuh the whole street.

Dem boys seh this thing tun pure charade now. People quoting things the man never say, promising themselves money he never pledge, and setting up expectations he never build. And when reality knock, they ready to bawl how they get “betrayed.”

Fact is: the President did not promise a Christmas cash grant. And he definitely didn’t promise $200,000. Wah he promise was a beautiful Christmas. That could mean music, lights, vibes, celebration. Not necessarily cash grant.

So leh we stop carrying news pon we head. Christmas is a time fuh joy, not jumbie economics.

Dem boys seh: Stop mekking promise pon people mouth. The man ain’t seh it. Stop seh he seh it.

Talk half. Leff half.

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