De boys liming on the corner of Robb and Hincks. What deh say? Well…
On the tint crackdown:
“Bai, deh pull over every man except the one in de blacked-out government SUV. Dat one just drive straight through.”
“De minister say ‘don’t call me.’ She know exactly who does call.”
“Listen, meh tint was 24% — one percent too dark. Deh fine meh thirty thousand dollars. Meanwhile de man who thief fourteen million in aircraft parts get bail in four hours.”
“Thirty thousand for tint. Thirty thousand for illegal mining. This country have one price for everything, man.”
On the Nicaraguan engineers and the missing $13 million:
“Dem resign Monday. Arrest Tuesday. Bail Tuesday night. Gone Wednesday. Dis is speedrun world record, bai.”
“A prominent businessman visit the station for thirty minutes and suddenly dem get bail. Who dis businessman? Nobody know. Nobody asking. Interesting.”
“Thirteen million in aircraft parts. Thirteen million! And de police say ‘come back tomorrow at three.’ Come back tomorrow? Bai, dem was packing before they reach home.”
“De lawyer say in 23 years he never see dis. Twenty-three years. Dat is a man who practice under multiple governments and he NEVER see dis.”
On Frederick Pollard coming home from Venezuela:
“Seven months in a Venezuelan jail. Seven months! And the GPF go quiet after one press release.”
“Is de man own family find him. Not de police. Not de government. De family.”
“His wife travel to Venezuela to bring him back. That woman strong, bai. Real strong.”
“Welcome home, Frederick. Sorry it tek seven months and zero official help.”
On the U.S. Ambassador defending the Exxon contract:
“She say renegotiating is a ‘very bad idea.’ Of course she say dat — she represent de country dat own Exxon.”
“Fourteen-point-five percent. That is Guyana share of eleven-point-six billion barrels. Do de math.”
“GHK Lall compare Exxon to Judas dis morning in de paper. Kaieteur News run it. Boldness.”
“De Ambassador say ‘just look around when I travel the country.’ Bai, where exactly she travelling? Because Georgetown drain still flood.”
On the Alberttown fire:
“Forty people on the street. Most of dem Cuban and Dominican. Nowhere to go.”
“Fifty-seven rooms in dat building. Fifty-seven. That is a small community, not just a building.”
“DHL staff pulling out documents during the blaze. Priorities, bai. Priorities.”
“Investigation ongoing. Translation: nobody knows nothing and nobody going to find out nothing.”
On the CARIFTA departure:
“Twenty-four athletes leave today for Grenada. Send dem off right, Guyana.”
“Leon Reddy bowl 4 for 8 yesterday. Four wickets for eight runs. The man is special.”
“We bring back eight medals from Grenada in 2024. We going back to Grenada. Same track. Same soil. Bring back ten.”
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