Everybody know how things change. Long ago school children had to use slate and pencil fuh learn fuh write and do dem school wuk. Now, dem using Ipad. Then, dem use to have a piece of twine with tin cups attached at de two ends fuh “communicate” like “cell phone”. Now, dem using I-phone and it ain’t gat anything fuh do with de Rastafarian movement! People seh de today “I-technology” is because of development as de country get modern. Everything now modern here and de country now even gat road-rage!…
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“Green Walk” can stop domestic violence
Tuesday was World Environment Day and Hammie was nowhere to be seen! People seh that is because de garbage piles so high that it blocking he! It even had a “Green Walk” fuh mark de occasion de day before and still de man was absent. People would expect that with a walk in he “name”, he would turn up. But he didn’t. Apparently, he hiding because he ain’t pay de City Council workers fuh May yet. De workers now worry dem “may” not get pay given that this is June!…
Read MoreSome dependent even though dem “independent!”
Saturday de country was 46 years old as it celebrate it Independence from de Union Jack. Now, yuh getting “jack” fuh union when yuh look at de disunion in the Unions. That aside, even though de country independent, is gat some who are not independent, despite claiming to be! It gat some who is actually 46 years old but still living with dem “ma” and “pa!” Some in this set don’t even wuk and dem who do, does mek others believe that dem not dependent on anybody! People does call…
Read MoreSome should get ban like Shah Rukh!
Shah Rukh Khan get ban fuh five years from entering a cricket stadium in he homeland. Officials seh de “star” behave in a “unaccepted manner”. That apparently led to a scuffle and to de ban. Some seh Shah Rukh think he was rehearsing a “action scene” fuh a movie! Others seh de security shoulda let he in since dem know who he is. Apparently de security thought it was a “body double!” posing as de ” Star”! Dem didn’t tek chances given past terrorists attacks in India and thought that…
Read MoreDo de ‘switch’ and get free ‘doubles!’
By now everybody know that de Queen of Disco music, Donna Summer, is dead. Died from cancer. Sad. She was a talented singer and fans gon miss her. People seh that disco music died years ago long before Donna. Now that she dead, don’t be surprise that disco music come back to “life!” Somehow death gat a way of meking some things come “alive”! just like how de death of management at City Hall leff de City “alive” with garbage! One thing fuh sure look like it ain’t “coming back”;…
Read MoreCarl now into “Stand-up Comedy!”
Somehow, despite de serious implication of de happenings in Parliament, humour coming out steady. It ain’t only gat fuh do with de “presentation” of a certain MP who daddy own a TV station. People does call de MP “presentation”, “Stand Up Comedy” and he father show, “Comedy Non Stop”. People seh is another example of de “chip not being far from de block” and point out that de “comedy” is fuh “stress relief!” Is de same way Carl doing he own version of “comedy” fuh help relieve de tension in…
Read MorePhillip woulda “envy” de GHRA “craftsmanship!”
Condolences to de family and friends of outstanding Guyanese artist/ sculptor, Phillip, who is no more. He leff many intricate pieces including, what gon now be he “legacy”, de 1763 monument. People was hoping that before Phillip was given he “final call”, he woulda explain what relevance de monument gat to de National hero, Cuffy, and what was de “Kabaka” thinking at de time fuh such a representation! People gat dem own interpretation which can give “goosebumps!” Dem who know how Cuffy “look” in photographs, know that de monument ain’t…
Read MoreMosquitoes might flush out a fugitive
Apparently is not only de workers that might lose dem jobs from de budget cuts that is affected. It look like Hammie doing he own “cuts” fuh cut out barber shops and “cool- down” cart business from some of de City Streets. Is years now people complaining about de inconvenience dem things does cause. De congestion with that and other things around, does provide “cover” fuh some criminal elements who does infiltrate and tek advantage of that and people. Of course de “business” people affected they seh dem not budging…
Read MoreDe “popers” now playing “solitaire!”
It gat some people who love to be noticed. Yuh ever notice how some does try fuh “pope” people photograph by “invading” de space and standing behind? Even some TV programmes does show “popers” in de background. It gat others who does “pope” from de front and stay there even though de thing ain’t concern dem. Everybody remember when some people from de “key” party do just that and tek over de sugar workers protest in de recent past just fuh get notice. De party claim that dem was in…
Read More100 not out, but no celebrations!
Friday, April 27 gone was de one 100th edition of de Bell Crier! One hundred not out! It was de same day that Shivnarine Chanderpaul reach 10,000 runs in test cricket! A big milestone; fuh Shiv that is. Congrats “Tiger”! Of course, de Bell Crier can’t seh congrats to itself fuh reaching a century. Not expecting others too either. Anyway, “Tiger” is de first Guyanese and now de 10th person fuh reach that landmark in de history of cricket which is over 100 years old! But is only “Tiger” celebrate…
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