Calling for… a resurrection? 

It seems just when your Eyewitness thought the dust had settled on the eye-raising results of the Sept 1st elections, up comes one of the more active members of the PNC’s youth brigade – Annette Ferguson – announcing that “calls are mounting for Cde Norton to step aside and for a Special Congress to elect interim leadership until the 2026 Biennial Delegates Congress.” So the dust hasn’t really settled – and the electoral fallout must’ve been more volcanic than a “dust-up”!! Volcanic dust sometimes takes years to settle!!
Annette obviously feels that Leader Aubrey should “take his licks like a man” – a la Nigel Hughes of the AFC – and fall on his sword. However, as we know, rather than Cde Norton “stepping aside”, he’s sent a new face – in the form of Chicken Man Terrence Campbell – to lead the 12 MPs the PNC’s contingent was reduced to in Parliament. And he said he’s girded his loins to do precisely what Annette’s calling for – rebuilding the PNC through reaching out to women and youths; reorganising through delegating leadership; and reorienting to be more people focused!! So what we have here is merely a disagreement about who should LEAD what gotta be a RESURRECTION of the PNC after the drubbing it took at the hands of Sanction Man’s WIN!!
But while Ferguson’s attempting to resurrect the PNC from outside Norton’s (not so charmed) circle, the latter’s chosen parliamentary leader – Chicken Man Campbell – has other ideas. He dramatically announced, “I am a Christian, and Jesus led twelve who changed the world. The twelve who are going to Parliament are going to change Guyana!!” So there you have it!! While Aubrey’s gonna be working to bring back those sheep who’ve strayed from the (PNC) flock – by using that shepherd’s staff as a rod? – Chicken Man, who must’ve had a vision on the road to Congress Place, will be working miracles from inside the hallowed halls of Parliament!!
Since this is all unfolding according to a Divine Plan, according to Chicken Man Jesus, Ferguson – who’s been known to quote Scripture at the drop of a hat – should get with the (divine) programme. The question, however, is who’s gonna play the various roles Scripture has already laid out?? Mainly, who’s gonna be Judas?? He, of course, betrayed Jesus, leading to his arrest and crucifixion – all for thirty pieces of silver. But the betrayal led to the denouement of Jesus’ mission for which he was sent by his Father!!
So in this local adaptation, who’s gonna betray Chicken Man Campbell to fulfil Norton’s mission?? Will it be Black Pudding Man – who gotta be furious he’s been led by a fella who hasn’t even passed Politics 101??
Ouch!!

…equity?
To illustrate our rising profile on the US’ radar, three Democratic Senators just dropped a missive (maybe a missile??) on the local Exxon affiliate overseeing extraction of Stabroek Block’s 11 billion boe!! The party affiliation of the Senators – Democratic – as opposed to the Republican Pres Trump, Senators and Congressmen who control the US Government – is important. While they got some clout because of their checks and balances, it ain’t necessarily definitive!!
The gravamen of their inquiry is to determine whether Exxon’s been double dipping when it comes to paying their US income taxes. We know – after quite a lot of local news column inches – that based on the much-criticised PSA contract, our Government picks up the local tax tab. Essentially, there seems to be an ambiguity in defining “taxes” as opposed to payments to us for exploiting our resources. If Exxon was deducting the latter to the IRS, it’s gonna be disallowed – thus reducing their profits.
What’s in it for us?? We get to see Exxon’s books??

…a new global order
President Trump’s address to the UN Gen Assembly candidly emphasised the UN system’s ineffectiveness in preventing hostilities between its members. The test for us will come when its ICJ affiliate announces against Mad Maduro’s border controversy!!