Beneficiary Benjie’s First–Oil Christmas

…and some fake, false and sham

Okay, whether in living–room, kitchen, office, factory, crowded congested store or street, you won’t want to read anything that’s too long or prolix at this time. Hence this offering today that could be my most brief, in years.

In the lead caption above “Benjie” could also be a “Beharry”. They are both Guyanese but from two separate man-made “ethnic groups.” Both in their late forties, each voted for different political parties in May of 2015. Benjie’s Party is in government, Beharry’s choice is now the major opposition grouping. But both fellows are working-class labourers not given to too much in-depth debate and research.

But as the first barrels of Christmas oil from Guyana’s off-shore ocean-territory are about to be brought up to  the (Exxon’s) Floating, Production, Storage and  Off-loading (FPSO) vessel, both Benjie and Beharry as citizens and potential beneficiaries – are totally confused! Both boys had left all oil-and-gas matters to those they voted for.