Guyana on The Tradewinds Brief

Election Season Training Camp: Promises FC vs Delivery United

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Pre-Season Friendly. Promises FC and Delivery United line up for another exhibition match. The scoreboard reads STILL 0-0. The crowd has signs. The referee is not sure which side to call.

Entire Nation Briefly Pauses Oil Boom to Argue About One LBW Decision

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Guyana's rapid economic transformation came to a complete standstill yesterday afternoon after one questionable LBW decision in a village cricket match triggered what officials are now calling a full-scale national debate.

Speedeet & Wilar - The Mango Tree That Wouldn't Keep Quiet

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Speedeet and Wilar find out Miss Inez big mango tree got opinions. And it don't approve of slipper.

Welcome to Guyana: The World Discovered Us

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Tourists, investors, oil workers, and opportunists line up at Georgetown immigration as a tanker registers under the Guyana flag. The immigration officer holds on for dear life while a new sign goes up: Please confirm you actually from here.

Speedeet and Wilar: The Great Duckling Championship

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Wilar aunty duck hatching twelve eggs (was thirteen, one disappear - duck business). Speedeet and Wilar turn de backyard into a full championship before de ducklings got de chance to open dem eye good.

The Ministry of Good News

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

As the minister unveils rising arrows for roads, hospitals, jobs, and investment, ordinary citizens watch their own pockets sink — and the News Flash promises a new task force to study the problem.

Uncle Ramesh - Monday, April 20, 2026

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 07:30:00 -0400

Ramesh in Queens reads the news from home and finds, as always, that things are better than the opposition wants you to believe — the contractors are getting paid, the pipeline is paying for itself, the banks are winning awards, and the future is online.

Daily Brief - Monday, April 20, 2026

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 07:00:00 -0400

Your Monday morning rundown — three crime stories before breakfast, Exxon's pipeline math gets weirder, the passport portal is almost ready (almost), and the country imports a US firm to teach us how to slaughter a pig properly.

Speedeet & Wilar: The Sunday the Cricket Ball Went Over the Wall

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 12:00:00 -0400

It was a Sunday morning in Bel Air, and the sun was already hot by the time Speedeet finished his porridge.

“Ma, can I go play cricket with Wilar?” he asked, already halfway to the door.

“You had your breakfast? You wash your plate?”

“Yes, Ma.”

“Go. But come back by twelve for church lunch.”

Speedeet was out the door before the screen could slam. Wilar was waiting on the corner by the coconut tree with his cricket bat — the good one, the Mongoose bat his uncle brought from England — and a brand-new tennis ball that he had been saving since Christmas.

Uncle Ramesh: Exxon Investing in We Future, Ali Preparing We for Global Storm, and PPP Government Delivering Despite Opposition Noise

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 10:30:00 -0400

Morning to all my people. Uncle Ramesh here, cup of Mauby in hand, looking out over the backdam and thinking about what the papers saying this Sunday. Let me walk you through it the way it really is, not the way the opposition vexers trying to paint it.

1. Ram and his “amateurish” talk

So Christopher Ram go on radio and call the government “amateurish” for not ring-fencing the Stabroek Block. You know what Uncle Ramesh think? Easy to talk big when you not the one at the table with Exxon.

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.

The Indo-Caribbean Brief: How India Became One of Guyana's Most Important Strategic Partners

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000

The Indo-Caribbean Brief: How India Became One of Guyana’s Most Important Strategic Partners

The Georgetown Ledger goes beyond the headlines. How Guyana actually works — with the receipts.

Five years ago, Guyana was a small South American country with a large diaspora and a modest economy. Today, it is one of the fastest-growing oil producers in the world. That transformation did not just change Guyana’s balance sheet. It changed who pays attention to it.

The Indo-Caribbean Brief: Why Indo-Guyanese Culture Doesn't Exist in India Anymore

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000

The Indo-Caribbean Brief: Why Indo-Guyanese Culture Doesn’t Exist in India Anymore

Cane Fields goes beyond nostalgia. How Indo-Caribbean identity actually formed — with the receipts.

Most Indo-Guyanese people grow up with a simple assumption: that their culture is a version of Indian culture, preserved overseas.

It is not.

What exists in Guyana today is not a preserved copy of India. It is a parallel evolution — one that began with Indian migrants in the nineteenth century and then developed independently, shaped by isolation, adaptation, and interaction with other cultures in the Caribbean.

Bounty Board: De Saturday Classifieds — Goat Wanted, House For Sale (Haunted), and Somebody Looking for a Husband Who 'Has Teeth'

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0400

Welcome to de Bounty Board — Guyana’s most honest classifieds section, where the ads say what they actually mean, the sellers tell you what is actually wrong with the item, and the wanted ads are as specific as they need to be.

Here’s what came across my desk this week.

FOR SALE

2014 Toyota Premio — “barely used” Mileage: unknown (odometer broken since 2019). Air conditioning works intermittently, depending on the mood of the compressor. Passenger window does not roll down. Driver window does not roll up. Otherwise perfect. $1.2M OBO. Contact Mr. Ramlakhan, call after 6 PM because during the day he is avoiding his brother-in-law.

Back-a-Truck: De Saturday Scenes from Bourda, Stabroek, and De East Coast — Including De Man Who Tried to Sell Me a 'Gold' Watch

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 07:30:00 -0400

Back-a-Truck here, reporting from the actual back of an actual truck parked on Regent Street because that is where the stories live. Saturday morning in Guyana is its own entire genre of human experience, and today I have been taking notes.

Let me walk you through what I saw.

06:14 — Bourda Market, Opposite the Bus Park

A woman is arguing with a vendor about the price of bora. The bora is $400 a bundle. The woman is offering $300. The vendor says $400 is the price. The woman says last week it was $350. The vendor says last week was last week. The woman says her husband will be upset if she pays $400. The vendor says the husband is not the one selling the bora.

Bam-Bam Sally: De Saturday Market Tea, Who Getting Divorce in Providence, and Why Cousin Petal Banned from Dolly's Wedding

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 07:00:00 -0400

Hello doux-doux darlings it’s your girl Bam-Bam Sally coming to you LIVE from the Bourda Market parking lot where I’ve been collecting information since 5:47 AM and let me tell you — it has been a SEASON already and the sun is not even fully up.

Grab a bake and saltfish. Sit down. Sally has THINGS.

1. DE PROVIDENCE DIVORCE

Okay okay okay. I cannot say names. I WILL NOT say names. But you know the couple in Providence with the house that has the three fountains in front? The one where the wife was always posting on Instagram with the captions about “my king”? The one where the husband drives the black Prado with the personalized plate?

Ramesh Sees It Differently - On Scotiabank's Well-Earned Recognition, De AG's Legal Reform, and De Quiet Infrastructure of Progress

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 06:30:00 -0400

Good morning to all my readers. Uncle Ramesh here on this Saturday, April 18, with the weekend commentary as I see it — which, as my regulars know, is often quite different from how the professional grievance-writers see it.

Scotiabank and the Measure of a Banking Sector

Global Finance magazine, one of the most respected publications in international banking, has named Scotiabank Guyana the best bank in the Caribbean for 2026. Let me pause on the significance of this.

Daily Brief: Nandlall Wants De Noise Gone, Scotiabank Get a Prize, Two Arrested in Berbice for Guns, and de Chess Players Come to Play

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 06:00:00 -0400

Morning, Guyana. Saturday, April 18. The workweek is technically over but traffic doesn’t know that. Here’s what happened while you were sleeping in — or, more realistically, while somebody’s car alarm was going off at 5:47 AM for the third consecutive morning.

1. Nandlall Wants to Strengthen De Noise and Littering Laws

Attorney General Anil Nandlall announced this week that the government will review and amend the Summary Jurisdiction Offences Act to include stronger penalties for littering and noise nuisance, including prison time for repeat offenders and community service.

Patriots Portfolio: The Rush on Gas Cylinders, the CANU Seizure Hedge, and Why 'Be!' Pay Was Never a Good Idea

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 07:30:00 -0400

Good Friday morning to all the serious money in Guyana. Finance Ferrari here with your weekly read on where the smart rupees are flowing, where the dumb rupees are flowing, and where the rupees are just gone — possibly into a “Be!” Pay wallet that no longer opens.

Let’s get into it.

📈 HOT THIS WEEK: Gas Cylinders and Canned Goods

Following President Ali’s announcement that cross-sector price increases are coming, the Patriots Portfolio panel has observed an unusual uptick in panic-buying across Georgetown and the East Coast. Specifically:

Ramesh Sees It Differently - CANU Quarter, Diamond Safety, Morocco Open Skies, and the Acrobatic Troupe of Progress

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 06:30:00 -0400

Good morning to all my loyal readers. Uncle Ramesh here, with the news as it actually stands, not as the doomsayers will have you believe.

CANU Q1 Seizures: A Remarkable First Quarter

The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit seized more than $190 million in drugs in the first three months of 2026. I have seen certain commentators framing this as a partial success or, worse, as evidence of something sinister. I would ask those commentators to examine the trajectory.

Daily Brief: CANU Grabs $190M, Cop Gets Caught in Ganja Cupboard, and a Canteen Lady Gets TikTok'd Out of Her Job

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 06:00:00 -0400

Morning, Guyana. Friday, April 17. The sun is up, the traffic is already nonsense, and somewhere a government minister is already blaming the opposition for it. Here’s what happened while you were sleeping or pretending to sleep.

1. CANU Seizes $190M in Q1 — Says “We Are Really Cooking”

The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit has announced that it seized more than $190 million worth of drugs in the first three months of 2026. Officials called this “a strong start.” Critics called this “how much of the other $900 million got through.” CANU declined to answer. A separate CANU officer was photographed shaking hands with a miner in Bartica who was later arrested with ganja in a cupboard. Nobody has explained the photo yet.

The Rumour Mill — Sunday, April 12, 2026

Sun, 12 Apr 2026 11:05:00 -0400

De Rumour Mill is grinding this Easter Sunday — whispers about the Wales contract, the pilot rescue, a certain ministry, and who was seen where on the seawall with who.

Bam-Bam Sally — Sunday, April 12, 2026

Sun, 12 Apr 2026 11:00:00 -0400

Bam-Bam Sally is back from the seawall, full of cook-up and opinions, and she has PLENTY to say about the week's events, the national cleanup, and certain people who think she doesn't notice things.

Speedeet & Wilar: De Talent Show Disaster

Sun, 12 Apr 2026 09:00:00 -0400

Speedeet signs them both up for the school talent show without telling Wilar. Wilar has one week to learn to juggle. This cannot end well.

Back-a-Truck — April 11, 2026

Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

This week's Back-a-Truck: things overheard at Stabroek Market, on East Bank, at the seawall, and from somebody cousin who know somebody who work near a building.

Bounty Board — April 11, 2026

Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

This week's Bounty Board: fictional wanted notices for Guyana's most persistent national irritants — potholes, missing files, the Kitty roundabout, and the driver's licence scam.

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.

DJ Roadblock — Friday, April 10, 2026

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

Your Friday traffic situation with DJ Roadblock: East Bank lockdown, the Camp Street crawl, Sheriff Street surprises, and why the Kitty roundabout is still an unsolved philosophical problem.

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.

Guyana Daily Brief – Thursday, April 9, 2026

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Your 5-minute briefing on everything happening in Guyana today — cash grants, river wars, and an American banker who flew in to see what all the fuss is about.

Uncle Ramesh Sees It Differently – Thursday, April 9, 2026

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Uncle Ramesh reviews the week's news and finds the government, as usual, doing everything right despite what the papers say.

Bam-Bam Sally and de Rumour Mill — April 8, 2026

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

Bam-Bam Sally with de Wednesday Rumour Mill — entirely fictional gossip about nobody in particular doing nothing specific somewhere unspecified. As always.

The Rumour Mill — April 8, 2026

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

Bam-Bam Sally's Wednesday Rumour Mill: what people are whispering about in Stabroek Market, at the seawall, and in the WhatsApp groups that nobody admits to being in.

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.

Speedeet & Wilar — De Kite and de Corentyne River

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Is Easter Monday on de seawall. Speedeet and Wilar build a kite from scratch, argue about aerodynamics, nearly take out an auntie roti, and lose de kite to Suriname. A perfect day.

Speedeet & Wilar — The Easter Kite

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Speedeet and Wilar try to fly a kite on Easter Monday on the seawall. The kite has other plans. A Pike Street Easter adventure.

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.

DJ Roadblock – Friday, April 3, 2026

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

DJ Roadblock spins the weekend playlist, processes the 38% tariff through soca, and sends off the CARIFTA team with maximum energy.

Daily Brief – Friday, April 3, 2026

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 07:00:00 -0400

Your Good Friday morning roundup — Guyana hit with a 38% Trump tariff, government secretly paid US$82M to gas plant contractor, fake tint waiver medical certificates discovered, BOSAI fires the worker who won a pay raise, and Exxon exits the Canje Block.

Daily Brief – Thursday, April 2, 2026

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 07:00:00 -0400

Your Thursday morning roundup — tint crackdown begins, Nicaraguan engineers allegedly flee with $13M in aircraft parts, Venezuelan jail finally releases Guyanese boat captain, and the U.S. Ambassador tells Guyana to leave the Exxon contract alone.

Rumour Mill – Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:30:00 -0400

Unverified, unconfirmed, and entirely too entertaining to ignore. The Rumour Mill grinds Wednesday.

Progress Report – Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0400

A frank assessment of where things stand — what's moving, what's stalled, and what was announced with great fanfare and then quietly forgotten.

Uncle Ramesh – Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 07:30:00 -0400

Uncle Ramesh is proud. Very proud. The government is doing everything right, and the opposition is just confused.

Daily Brief – Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 07:00:00 -0400

Your Wednesday morning roundup of Guyana's top stories — flooding warnings, digital IDs, oil drama, and the AFC demanding government fork over $9 billion.

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.

Caribbean Brief: Jamaica's Hurricane Budget, T&T Radar Gone, Guyana Plays Football & The US Removes Military Gear from Tobago

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 07:00:00 -0400

Jamaica tables its Hurricane Melissa budget, the US quietly removes military radar from Tobago, Guyana faces Belize in football, and Antigua is hosting the Commonwealth summit in November. Monday Caribbean.

Back-A-Truck — March 19, 2026

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

Guyana's most fictional classifieds. Items for sale, wanted, and otherwise negotiable.

Bounty Board — March 19, 2026

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

Georgetown's most fictional wanted board. Rewards offered. Results not guaranteed.

DJ Roadblock's Friday Wind-Down — March 19, 2026

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

DJ Roadblock recaps the week from the booth. Oil at $100, the Mohameds lose again, and de roads still not fix.

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.

☕ The Daily Brief – Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Opposition Leader arrested for being 35 minutes late to court. An NCN cameraman brought a gun to the same court. Hakeem Olajuwon wants to sell you a condo for US$150K. Stabroek News mourning continues. Ali wants a 6-week health campaign. And the US just blew up another boat in the Caribbean.

🇬🇾 Uncle Ramesh Responds – Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Uncle Ramesh reads the Chronicle from Queens and sets the record straight on Energy Conference, telemedicine, airports, health campaign, and Hakeem Olajuwon’s investment in Guyana.

🎬 YouTube Scripts – Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

YouTube video scripts for Tuesday February 17 2026 covering Mohamed court drama, NCN cameraman gun incident, Hakeem Olajuwon condo launch, and Energy Conference opening.

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

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Good morning, Guyana! ☕

Welcome to Monday, where the Opposition Leader can’t show up on time to his own extradition hearing, the government’s office complex now costs more than some countries’ GDP, and single mothers near a Chinese friendship park are being told to pack their bags. Happy Monday!

Today’s menu: Azruddin gets an arrest warrant (briefly), the Haags Bosch money pit deepens, Schoonard residents face eviction, Dr. Frank Anthony can’t catch a break, and the Manickchand/Region 10 drama continues to be absolutely hilarious.

Uncle Ramesh Responds: Mortgages, Nurses, and the Brief's Selective Memory

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Uncle Ramesh is a retired accountant from Berbice, now living in Queens, New York. He reads the papers — especially the Chronicle — and provides his perspective.

Monday morning and the Brief leading with Azruddin showing up late. That’s the headline? A man who is US-indicted, facing extradition, and can’t be bothered to arrive on time to his own hearing — and the Brief treating it like comedy instead of asking why the Opposition Leader has such contempt for the judicial process?

Sunday's Guyana Brief: Stabroek News Dies, Nobody Gets Their Money, and Kingston Wharf Belongs to Oil People Now

Sun, 15 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Good morning, Guyana! ☕

Welcome to Sunday, where we pour one out for Stabroek News, the government pretends to be sad about it, and the entire Kingston Wharf has been commandeered so oil executives can park their yachts. Sorry, “exhibitors.”

Today’s menu: A 39-year-old newspaper dies and everybody has an opinion, the Energy Conference takes over Georgetown’s waterfront, and the Budget debate continues to prove that Parliament is where good ideas go to get shouted at.

Uncle Ramesh Responds: The Government Building, Not Destroying — Read the Chronicle, Not the Obituaries

Sun, 15 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Uncle Ramesh is a retired accountant from Berbice, now living in Queens, New York. He reads the papers himself — especially the Chronicle — and responds to the Brief’s coverage with his own perspective. He is unapologetically pro-government when the government deserves it.

Alright, alright. Everybody crying about Stabroek News like the whole country falling apart. You know what else happened this weekend? A US$120 million training college opened in Port Mourant. Thirty-five young Guyanese already working offshore. Certified. Employed. Earning real money.

YouTube Scripts – February 14, 2026

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

SCRIPT 1: GUYANA DAILY BRIEF (Short-form — 60-90 seconds)

[THUMBNAIL TEXT: STABROEK NEWS IS DEAD 💀]

[HOOK — First 3 seconds] One of Guyana’s oldest newspapers just announced it’s shutting down forever.

[BODY] Stabroek News — nearly 40 years old — will stop printing on March 15th, 2026. The parent company is entering voluntary liquidation. Chairman Brendan de Caires blamed the global collapse of print advertising, which dropped 75% since 2004. The digital age finally caught up with Guyana’s press.

☕ The Daily Brief – Friday, February 13, 2026

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

Stabroek News announces closure after 39 years. Georgetown swamped by 4-inch rainfall. Mohamed’s cambio evidence mounts. Mottley wins AGAIN. Oil boom stealing police officers. And rockets are launching from our backyard.

🎬 YouTube Scripts – Friday, February 13, 2026

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

60-SECOND SCRIPT (~150 words)

[TITLE CARD: GUYANA DAILY BRIEF — FRIDAY FEBRUARY 13, 2026]

Guyana, it’s Friday the 13th and the news matches the energy.

Stabroek News — thirty-nine years of independent journalism — is shutting down. March 15th. Done. Not because of politics. Because Facebook killed the advertising model. Two thousand US newspapers already went the same way. Now it’s our turn.

Georgetown flooded again. Four inches of rain in four hours. Ministers rushed to the field. Pumps activated. But here’s the question: trillion-dollar budget, same flooding problems?

📊 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.

🚗 DJ Roadblock – Friday, February 13, 2026

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

DJ Roadblock’s Friday traffic and infrastructure report. Today: flooding edition.

Uncle Ramesh Take – Friday, February 13, 2026

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

A Pro-Government Perspective from Queens, NY 🗽🇬🇾

Nephew and Niece Dem,

Happy Friday from Queens! And before anybody start — yes, I read de news about Stabroek News closing. I getting to dat. But FIRST let me talk about what de Brief CONVENIENTLY buried under all de drama.

🏠 $150 BILLION FOR HOUSING! $150 BILLION!

Beta, Minister Croal announce ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY BILLION DOLLARS fuh housing in 2026. New housing schemes. Land acquisition. Utilities infrastructure. Regularisation of informal settlements.

Wednesday's Guyana Brief - Corruption Score: We Moved ONE Point, 30 Contractors Blacklisted, and the Flag That Started a War

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Guyana crawls up ONE spot on the corruption index, 30 contractors get blacklisted, Ali tours Brazil’s gas plant, sugar promises continue, and the Guyana flag at the Super Bowl has people HEATED.

Monday Brief: Auditor General Goes Silent While Billions Vanish, 77 Cubans Screened for Trafficking, and Hetmyer Breaks a World Cup Record

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Christopher Ram questions whether the Auditor General is actually auditing anything, 77 Cubans are screened for suspected human trafficking, more than 20 homes bulldozed in Circuitville, and Hetmyer smashes the fastest WI fifty in T20 World Cup history.

Uncle Ramesh Take: Two Guyanese Boys Own de World Cup, But de Brief Want Talk About Auditor General

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Uncle Ramesh from Queens celebrates Hetmyer and Shepherd’s World Cup heroics, praises the Bayroc Stadium opening, and wonders why the Brief is obsessed with Christopher Ram.

Speedeet & Wilar: The Biggest Ship in the Sea

Sun, 08 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Speedeet and Wilar visit the waterfront and learn about the giant ships pumping Guyana's oil — and ask the questions that matter.

DJ Roadblock's Friday Traffic Report: More Road, More Traffic, More Vex

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

DJ Roadblock brings you the Friday traffic chaos report — Dem Boys nailed it: more road just means more traffic. Plus the Eccles roundabout is still a parking lot, and the East Bank corridor has drivers questioning their life choices.

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

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

President Ali tells the army ‘don’t blink’ on Venezuela, an MP fractures her ankle falling in Parliament, police burn 53,000 cannabis plants in Linden, Kaieteur calls the budget ‘matchless propaganda,’ and Dem Boys Seh more road just means more traffic. Your 5-minute Friday news circus.

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.

Uncle Ramesh's Take: The President Standing Strong While They Nitpick Everything

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

Uncle Ramesh from Queens breaks down why President Ali’s GDF speech was exactly what Guyana needed, the budget debate critics have no alternative plan, tourism is booming, and the opposition should stop complaining and start contributing.

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

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

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.

Uncle Ramesh's Thursday Response — 'This Government Building the Future While Opposition Playing Victim'

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Uncle Ramesh reads the Chronicle (and the other papers) from Queens and explains why the PPP is building the future while the opposition focuses on everything except solutions.

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

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The 2026 budget debate opened with heckling and bizarre animal noises, Speaker Nadir brought back COVID rules to limit journalists to five, Ali told Belize to follow Guyana’s lead on food security, WIN and APNU both trashed the budget for different reasons, and a beloved Rupununi tour guide was murdered over cattle rustling.

Uncle Ramesh's Take — 'Dem Cyaan See Progress If Yuh Put Blindfold Pon Dem Eye'

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Uncle Ramesh reads the Chronicle cover to cover, watches the budget debate livestream from Queens, and can’t believe the opposition opened with a gold-smuggling MP demanding mining transparency.

YouTube Scripts — Tuesday February 3, 2026 Daily Brief

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

60-second and 4-minute HeyGen-ready scripts for Tuesday’s Daily Brief covering budget debates, Speaker media lockout, and Ali in Belize.

☕ The Guyana Daily Brief – Saturday, January 31, 2026

Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Budget 2026 aftermath, Guyana-UK climate deals, ExxonMobil eyes Venezuela border waters, Bangladesh opening embassy in GT, fatal Demerara River Bridge crash, and more from all four papers!

🦅 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.

De Daily Brief – Wednesday, January 29, 2026

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Your daily dose of Guyanese news, served with a side of pepper sauce 🌶️

💰 GRA Officers Getting Lock Up Over Azruddin Mohamed’s Fancy Cars

Well, well, well… remember how everybody was wondering how certain vehicles was getting through customs smoother than a greased-up mango seed? The Guyana Revenue Authority done fire several officers and now they heading to court for AML/CFT violations connected to transferring vehicles from our favourite US-sanctioned businessman, Azruddin Mohamed.

Uncle Ramesh Take – Wednesday, January 29, 2026

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

A Pro-Government Perspective from Queens, NY 🗽🇬🇾

Nephew and Niece Dem,

Greetings from Queens where the cold biting but my heart warm from reading about all the good things happening back home!

Let me tell you, I just finish reading through the Budget 2026 details and I nearly fall off me chair with joy! $1.558 TRILLION dollars! That is the biggest budget in Guyana history! And what the critics have to say? “Rich getting richer.” Eh-eh! When the country was poor and nothing wasn’t happening, dem same people was complaining. Now we building and spending, and dem still complaining!

The Guyana Daily Brief - Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Budget 2026 aftermath: $1.588 trillion in promises, 15,000 house lots, a school for autistic children, and the opposition still can’t find the door to the National Assembly.

Uncle Ramesh Take: Why All Dis Noise About One Simple Vote?

Sun, 25 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Uncle Ramesh from Queens responds to the Saturday Brief with his pro-government perspective on the Opposition Leader drama and Guyana's progress

The Daily Brief: Saturday, January 24, 2026

Sat, 24 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Opposition Leader drama continues, Budget 2026 incoming, Barama drops $1 billion, and INTERPOL busts gold smuggling ring

Tuesday Brief: Opposition Leader Coming Monday, Police Academy Scandal, and Georgetown Is STILL a Dumpster Fire

Wed, 21 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Opposition Leader election finally set for Monday, Police Academy sexual exploitation scandal rocks the force, and Georgetown garbage crisis deepens as Mayor backs out of meeting.

Tuesday Brief: Cash Grants Are So Last Year, Georgetown Is a Dumpster Fire, and Teachers Want Answers

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Your 5-minute Guyanese news circus — now with 100% less cash grants ☕🇬🇾

💸 CASH GRANTS: “NOT SUSTAINABLE” — PRESIDENT

What Happened: President Ali declared that future cash grants are “not sustainable,” warning that “some people would use this as a political opportunity.”

The Backstory: Just one year ago, the government was “committed to making future cash grants.” What a difference 365 days makes!

The Math:

2025: “We are committed to future cash grants!”
2026: “Cash grants are not sustainable.”
Also 2026: Oil production approaching 1 million barrels per day.

Dem Boys Seh: “When election coming, cash grant sustainable. When election done, cash grant unsustainable. Is like magic — de money just disappear!”

📸 Back-a-Truck: This Week's Wildest Sightings

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

You can't make dis up! The most absurd, hilarious, and head-scratching sightings from around Guyana this week.

Sunday's Guyana Brief - Hotels Multiply, Health Goes Digital, and Cricket Women Keep Winning

Sun, 18 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Another US$18M hotel opens, your medical records go online, President Ali says cash grants aren’t sustainable (after promising one), Women’s cricket squad stays undefeated, and Fruta Conquerors lose their president after 11 months.

Uncle Ramesh Responds: Hotels Mean JOBS, Women Cricketers Making Us PROUD, and Stop Complaining!

Sun, 18 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Uncle Ramesh from Queens celebrates the Women’s T20 squad, defends the hotel boom, explains why digital health records are PROGRESS, and asks why the Brief can’t just be happy for once.

🏆 Patriots Portfolio - Dr. Goldenheart Perseverance

Sat, 17 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Uncle Ramesh’s Weekly Celebration of Guyanese Excellence

🌟 This Week’s Patriot: Dr. Goldenheart Perseverance

The Healer Who Never Bills Twice

The Legend

Every week, Uncle Ramesh searches high and low for Guyanese who exemplify the True Patriot Spirit™ - that special combination of unwavering government support, photogenic community service, and the ability to appear at ribbon-cutting ceremonies on short notice.

This week, we celebrate Dr. Goldenheart Perseverance, a physician whose dedication to healing is matched only by her dedication to praising every new government health initiative, regardless of whether the clinic has running water.

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

Sat, 17 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

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!

📸 Back-a-Truck: Wha We Spot Dis Week

Sat, 17 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Absurd tings spotted around Guyana dis week. You can't make dis up!

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

Fri, 16 Jan 2026 08:00:00 -0400

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).

Daily Laugh: De Report-A-Hole Disaster

Fri, 16 Jan 2026 06:00:00 -0400

Government launches pothole app. Uncle Ramesh becomes their #1 user. Chaos ensues. Yellow paint involved.

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

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

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!

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

Tue, 13 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

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.

Monday's Guyana Brief: The Week Starts With a Yelling

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Good morning, Guyana! ☕

Welcome to Monday, where last week’s problems are this week’s problems with a fresh coat of optimistic denial.

Nothing got fixed over the weekend. Shocked? You shouldn’t be.

Today’s menu: GuySuCo gets scolded (again), The Mohameds perfect the art of not leaving, crime stats achieve Olympic-level creativity, and we learn why complaining about bribery is somehow worse than actual bribery. Just another week in paradise!

📊 TODAY’S NUMBERS

Mohamed Appeals: 47 (their lawyer’s yacht fund thanks you)

Uncle Ramesh's Take on Today's News: Finally, Some Good News for a Change!

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

🇬🇾 UNCLE RAMESH’S TAKE 🇬🇾

Your Uncle from the Diaspora Who Actually Reads Past the Headlines

Greetings from Toronto, where it cold like ice but me heart warm with pride! ☕

Ayuh know Uncle Ramesh don’t like to complain. Me sit down every morning with me tea, reading all four newspapers, and today me had to say – why everybody so negative? The government doing WORK! But all some people want to do is find fault. Well, not today. Today, Uncle Ramesh going set the record straight.

Sunday's Guyana Brief: The Mohameds Strike Back

Sun, 11 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

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Sunday, January 12, 2026

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Saturday's Guyana Brief: Weekend News Circus

Sat, 10 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

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Saturday, January 10, 2026

Sponsored by: Contractors Who Can't See 69,000-Volt Lines

Friday's Guyana Brief: Storage Unit Edition

Fri, 09 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

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Friday, January 9, 2026

Sponsored by: Bridge Repair Funds (Just Kidding, Those Don't Exist)

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Thu, 09 Jan 2025 08:00:00 -0400

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