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Saturday's Guyana Brief: Toy Guns Guarding Your Groceries, Solar Power Rising, and Guyana Women Battle Jamaica Tonight!

Daily Brief News

Security guards caught with toy guns at supermarkets, US$8.14M solar farm lights up Charity, GBTI launches private banking for the rich, and Guyana Women seek redemption against Jamaica under the lights!

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Uncle Ramesh: Solar Success, Security Solutions, and Stop Crying Over Cricket!

Response Uncle Ramesh Opinion

Uncle Ramesh responds to the Daily Brief’s negativity with FACTS about solar investment, the government’s swift response to security issues, and a reminder that our women cricketers are STILL defending champions!

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📸 Back-a-Truck: Wha We Spot Dis Week

Back-a-Truck

Welcome to Back-a-Truck, where we showcase de most absurd, hilarious, and head-scratching sightings from around Guyana. If yuh see someting dat mek yuh say “Wait… wha?!” - send it to we!


🏆 SIGHTING OF THE WEEK

📍 Location: Sheriff Street, Georgetown
📅 Spotted: Tuesday, January 14

One traffic cop writing three different tickets while standing directly in front of a ‘No Parking’ sign… dat he park in front of.

De irony so thick yuh could cut it wid a cutlass. We salute you, Officer. Rules fuh thee but not fuh me! 🫡

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Dr. Sharmila Persaud: From Berbice to Brain Surgery

Guyana Rising Patriots Portfolio

A Weekly Profile of Guyanese Excellence

At Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Dr. Sharmila Persaud is performing some of the world’s most complex brain surgeries. But every morning, she looks at a photo on her desk: her grandmother’s wooden house in Berbice, where she grew up without electricity.

The Journey

“People ask me how I got from there to here,” Dr. Persaud says, gesturing around her state-of-the-art operating suite. “I tell them: I got here because I started there.”

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The New Georgetown: How Guyana's Capital is Transforming

Guyana Rising The Guyanese Horizon

A Monthly Feature Celebrating Guyana’s Progress

Walk down Main Street today, and you’ll see something remarkable happening. Georgetown, once known for its colonial charm mixed with urban challenges, is undergoing a transformation that would have seemed impossible just five years ago.

The Numbers Tell the Story

Since 2020, Georgetown has seen:

  • 40+ new businesses opening on Main Street alone
  • $500 million invested in waterfront development
  • 300% increase in tourism infrastructure
  • 12 new hotels under construction or recently opened

Beyond the Statistics

But the real story isn’t in the numbers—it’s in the people.

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Uncle Ramesh: Why All This Oil Drama Is Just Opposition Noise

Uncle Ramesh Opinion

🇬🇾 UNCLE RAMESH’S TAKE 🇬🇾

Straight Talk from Queens to Georgetown


Greetings from New York, where is cold but not as cold as some people hearts when it come to seeing Guyana succeed! 🌎

Lawd, ayuh hear de noise today? Kaieteur News writing like we oil done finish and Parliament is some kind of dictatorship. Let Uncle Ramesh give ayuh de REAL story, not this opposition propaganda.


🛢️ THE OIL “CRISIS” THAT ISN’T

De Headline: “Oil wells running dry! Disaster!”
De Reality: We producing MORE oil than ever and making BILLIONS!

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Friday's Guyana Brief - Oil Wells Racing to Empty, Speaker Races to India

Daily Brief News

Good morning, Guyana! ☕

Welcome to Friday, where our oil fields are being liquidated faster than a closing-down sale, our Speaker fled to India while Parliament remains closed, and Exxon’s 75% “expense deduction” makes Nigerian email scams look amateur.

Today’s menu: The Great Oil Heist exposed (75% goes to “costs”), Speaker escapes to India during constitutional crisis, French Ambassador politely suggests democracy might be nice, Mashramani launches because at least we can party, and President Ali promises no Venezuela deals (this time he means it, promise).

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Uncle Ramesh: De Report-A-Hole FACTS (With Receipts!)

Uncle Ramesh Response

LISTEN HERE NAH! 📊

So De Comedy Crew done turn me into internet meme with their Report-A-Hole story. People stopping me at de market asking if I really plant cassava in potholes!

Time to SET DE RECORD STRAIGHT with ACTUAL NUMBERS and REAL FACTS!

(But yes, de cassava line was funny. I laughed.) 😂

De REAL Numbers (Not De Comedy Version)

What Comedy Crew Said:

  • 70 potholes reported
  • 2 fixed
  • Success rate: 2.8%
  • Uncle Ramesh = Comedy goldmine

What ACTUALLY Happened (After 3 Weeks):

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Daily Laugh: De Report-A-Hole Disaster

Daily Laugh Humor

Government Goes High-Tech! 📱

Ministry of Public Works proud to unveil their revolutionary new app: “Report-A-Hole”

Minister at launch ceremony: “This app will TRANSFORM infrastructure management in Guyana!”

Uncle Ramesh, sitting front row, already downloading it before Minister finish talking.

Speedeet whisper: “Bai, you even know how to use app?”

Uncle Ramesh: “How hard it could be? Is just button and camera!”

Famous last words.

Monday Morning: De Beginning

6:00 AM - Uncle Ramesh Mission Starts

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DJ Roadblock Traffic Report: January 16, 2026

Traffic Report

🎙️ WAAAAAH GWAAN GEORGETOWN! Is ya boy DJ Roadblock comin’ at you LIVE from de dashboard of me lil Raum, stuck behind a minibus dat ain’t move in 20 minutes!


🚗 This Week’s Road Disasters

Sheriff Street Crater Update: Dat pothole by de KFC? She get BIGGER, family. Man tell me he see a Fielder go down in deh last Tuesday and ain’t come back out yet. If you driving Sheriff Street, say a prayer and hug de left side.

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📈 Weekly Progress Report: January 8-15, 2026

Progress Report Government Achievements

A factual summary of PPP/C government accomplishments for the week of January 8-15, 2026. No commentary, just documented achievements and initiatives.

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🔍 [CRITICAL] Wednesday Brief: Guyanese Takes IICA Helm, Census Controversy, and Cybercrime Crackdown

News Daily Brief

Muhammad Ibrahim becomes IICA Director-General, census data sparks housing debate, cybercrime law faces criticism, and AG slams courts for ignoring legislation.

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😊 [PRO-GOV] Uncle Ramesh: When De Government Does De Math Right (For Once)

Opinion Uncle Ramesh

Uncle Ramesh does the math on the census data and discovers the government was actually planning ahead. Who knew? Plus, finally some people heading to jail.

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Bam-Bam Sally's This Week in Rumors

The Rumour Mill

Disclaimer: De Rumor Mill is purely fuh entertainment purposes. We ain’t vouching fuh de truth of any ah dese stories — dis is jus wha people talkin’ ‘bout pon de road, in de market, and ova de fence. If yuh know someting different, good fuh you. We jus reportin’ wha we hearin’!


🎯 Bam-Bam Sally’s Rumor Rating System

Before we dive in, leh me explain how I does rate dese rumors:

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Speedeet & Wilar: De Mango Tree Incident

Speedeet & Wilar Youth Stories

Speedeet got a plan fuh get de biggest mango from Mr. Chan shop yard, and Wilar know is trouble but he going anyway. Wha could go wrong?

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Tuesday's Guyana Brief: Apps, Laws, and Courtroom Drama

News

Attorney General scolds magistrates for ignoring laws, government promises 87 new apps, and President Ali discovers swamps can become highways (who knew?). Welcome to Tuesday in paradise!

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Uncle Ramesh: The Brief Jokes About Laws While Missing the Point Entirely!

Opinion Uncle Ramesh

Uncle Ramesh sets the record straight on judicial reforms, explains why apps ARE revolutionary, and defends the gas-to-energy project the Brief clearly doesn’t understand.

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🔍 [CRITICAL] Monday Brief: Crime Stats, Search & Rescue Upgrade, and Traffic Chaos

News Daily Brief

Murders up 11% despite overall crime drop, new $123M search and rescue system launched, over 3,100 traffic offences in one week, and financial system reforms promised.

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😊 [PRO-GOV] Uncle Ramesh: When De Numbers Tell De REAL Story

Opinion Uncle Ramesh

Uncle Ramesh explains why 25% crime reduction is actually amazing, and why spending $123M on safety makes sense. Progress is progress!

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Tuesday's Guyana Brief - Census Drops After 4 Years, Democracy Still Missing

News

Good morning, Guyana! ☕

Welcome to Tuesday, where census data finally arrives (only 4 years late!) and Parliament continues its record-breaking streak of doing absolutely nothing.

Today’s menu: Census numbers drop after a 4-year delay, oil wells still racing toward empty, Parliament enters Week 11 of ghosting us, and unauthorized supermarkets get shut down faster than you can say “planning permission.” Also, Guyana can’t say no to the US. Shocking, we know.

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