Economy on The Tradewinds Brief

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

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0400

Good Sunday morning, Guyana. The papers this weekend read like a collective exhale, and not the good kind. The kind where you realize you have been holding your breath for four years and the air finally comes out sounding like a tire deflating on the East Bank Highway. Pour your coffee. Let us walk through it.

1. The ExxonMobil arithmetic that refuses to go away

Kaieteur ran the numbers again and they still do not add up in our favour. Between 2020 and 2024, ExxonMobil, Hess, and CNOOC — the Stabroek Block partners — pulled in US$29 billion in profits. Guyana, the sovereign nation on whose seabed this oil is sitting, received US$5.4 billion in the same period. This is our “50/50 partnership.” The math is, as dem boys would say, mathing in a particular direction.

Daily Brief — Friday, April 10, 2026

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Oil revenues surge past $159B in Q1, Ali eyes Gulf storage deals, police graduate 101 new recruits, and the digital traffic registry is coming whether you want it or not.

Patriots Portfolio — April 10, 2026

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

This week's Patriots Portfolio: Q1 oil revenue at US$761M, the SME Development Bank's US$100M funding window, Guyana's oil production approaching 1M barrels per day, and what the Palmyra highway means for Berbice investment.

Ramesh Sees It Differently — April 10, 2026

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

G$159 billion in Q1, Gulf investment talks, digital road safety, and new police — Ramesh explains why each development confirms what he has always believed about this administration.

The Bajan Bugle – April 8, 2026

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Barbados grows 2.7 percent while Jamaica shrinks. Air Canada non-stop coming. World Bank issues its annual assessment of regional mediocrity.

The Yard Report – April 8, 2026

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Kingston's sardonic take on Jamaica's minus-one-percent growth, students exposed to sex in school shelters, and a JDF soldier charged with murder.

Weekly Progress Report — April 8, 2026

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

This week: US$761M in Q1 oil revenue, the Wales GTE project director linked to Venezuela corruption, GYEITI civil society standoff, 22,000 street lights installed, and a $604M highway begins.

Patriots Portfolio – Friday, April 3, 2026

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 08:30:00 -0400

This week's Patriots Portfolio — what the 38% Trump tariff means for Guyana's economy, the Wales Gas Plant arbitration fallout, Exxon's Canje exit, and what patriotic investors need to watch.

Daily Brief — Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Oil hits 918K bpd, Georgetown floods, GUYOIL raises fuel prices, a teen is stabbed in Lacytown, and Uncle Sam wants his tax treaty. Your Tuesday briefing.

Uncle Ramesh's Take — Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Uncle Ramesh is proud of the oil numbers, patient about the flooding, and completely unbothered by people complaining about the fuel price increase.

Patriots Portfolio — March 27, 2026: Streets, Ships, and Sovereignty

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

This week: Exxon starts building Oil Ship No. 8 without government approval, the government takes 22 Georgetown streets, and Guyana keeps printing economic records. The Patriots Portfolio tracks the business of Guyana.

Patriots Portfolio — March 24, 2026: Oil, Courts, and the Business of Everything

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

This week in Guyana's business and economic landscape: Exxon's production push, rising oil prices, the NRF, and what the Mohameds saga means for business confidence.

Patriots Portfolio — Week of March 19, 2026

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Your weekly satirical investment guide to the Guyanese national situation. Buy, Sell, or Hold.

📊 Patriots Portfolio – Friday, February 13, 2026

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Your weekly economic snapshot. Budget 2026 allocations rolling in. Oil production steady. Stabroek News closure signals media market shift.

Patriots Portfolio: Budget 2026 Deep Dive — Where Is the $1.588 Trillion Actually Going?

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

This week’s Patriots Portfolio breaks down the biggest budget stories: the $1.588 trillion allocation, tourism boom, gold sector resurrection, cash grants debate, and what it all means for ordinary Guyanese trying to build wealth in the fastest-growing economy in the world.

🦅 Patriots Portfolio - Friday, January 30, 2026

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Your weekly guide to understanding Guyana's economic developments and investment landscape.

Patriots Portfolio: This Week's Investment Opportunities for True Guyanese

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Your weekly satirical investment advice from the most patriotic portfolio manager in Guyana.