…for Mad Maduro
With all the frenzied excitement over every household getting $200,000 in their pockets just as the Christmas Season of spending begins, it would seem that no one noticed that Pressie also mentioned spending on some more strategic areas in his address to Parliament!! He specifically mentioned his expansion and complete retooling of the GDF as he emphasized, “Our investment in cyber-resilient infrastructure ensures robust protection against cyber threats”!!
This threat from Mad Maduro cannot be allowed to fade from our view, and only be resuscitated when the Madman rattles his sabres to take over our Essequibo. The point of the matter is that, sadly, the threat from Venezuela emanates from their entire political spectrum, and while the Opposition might appear to be more moderate than the madman – they also see Essequibo as their own. As does every Venezuelan man, woman and child – including those “refugees”!!
So, while some might be depending on the Yanks doing the honours for us to take out Mad Maduro – since they’ve decided he welshed on his deal to hold free and fair elections – note that they’re playing a “hold me- loose me” game. They’ve announced that the Opposition won the elections, but yet haven’t recognised them as the new government! And Chevron’s still pumping Venezuelan oil to fill Mad Maduro’s coffers – and war chest!! So, ultimately, we on we own!!
And so, while our Opposition’s quibbling over how the money being doled out to the citizenry might be distributed, it’s a good sign they haven’t questioned the spending on the military. Cause the only thing that’s gonna dissuade Venezuelans from invading is if they’re convinced we won’t be a pushover – like in 1966, when they annexed Ankoko – and they’ll get a bruising. So, how do we convince them, when the Venezuelans have overwhelming superiority in land, sea and air forces?
Well, boost our capacity in these areas with the new, technologically-advanced weaponry; and, as Pressie noted in Parliament, focus on the new war domain of Cyberspace. Take, for instance, armed drones. These can neutralize Mad Maduro’s advantage from the air with his Russian fighter jets and all that!! And as Pressie promised, we’ll soon be getting some fighter jets of our own!! We’ve already started boosting our marine capabilities to protect our valuable 300-mile deep-sea resources!
So, as we get into the Christmas spirit – boosted by that $200,000 infusion – let’s spare a thought for the big picture, in which Mad Maduro is lurking to seize two-thirds of our country. And let us not begrudge the additional bonus our armed forces will be getting; they may be called upon at any moment to put their lives on the line for all of us!!
…to travel
A lotta folks were excited when Britain announced we didn’t need visas to travel there. Guess there’s still some sorta nostalgia to visit the “Mother Country”?? Even when we’re hearing so much about their opposition to “immigrants”!!
Your Eyewitness knows visitors aren’t the same as immigrants, but from the experience of that fella who landed at Gatwick without a wad of pounds to pay for his stay, it would seem the authorities assume that visitors DO wanna become immigrants!!
In the Pre-Brexit days, one could enter any of the EU Schengen countries on a British visa, but that was nixed after Brexit. And so, Guyanese who want, say, to enjoy Gay Paris, gotta get a visa from an EU country’s embassy. In our case, the Dutch Embassy in Suriname.
Well, to the footloose world traveller, worry no more – you can access Schengen visas right here for travel to Europe at the newly established French Embassy!!
But, sadly, this can only be done twice monthly, and the papers still gotta be sent to Suriname!! Still second tier!!
