Well, well, well. There are always unintended consequences, aren’t they?? Here’s it was the Lombard Street Mohammed scion was tooling around the town – never to Berbice or anywhere of THAT beaten (possibly muddy) track! – with his high end pimped rides that beat Diddy’s hands down!! They both have Rolls, Lambos, Ferraris, Land Cruisers etc. – but as anybody with access to the internet – meaning EVERYBODY! – knew, they were all waaaay more expensive than the “Freak Offs” Diddy’s stable!!
Now the kid – like most folks who’re socially awkward, which he clearly is – was just doing it to win friends with Guyanese – 48% of whom are still dirt poor!! He even boasted – as the “old rich” would NEVER do – about the prices he supposedly paid – and the duties levied!! Seems he didn’t realize that sooner or later – in this case later – the folks over at the GRA would’ve started wondering whether he’d paid the proper taxes for bringing in the vehicles!! You ask, “why would they do that”, Dear Reader?? Well under which log have you been living?? Ever since those massive duties were imposed on cars back in the day, Guyanese have been trying every-which way – and then some – to see how they could beat the system.
And the easiest one was to “have a friend” in Customs!! “While “having a friend in Jesus” takes care of you in the hereafter, “having a friend in Customs” does it for you in the here and now with cars!! That said friend would accept a lower declared valuation on vehicles imported which, when being cleared, would intervene to ensure the GRA’s checking system was bypassed!! This system bounced declared costs versus market values for the product. Clearly, if the vehicles were imported some years back it meant that the “friend” in the GRA gotta be a big fish – Even a whale!! -to keep it off the radar – as the sun-shaded-friendless kid kept flaunting his baubles to get some!!
Anyhow, after the US Dept of Treasury imposed sanctions on the companies, the kid’s name was listed as an official – for gold smuggling – the scrutiny became mandatory as all government agencies rushed to ensure they weren’t facilitating illegalities!! There’s the lesson next door from Mad Maduro’s corporate executive being sanctioned!! And lo and behold, someone in the GRA -above the whale’s pay grade – took another gander at the pimped rides’ duties paid and the scam was busted!! And the unintended consequences of boosting his ego by “showing off” his rides has brought him low!!
So what’s the lesson here? If you’re a hustler – no matter how big – you gotta stay off the radar. And for sure, you don’t actually COURT attention!! That’s stupid!!
… for Maduro
The Opposition’s playing right into the hands of Mad Maduro as the latter ratchets up the pressure against us before his May 25 legislative and gubernatorial elections for our Essequibo. While on one hand they SAY they reject the madman’s campaign to take over two-thirds of our national territory, their sponsoring of terrorism in the wake of young Adrianna’s death DEMONSTRATES otherwise!!
This has reached a world-wide audience and the international media – and certainly Miraflores Palace – to give Mad Maduro the assurance that the domestic political brouhaha will distract the government from giving their full attention to his armed incursions on our western border. This is especially true since the Adrianna Affaire involves one of the key institutions of the Disciplined Forces – the Guyana Police Force.
As we’ve done before, we predict that the emboldened Mad Maduro’s gonna keep pushing the envelope – as he’s done for two years now – to assume “sovereignty” over Essequibo.
If for nothing else than it would give him overwhelming support in any future elections.
…by Venezuelans
GDF Head Khan issued a condign warning to Venezuelans in Guyana who might vote in Mad Maduro’s upcoming elections. “Any Venezuelans living in Guyana and participate in such election will be arrested and deported!” No questions asked!!
