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“It Wasn’t Me”: Parliamentary Pantomime and the Folly of Forced Theatre
If you happened to pass by Parliament on June 5th, 2025, you might have mistaken it for a poorly directed community theatre production—one lacking both a script and, more critically, a quorum.
But who to blame? I wasn’t me! “It must be Shaggy.”
The stage? The hallowed halls of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC).
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.
Let’s roll back the curtain.
The original meeting of the PAC was scheduled for May 8th, 2025.
In keeping with proper procedures, formal notices were sent out on April 17th, 2025—ample time for members to prepare, clear their schedules, show up, and participate. All recipients signed for the notices.
No ambiguity. No “we didn’t get the memo” nonsense. As a safety measure, follow-up emails were dispatched. Efficiency at its finest.
And guess what? Every single member of the PAC was ready to show up on May 8th, on time, prepared to do the government’s work—a rare moment of parliamentary precision.
That is, until the meeting was abruptly canceled by the Leader of the Opposition.
Why? Enter stage left: Hon. Jamal Pringle—armed with nothing more than political misjudgment, incompetence, and a string pulled by the puppet master, along with an apparent penchant for dramatics.
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.
No assurance that key members could attend. No follow-up, no courtesy checks—just a unilateral “show up if you feel like it” kind of operation.
What ensued? A political performance worthy of satire—tomfoolery, monkey-business, and horsing around at its best.
Two key members, Hon. Anthony Smith Jr. and Hon. Daryll Mathew, were overseas on official government business.
Pringle’s own counterpart, Trevor Walker, formally requested to be excused. A quorum? Nowhere to be found.
But wait—Pringle wasn’t 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.
A show of force? Or was it just a show?
Let’s note: everyone knew the meeting was canceled except Hon. Jamal Pringle and his UPP clown show.
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?
So let’s ask the obvious question—why 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?
If we follow the logic—or lack thereof—here, we might as well dust off the old Shaggy classic, “It Wasn’t Me,” and play it over the loudspeakers in Parliament Square.
After all, no one seems willing to own the decision. Or perhaps we should borrow from Akon’s playbook: “Blame it on me.” Because, clearly, the responsibility is floating somewhere between the chamber and political make-believe.
And yet, rather than admitting mismanagement or a strategic misfire, Mr. Pringle appeared content to turn the nation’s Parliament into a stage for optics and empty chairs, as he was asked to leave.
As if governance were a performance, and policy just background noise.
It’s tempting to point fingers at Gaston Browne and his Cabinet, but even that red herring won’t swim here.
The facts are plain: the UPP orchestrated a folly, led by a man unprepared to wield the responsibilities of leadership.
Call it mismanagement. Call it poor planning. But more honestly? Call it buffoonery.
The public deserves transparency, not theatrics. What happened today wasn’t oversight. It was overkill—a failed attempt at political theatre that only highlighted a glaring lack of strategy, accountability, and respect for parliamentary procedure—a farce wrapped in a press release.
So, the next time Hon. Pringle decides to put on a show, perhaps he’ll remember that the true audience is the people of this country—and they came expecting governance, not gimmicks.
Tell the puppet master to pull the right string!
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The buffoons strike again. Could not have been demonstrated at a better time – the immediate post-Alpha Nero ruling. These clowns continue to show their stupidity and unreadiness for serious consideration as a political alternative.
This letter right—Parliament really turning into a stage show now.
Every week is another episode. Who writing these scripts?
“It wasn’t me”—sound like a Shaggy remix featuring Parliament.
Mi granny used to say, when fish start stink, it start from the head.
Who directing this pantomime? Time to cancel the production.
Letter sting, but it true. Enough with the drama—start doing the people work.
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