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\u201cIt Wasn\u2019t Me\u201d: Parliamentary Pantomime and the Folly of Forced Theatre<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you happened to pass by Parliament on June 5th, 2025, you might have mistaken it for a poorly directed community theatre production\u2014one lacking both a script and, more critically, a quorum.<\/p>

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But who to blame? I wasn’t me! “It must be Shaggy.”<\/em>
The stage? The hallowed halls of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC<\/a><\/strong>). <\/p>

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The lead actor? None other than Hon. Jamal Pringle, whose latest political performance might be better suited for a carnival tent than a legislative chamber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s roll back the curtain.
The original meeting of the PAC <\/a><\/strong>was scheduled for May 8th, 2025.<\/p>

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In keeping with proper procedures, formal notices were sent out on April 17th, 2025\u2014ample time for members to prepare, clear their schedules, show up, and participate. All recipients signed for the notices. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

No ambiguity. No \u201cwe didn\u2019t get the memo\u201d nonsense. As a safety measure, follow-up emails were dispatched. Efficiency at its finest.<\/p>

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And guess what? Every single member of the PAC was ready to show up on May 8th, on time, prepared to do the government\u2019s work\u2014a rare moment of parliamentary precision.<\/p>

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That is, until the meeting was abruptly canceled by the Leader of the Opposition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why? Enter stage left: Hon. Jamal Pringle\u2014armed with nothing more than political misjudgment, incompetence, and a string pulled by the puppet master, along with an apparent penchant for dramatics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast forward to today, June 5th. The rescheduled PAC meeting, now oddly timed and dubiously managed, was announced via a notice sent out on May 7th, 2025. Problem? No proper confirmation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

No assurance that key members could attend. No follow-up, no courtesy checks\u2014just a unilateral \u201cshow up if you feel like it\u201d kind of operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What ensued? A political performance worthy of satire\u2014tomfoolery, monkey-business, and horsing around at its best.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Two key members, Hon. Anthony Smith Jr. and Hon. Daryll Mathew, were overseas on official government business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pringle\u2019s own counterpart, Trevor Walker, formally requested to be excused. A quorum? Nowhere to be found. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But wait\u2014Pringle wasn\u2019t worried. Because, in a scene that can only be described as operatic buffoonery, he marched into Parliament flanked not by committee members but by a cheering entourage of UPP supporters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A show of force? Or was it just a show?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s note: everyone knew the meeting was canceled except Hon. Jamal Pringle and his UPP clown show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Among the crowd: Jonathan Whener, George Whener, Jacqui Quinn, and other familiar party faithful. One might ask: was this meant to be a committee meeting, or a political circus?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So let\u2019s ask the obvious question\u2014why was the May 8th meeting, with full attendance and confirmed notice, canceled in the first place? Why exchange a productive day of scheduled work for a June 5th spectacle that lacked quorum and brimmed with unnecessary drama?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If we follow the logic\u2014or lack thereof\u2014here, we might as well dust off the old Shaggy classic, \u201cIt Wasn\u2019t Me,\u201d and play it over the loudspeakers in Parliament Square. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After all, no one seems willing to own the decision. Or perhaps we should borrow from Akon\u2019s playbook: \u201cBlame it on me.\u201d Because, clearly, the responsibility is floating somewhere between the chamber and political make-believe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And yet, rather than admitting mismanagement or a strategic misfire, Mr. Pringle appeared content to turn the nation\u2019s Parliament into a stage for optics and empty chairs, as he was asked to leave. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As if governance were a performance, and policy just background noise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s tempting to point fingers at Gaston Browne and his Cabinet, but even that red herring won\u2019t swim here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The facts are plain: the UPP orchestrated a folly, led by a man unprepared to wield the responsibilities of leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Call it mismanagement. Call it poor planning. But more honestly? Call it buffoonery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The public deserves transparency, not theatrics. What happened today wasn\u2019t oversight. It was overkill\u2014a failed attempt at political theatre that only highlighted a glaring lack of strategy, accountability, and respect for parliamentary procedure\u2014a farce wrapped in a press release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, the next time Hon. Pringle decides to put on a show, perhaps he\u2019ll remember that the true audience is the people of this country\u2014and they came expecting governance, not gimmicks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tell the puppet master to pull the right string!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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