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Sunday Brief: Exxon Keeps $23.6 Billion While We Get the Leftovers, Ali Tells Us to 'Brace' for More Pain, and Apparently the Strait of Hormuz Is Now Our Problem
Good Sunday morning, Guyana. The papers this weekend read like a collective exhale, and not the good kind. The kind where you realize you …
Wednesday's Guyana Brief: Noem Lands, Exxon Expands, and the Bridge Is Still Sinking
A fired US official arrives as a Special Envoy, Exxon wants two more oil projects, and the World Bank says Guyana's reform programme has been quietly gutted. Wednesday's 5-minute news circus.
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Tuesday's Guyana Brief: Wheelbarrows, Oil Greed, and the Death of a Newspaper
The Mohameds went to the CCJ, Exxon wants more oil, and somewhere in the background, a newspaper quietly died. Tuesday's 5-minute Guyana news circus.
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☕ The Daily Brief – Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Opposition Leader arrested for being 35 minutes late to court. An NCN cameraman brought a gun to the same court. Hakeem Olajuwon wants to …
🌴 Caribbean Daily Brief – Tuesday, February 17, 2026
US blows up another boat in the Caribbean (133 dead now). Iran-US nuclear talks show progress in Geneva. Barbados FM challenges US due …
Monday's Guyana Brief: Azruddin Shows Up Late to His Own Extradition, the Haags Bosch Office Hits $19.6 Billion, and Single Mothers Get Eviction Notices
Good morning, Guyana! ☕ Welcome to Monday, where the Opposition Leader can’t show up on time to his own extradition hearing, the …
Sunday's Guyana Brief: Stabroek News Dies, Nobody Gets Their Money, and Kingston Wharf Belongs to Oil People Now
Good morning, Guyana! ☕ Welcome to Sunday, where we pour one out for Stabroek News, the government pretends to be sad about it, and the …
☕ The Daily Brief – Friday, February 13, 2026
Stabroek News announces closure after 39 years. Georgetown swamped by 4-inch rainfall. Mohamed’s cambio evidence mounts. Mottley wins …
SOCU Raids Shut-Down Business, Finds Less Money Than What's In Your NIS Account
Twenty SOCU officers, one sniffer dog, and a building that's been closed since 2024. Plus: Government quietly paying US$90,000 a month to American lobby firms.
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📊 Weekly Progress Report: February 5-11, 2026
This week’s government achievements: Budget 2026 approvals rolling through Committee of Supply, Gas-to-Energy at 68%, new Amerindian …
Wednesday's Guyana Brief - Corruption Score: We Moved ONE Point, 30 Contractors Blacklisted, and the Flag That Started a War
Guyana crawls up ONE spot on the corruption index, 30 contractors get blacklisted, Ali tours Brazil’s gas plant, sugar promises …
Tuesday Brief: Ali Collects Medal in Brazil While Budget Debate Wreckage Still Smouldering
Your Tuesday rundown from all four papers. Grab your coffee, this one’s spicy. 🏅 Ali Gets Medal, Country Gets More Promises President …
Monday Brief: Auditor General Goes Silent While Billions Vanish, 77 Cubans Screened for Trafficking, and Hetmyer Breaks a World Cup Record
Christopher Ram questions whether the Auditor General is actually auditing anything, 77 Cubans are screened for suspected human trafficking, …
🇬🇾 Saturday Brief: Opposition Leader Rips Budget, Secret Extradition Revealed, and Linden Gets a Stadium
Opposition Leader Mohamed delivers maiden budget speech and it’s a SCORCHER, a secret US extradition request surfaces, Linden opens …
Caribbean Daily Brief: Jamaica Gets $415M IMF Lifeline, Barbados Election Heating Up, T&T PM Blasts CARICOM, and Haiti Under Fire
Jamaica secures emergency IMF funds, Barbados gears up for February 11 election, Trinidad’s PM doubles down on CARICOM criticism, …
Friday's Guyana Brief - Venezuela Still Scary, MP Falls in Parliament, 53,000 Weed Plants Burned, and the Budget Debate Rolls On Like a Runaway Canter
President Ali tells the army ‘don’t blink’ on Venezuela, an MP fractures her ankle falling in Parliament, police burn …
Thursday's Guyana Brief — Four Dead on Vessel, Mohameds Lose Court Fight, Opposition Leader Gets No Car or Security, and $2 Billion to Fix Stabroek Market
Tragedy strikes at Water Street wharf as four crew members die from gas fumes. Chief Justice rules against Mohameds in extradition challenge. Government says Opposition Leader won't get personal security or vehicle. Plus: $2B for Stabroek and Bourda markets, gold at $5,000/ounce, and Speaker Nadir's war on press continues.
☕ Wednesday Brief: Budget Day 2 Turns Into WWE SmackDown, Speaker Nadir's Press Crackdown Gets EVERYBODY Vex, and the Oil Fund About to Get US$2.8 Billion It Won't Keep
Budget Day 2 delivers absolute chaos as government and opposition clash over everything from sugar to Amerindians. Speaker Nadir’s …
Tuesday's Guyana Brief — Budget Debate Opens With Animal Noises, Speaker Locks Out Press, and President Flies to Belize to Tell Them How Great Guyana Is
The 2026 budget debate opened with heckling and bizarre animal noises, Speaker Nadir brought back COVID rules to limit journalists to five, …
☕ Monday Brief: Budget Debate D-Day, Mohameds Ruling Today, and Georgetown Gets a Fancy New Hotel
Budget 2026 debate opens in the National Assembly, the Acting CJ rules on the Mohameds extradition challenge TODAY, Georgetown’s …
☕ Sunday Brief: Budget Debate Opens Monday, Cement Truck Kills on Demerara Bridge, and the Government Discovers 'Late Movers' Advantage'
Budget 2026 debate starts Monday while Finance Minister discovers Guyana has a ’late movers’ advantage’ in oil. Meanwhile, …
Friday Brief: GRA Officers Fired Over Mohamed Vehicle Transfers, RUSAL Returns, and Christopher Ram Prescribes Fiscal Ozempic
GRA employees terminated for helping sanctioned businessman move vehicles, Russian aluminum company returns to Guyana, and Christopher Ram says the government needs appetite control for spending.
De Daily Brief – Wednesday, January 29, 2026
Your daily dose of Guyanese news, served with a side of pepper sauce 🌶️ 💰 GRA Officers Getting Lock Up Over Azruddin Mohamed’s Fancy …
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Wednesday Brief: The Fugitive is Official, Budget Bonanza Continues, and Mia Mottley Goes for the Three-Peat
Azruddin Mohamed is now officially Guyana’s Opposition Leader despite US indictments. Meanwhile, Budget 2026 promises keep rolling out …
The Guyana Daily Brief - Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Budget 2026 aftermath: $1.588 trillion in promises, 15,000 house lots, a school for autistic children, and the opposition still can’t …
Monday Brief: Budget Day Showdown, Opposition's 'Fugitive' Gets His Day, and Berbice Gets a Stadium
It’s the Super Bowl of Guyanese politics: Budget 2026 drops while the opposition elects an ‘international fugitive’ as …
Friday Brief: US Ambassador Says Nadir Can Have His Opinion, APAD Warns Against Fugitive Opposition Leader, Tourism Minister Takes River Cruise
US Ambassador Theriot diplomatically sidesteps the Speaker drama, APAD joins the chorus against electing Mohamed, Minister Rodrigues cruises …
Sunday's Guyana Brief - Hotels Multiply, Health Goes Digital, and Cricket Women Keep Winning
Another US$18M hotel opens, your medical records go online, President Ali says cash grants aren’t sustainable (after promising one), …
Saturday's Guyana Brief: Toy Guns Guarding Your Groceries, Solar Power Rising, and Guyana Women Battle Jamaica Tonight!
Security guards caught with toy guns at supermarkets, US$8.14M solar farm lights up Charity, GBTI launches private banking for the rich, and …
Friday's Guyana Brief - Oil Wells Racing to Empty, Speaker Races to India
Good morning, Guyana! ☕ Welcome to Friday, where our oil fields are being liquidated faster than a closing-down sale, our Speaker fled to …
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🔍 [CRITICAL] Wednesday Brief: Guyanese Takes IICA Helm, Census Controversy, and Cybercrime Crackdown
Muhammad Ibrahim becomes IICA Director-General, census data sparks housing debate, cybercrime law faces criticism, and AG slams courts for …
Tuesday's Guyana Brief: Apps, Laws, and Courtroom Drama
Attorney General scolds magistrates for ignoring laws, government promises 87 new apps, and President Ali discovers swamps can become …
🔍 [CRITICAL] Monday Brief: Crime Stats, Search & Rescue Upgrade, and Traffic Chaos
Murders up 11% despite overall crime drop, new $123M search and rescue system launched, over 3,100 traffic offences in one week, and …
Tuesday's Guyana Brief - Census Drops After 4 Years, Democracy Still Missing
Good morning, Guyana! ☕ Welcome to Tuesday, where census data finally arrives (only 4 years late!) and Parliament continues its …
Monday's Guyana Brief: The Week Starts With a Yelling
Good morning, Guyana! ☕ Welcome to Monday, where last week’s problems are this week’s problems with a fresh coat of optimistic …