De Budget speech unite government and opposition

Jan 28, 2026 Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists

(Kaieteur News) – De six-hour-plus Budget presentation was not really a speech; it was a test of faith. If yuh could survive dat and still believe in the figures, yuh spirit strong. Dem boys seh it was like the Budget decide, “If I long and heavy enough, people gon respect me out of pure exhaustion.”

In what could only be described as a fitting tribute to the document itself, plenty parliamentarians—government and Opposition alike—start to nod off. Dem boys seh it was nice to see unity for once. Heads dropping in perfect rhythm, eyes closing gently like sunset over the Demerara River. Bipartisanship finally arrive, not through policy, but through sleep.

And let we be honest, nobody could call dat riveting stuff. A Budget supposed to be a one-year financial plan, not a bedtime story in six painful chapters. One year mean twelve months, not twelve lifetimes. But dem boys seh nowadays, a Budget speech stretch so long, by the time yuh reach the end, yuh forget how it start and yuh questioning whether inflation hit the speech itself.

Dem boys remember a time—long, long ago—when Budget speeches used to wrap up in about three hours. Back then, ministers present the numbers, shout a lil bit, Opposition complain proper, and everybody still awake enough to argue outside Parliament. Now? Is like the speech got no end. It just keep going, wandering through history, philosophy, and figures so detailed they reading down to who buy paper clips in 2019.

Dem boys seh by hour four, nobody listening. By hour five, blinking slow count as a nap. By hour six, people ain’t analysing policy; they just hoping the Speaker don’t notice them leaning too far back in the chair. One man cough and wake up three others. Maybe the length is strategy. A short Budget invite questions. A long one defeat curiosity. Dem boys seh overload the brain, and nobody asking why the numbers ain’t adding up. Is like hiding a thin soup in a big pot.

So in the end, dem boys seh the speech was the perfect reflection of the Budget itself: long, heavy, dense, and needing several rereads to understand. If next year they go longer, dem boys recommending Parliament issue pillows, alarm clocks, and a certificate for those who manage to stay awake and still remember their name.

Talk half. Leff half.

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