1. Her dishonoured cheques are now showing up on bulletin boards in supermarkets across the city; the butcher, the baker and the candlestick maker are all trying to find her as well, as they too have a number of returned cheques that they would like honoured. Only problem is, she is reportedly gallivanting in Africa, and no one knows if and when she will be back.

2. His new-found status as a mere member of the Opposition was confirmed when he awoke and called for his driver and bodyguards, only to be told that they had not shown up. A telephone call was put through to Protective Services Division and he was told that bodyguards were assigned to ministers and, by special requests, due to mitigating circumstances, to members of the Opposition. He's still huffing and puffing while his neighbours are keeling over with laughter!

3. The shady Russian character who first fronted the money for the acquisition is now back in town. Some had thought him dead as, after he had made the initial outlay for the purchase, he seemed to have dropped completely out of sight. This led some to speculate that his partners might have 'offed' him, but with him being spotted in the city last weekend, it seems that was merely wicked speculation.

4. Don't expect the ink to dry on the divorce papers before new arrangements are announced as the new lady wants all the trappings of the office: bodyguards, chauffeur and all, as this was one of the many reasons she relocated to Jamaica.

5. The name being floated to head one high-profile agency is being met with very stiff opposition from industry players and insiders and some of the reasons for the Opposition are: (1) His close ties to at least one industry heavyweight (2) He sits on a competing board. (3) He is a non-resident.

Reason number four is, they say, he is openly hostile to the new foreign players in the market. And, when all of these are considered, he cannot be an honest broker.

6. Some in his party would like the prime minister to reconsider his position of not accepting the rank of the Most Honourable as their contention is that when in the company of former prime ministers who have the designation, he and his wife sound like pretenders to the throne.

7. You have all heard of Al Gore's Inconvenient Truth! How about this one: 'Inconvenient Relatives'? Some people, it seems, upon assuming higher office or stations in life, embrace their families and relatives, so they too can bask in their glory. Not so for at least one family as the exalted one has not only kept them out of the loop, they are not acknowledged at all. Insiders are hopeful, however, that he will soon lend a helping hand to lift them out of their squalor.

8. It seems that all the talk about a 'ministerial appointment or Nothing' was nothing but talk! The question now being asked by many is: will the brother get the prized UDC chair?

9. Is there a new kisser in town?

10. Seems that there is a little diplomatic stew brewing here, as the word is some diplomats are upset at the coverage afforded some of their colleagues, while they, they complain, cannot seem to get any or adequate coverage or publicity for their very many endeavours, while some of their colleagues pop up in the media all over the place. One editor/writer who came face to face with one such complainer had a bit of advice for the complainer: "You will find you will catch far more flies with sugar than you will with vinegar, so practise a little more diplomacy." Nuff said!