All Moldy bread got he Mouldy Cheese

Ah never knew dat two ole English words have been banned by de ULP. Mold or Mould is de first one, and de other is Grumble, de Pry-mini-star say: “doh-grumble!” Yuh done know me is ah Google-man because de only thing ah know bout Mould is dat “every mouldy bread got he moldy cheese.” Mold or Mould, same difference, pronounce de same way, only de spelling, one is British-English (mould) de other is American-English (mold Yankee). Farmers talk bout mold/mould as dey aeriate de soil, or if yuh talking bout ah mold to mass produce items craft, pottery, mas head-piece etc, But Mold/Mould is also ah Fungus, has colour, texture and smell. Very bad foh hell’t, when it shows its ugly head on food, clothing, furniture and house walls.

Dis unwanted substance should not be seen or kept covered-up especially in Hell’t facilities.

Herein lies de ULP problem. Wid good intention ah specialist worker Vincy or Far-rain at de main Hospital (MCMH) come-plain dat Mould/Mould is now ah problem at de work-place. S/heis crying out foh help foh de country, our country SVG, and should be highly commended.

Instead ah de shocking story ah read in ah Caribbean Independent Broadcasting Services (CIBS)post dat says ah specialist doctor, a member of Cuba’s medical brigade, has been given orders toleave the country, after s/he complained about conditions (presence of Mould) at the Kingstownout-patient Clinic, located at the compound of de Milton Cato Memorial Hospital.

SVG HAS SIDAM TOUCH.. DOH GRUMBLE

Doc Fraser right on target when he refers to elect-shuns as “de Crazy Season.” But Lie-Za is convinced dat dey’s ah Touch ah Craziness in some ah de leadership. Dey tell demselves dey got de Touch. But is two Touches: De Midas Touch where everything dey touch turns to Gold.

And de second Touch is de ‘Sadim Touch” dey ruin everything, de exact opposite to Midas Touch. Now after 25 years in power and elect-shuns due anytime before November, our Pry-mini-star comes up wid ah Massah stroke. Foh all he has done “Doh Grumble” and foh all he has not done “Doh Grumble!” Grumble only after re-electing his party foh ah sixth term.

Lie-Za say foh delivering de Argyle Inter-nah-shun-all Airport (AIA) he deserved de second term, but de ULP has failed miserably in Agriculture. Arrowroot, Gumry ‘fraid de word arrow so he calls it our-root. De industry was quite productive when ULP took office. De yield was high, but market price was low when compared to NDP tenure. But according to an article “Thefuture of Arrowroot in SVG” written by Dr. Rose-Ann Smith. (Reporter Kenton Chance of IWN) Dr Smith is positively certain dat with proper branding, investment in packaging, and focus on value-added products like baby foods, sauces, and gluten-free baked goods, Vincentianarrowroot could once again command premium prices. as we all know too well, Our-Root Industry was destroyed by de Volcanic eruption in 2021. De factory in Owia was rebuilt in Orange Hill waiting four years foh de machinery to arrive. De Pry-mini-star begging we “Doh soil Grumble! “ The least said about banana and coconut would be de least to “Doh Grumble” bout.

But ah refuse to accept her theory when she say ULP planted ah Sadim Touch in de NIS. Dey collected de public servants contribution, but never paid it into NIS. When de flaw was exposed, Go-venom-mint tun round and borrow millions from de same NIS dey owed, paid itinto NIS, doubling de debt. De man say “Doh Grumble!” She ah lickle too presumptuous saying all de other OECS States meking progress wid Geothermal Energy, except SVG wid its Sadim Touch, lagging way behind wid Geo-terminal instead . Nuff White and dead elephants cut down wid de simple Sadim Touch. 500 public servants dismissed foh not teking de ill-legal Anti COVID-19 vax. Took de Go-venom-mint to courts won de case, go-venom-mint appealed but public servants can’t. Nuf dey to talk bout but Doh Grumble. And wid dat is gone ah gone again.

One Love Bassy.

•  Bassy Alexander is a land surveyor, folklorist and social commentator.