She’s the first American Ambassador to be known across the land by her first name – Sarah-Ann!! And we know there’s been a host of US Ambassadors since we caught Kennedy’s eye back in 1961. Does anybody even remember, say, “Delmar”?? Well, we had our 15 minutes of fame and then disappeared from the US radar while Burnham strutted around in a 2-star General’s outfit!! The coming of the age of oil after Exxon struck the black gold in 2015 marked another uptick for our US visibility.
And surely it wasn’t a coincidence that, with the oil scheduled to start flowing in late 2019, Sara-Ann Lynch wasconfirmed by the U.S. Senate on January 2, sworn-in on January 11, and presented her credentials to Granger on March 13, 2019. By then the PPP had moved their No-Confidence Motion on Dec 20, 2018 and the PNC/APNU/AFC was living on borrowed time on a “33 is not the majority of 65” wing and a prayer!!
She’d told the confirming Senate Committee on Foreign Relations she was planning to “work with the Guyanese Government and people to build upon gains in democratic governance, the rule of law, and citizen security.”
And work on democratic governance here she certainly did!! From the “Mingo moment” of March 3 with the SOP spreadsheets, through the soiled bedsheet two weeks later – until Sanctimonious Gangster Granger finally conceded on Aug 2, 2020! There’s that iconic picture of her leading the Western diplomats out of the Ashmin’s Building into the streets in protest against the shenanigans inside!! That’ll forever be emblazoned in the minds of all right-thinking Guyanese!!
But that certainly wasn’t the case with the Opposition!! They and their enablers from New York to Timbuktu cussed out Sarah-Ann as the very essence of “stink and dutty” for her role in and after the March 2 elections!! They claimed she was the one responsible for “regime change” and “the illegally-installed cabal” – said so often they pronounce it practically as one word!!And enabling that “emerging apartheid state” for good measure!!
There were strident demands on the Biden Administration to fire her!! And we know Congressman Hakeem Jeffries of the Congressional Black Caucus, and now the Democratic Leader of the US House of Congress, was their go-to guy!! Seems he frequents the SDA Church of one PNC NYC extremist even though he’s a Baptist!! But that’s all in the family, aint it? And for sure, he’s a brother!! Later they roped in NY AG Leticia James into the fray!!
In 2021, the President promised his Government would be officially recognizing those who defended our democracy when it came under attack by the PNC between May 3 and Aug 2.
He’d better hurry up before Sarah-Ann leaves!!
…Marriott bid
For a while, your Eyewitness thought NICIL might be left holding the bag for the Government on ownership of the Marriott!! Your Eyewitness remembered that the cost was in the vicinity of US$57 million, so when the first set of bids were opened and the top bid was US$58 million, he wasn’t surprised the Govt pulled the plug! They restarted the process with a floor of US$85M, and the old top bidder came back with US$90 million!! Guess he was just tryin’ a t’ing!! Caveat emptor!!
So, why’s your Eyewitness pleased?? Well, for starters, he doesn’t think Governments should be running hotels!! Especially when we’re also trying to attract tourists. Governments put staid bureaucrats in charge, who just crunch numbers – without an ounce of creativity in their bones!! This particular investor with the top bid is nothing if not creative!! And not just with stocks and bonds!!
Your Eyewitness predicts he’ll set a torrid pace for all the other hotels that are in the works!!
…for desert culture
Your Eyewitness just learnt that we just opened up an embassy in Qatar, and among the benefits is that we’ll be deepening our cultural ties.
Your Eyewitness can’t wait for us to start riding those camels!!
