It's the tale of the feuding relatives and the parcel of government land that makes a mockery of the promise of good, open and transparent governance. As the story goes, two cousins declared their interest in a prime piece of state-owned land in the west. The land was never advertised to open it up for competitive bidding so, when it went to one of the cousins, the losing 'bidder' was, to put it mildly, as irate as hell.

2. He's given up

It seems that some board members of the artsy place have finally succeeded in hounding out of office the only member of the organisation who has been breathing life into the old institution. Word is that, after years of vilification and back-stabbing by those who benefited from the patronage of their chosen one, the new man who had rekindled interest in the organisation has decided to call it quits.

3. They have the tapes!

They say her sexual résumé runs extensively within the dancehall fraternity, and she especially targeted the boyfriends of the long-serving queen. Now there are stories emerging that there are tapes that would have been released on Youtube had she been the victor in the recent contest.

4. A dance through the raindrops

Some say the law on the matter is crystal clear. Administering it, though, was always going to be akin to dancing through the raindrops because of family ties and friendships. The story making the rounds in some quarters is that the husband was a card-carrying member of the one-time Blue Party, and so close is the relationship between the chief and the adjudicator that the children call her 'Auntie'.

5. What's the difference?

What's the difference in relation to the treatment of the two bosses?

6. Wrong choice

With all the talk of unease and disquiet in the Attorney General's Department, what was only a whisper at the time of the ministerial appointments has now become the talking point of many in the legal fraternity. Some, it seems, have said and are saying so now, louder than before, that the former spokesperson should have got the job.

7. Let's hear about the other dual citizens

Is there really a total of 17 members of parliament who actually hold dual citizenship? And what is the status of that other state figure in this regard?

8. Impressive!

We only wish others were as impressed with them as they clearly are with themselves!

9. How will things go?

Whether it be a general election in the offing or several by-elections, can he be the one to oversee the process?

10. What happened to innocent until ...?