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.

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.

News Roundup on The Tradewinds Brief

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

1. Nandlall Wants to Strengthen De Noise and Littering Laws

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

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