Jun 24, 2026 Features / Columnists, The GHK Lall Column

(Kaieteur News) – The Guyana Development Bank (GDB) has generated much excitement. Not yet fully airborne, but still stirring considerable interest. Guyanese sit, wait, smile. They are ready. One set anticipates what’s in it for them. To get them off the bottom. Other Guyanese (guess who?) have their plans ready on how to milk this bank till it geh sickly and paglee. For those who need clarity, rest easy. Coming up shortly.

The key players have already been handpicked. Ready to rumble. The PPP had a handful of names to choose from to move the GDB up the ladder, along the way. There’s the way, truth, and life of Jesus. Not the PPP way, regrettably. The PPP Govt. has its own way. Radically different. In substance, results. To condition Guyanese hopefuls, I conclude that senior positions-GDB chair, deputy chair, and CEO are as good as filled. Done deals. Before that GDB bill becomes law. What’s there to debate? There’s a seven-seat majority. Who cares what the other sides, any Guyanese, think? Including those who think less of the PPP’s standards of staffing? Overseers and officers, for example. Seven seats provide that electricity-sparking confidence [and disdain].