Even though he’s getting rather long in the tooth, your Eyewitness is still reminded of the old nursery rhymes he learnt as a toddler – by his grandkids!! One of his favourite was the one about “Old MacDonald” who owned a farm with all the animals you could think about!! For instance, he used to sing lustily about “Old MacDonald had a farm – E-I-E-I-O. And on that farm he had a sheep/ E-I-E-I-O/ With a baa-baa here/ And a baa-baa there/ Here a baa, there a baa/ Everywhere a baa-baa…and so on!!
Well, here in Guyana, seems that there’s a McDonald who’s the General Secretary of the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) – but thinks it’s a farm filled with sheep, who’d allow her to do whatever in the world she wanted! And all they’d do was bleat a baa-baa here and a baa-baa there!! That’s what sheep do, innit?? In the specific case, the teachers wanted more money – who doesn’t??!! – from their boss, the govt or more specifically, the Min of Education. As a trade union, they went out on strike and eventually, the govt came to the table and made an offer. Which – as the union rules stipulated – the General Council agreed and the President, Dr Mark Lyte and 2nd Vice President, Julian Cambridge signed along the dotted line!!
But there were some holdouts – including the afore-mentioned Old McDonald – who protested vehemently about the agreement. But the deal was done, the checks were cut, the teachers got their pay – plus their sizeable “retro” – and were happy as kiskadees they could enjoy their Christmas in grand style!! So that was it, wasn’t it? Nah!! Old McDonald – who insisted she was in charge of sheep rounded up some – and announced she was EXPELLING the Pres and 2nd VP who’d signed the deal!!
Well, it seemed the GTU weren’t all sheep – cause the president and the VP moved to the High Court to challenge their suspension!! And not only that – simultaneously asked the Court to order the removal of Old McDonald as General Secretary!! Why?? Well, because she’s a Parliamentarian!! Seems she was so busy appearing on social media and talk shows being big and bad against the government, she forgot Rule 3 of the GTU Constitution!! Under this rule, a Member of Parliament CANNOT hold any office within the union except that of Immediate Past President – and Old McDonald was a PNC member of very high standing!! The said standing due to being able to speak for who she assumed were sheep!!
But it’s now clear that the GTU’s Pres and 2nd VP are actually SHEEPDOGS – who’ll do what it takes to protect their flock!! With a bow-wow here and…
…Trump
Seems that while his name ain’t “Old McDonald’, Donald Trump – in his second stint as US President – thought the leaders of the countries below his southern border – from where most of the “undocumented” immigrants came – were sheep. As to the people of the countries, he had announced that some – from Haiti – ate American’s pets – and the rest lived in “shitholes”!!
But even though the immigrants don’t have much choice – by coming to the US illegally they were caught by the shorts – their leaders back home are digging their heels in against Trump. Mexico refused to accept the first planeload in a military plane – and Columbia’s Petro said in a post on X, “The U.S. cannot treat Colombian migrants as criminals,” and that Washington should develop a protocol that “treats migrants with dignity.” Over in Brazil, their foreign ministry said late on Saturday that it would demand explanations from the U.S. government over the “degrading treatment” of Brazilians on a deportation flight.
Seems the sheep are a-turnin’??
…Norton
Looks like they’re coming out of the woodwork to challenge Norton for the leadership of any joint Opposition slate for elections later this year. One irony is they’re criticising him for not supporting street protests for any-and-every thing
