This will be a somewhat playful post, so please play along with me 
RULE FOR THIS GAME: Please refer to the gentleman under discussion as 'Bertie' or 'Bertie B'. If you really must, you can say "Bertie fowl dirty". But, even if you know, DO NOT mention the actual surname OK members? For my sake, and to be nice, play along with me OK? Amral / Ray / Admin, please note how considerate Quantum is. As Guyanese say, "Who know know"..... nudge nudge, wink wink 
Where do I begin? Hmmm....
Bertie was the legal eagle of RH. A rising political star. And a community man to boot. Though small of stature, Bertie had big ambitions.... and an ego to go with it. Some say he had 'short man syndrome'. He loved to pose at photo ops with the powerful and connected.
Bertie rolled the dice and ran for office. Things went awry and Bertie got into hot water. He cried foul but the judge felt differently. Bertie did time in the pen. They say small men don't do well in prison...
OBESERVATION: When Bertie was going down, GNI came alive with robust posts. Some said he had it coming. A few were sympathetic. What puzzles Quantum is this: knowing the way GNI is, one would have thought that on Bertie's release GNI would start hopping again on the topic of Bertie. Instead, there was a deafening silence. Not a peep from members. Very odd, Quantum thought...
Anyway, fast forward to the present. It took a while, but sometime after gaining his freedom, Bertie picked up the pieces. He staged a comeback of sorts by writing good. letters in the Guyana newspapers. But now he has gone silent. This has me worried.
With all the cussing, stabbing and buse out, we Guyanese are forgiving, compassionate and caring at heart. It is one of our finest qualities as a people - regardless of race, religion etc. I have seen that softer side expressed many time right here on GNI. One sees it when someone dies or is sick etc. Everyone deserves redemption. Besides, the man did his time. Everyone deserves a second chance.
So, I ask you:
* Has anyone reached out to Bertie to see how he is doing? Even to say "Bertie bai, ah sarry wah happen"
* Since he lost his profession, how is he coping financially?
* Is he depressed?
* If not, please reach out to Bertie and cheer him up.
Please keep all comments clean. Nothing off colour OK? So, for example, speculation as to whether anyone 'dropped soap' in the pen, or became 'Leroy's bitch' would clearly be out of order. Clearly!
Nudge nudge, wink wink....
