Parliament on The Tradewinds Brief

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.

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.

Saturday Brief: D-Day for Opposition Leader Vote Tomorrow

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

Parliament meets Monday to elect Opposition Leader as rights groups sound alarm, plus chikungunya alert, Women's Chamber tackles care work, and more from Guyana's newspapers

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

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

Fri, 16 Jan 2026 09:00:00 -0400

🇬🇾 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!

Uncle Ramesh: Census Critics Don't Understand How Government Works

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

Uncle Ramesh’s Take

Straight Talk from Brooklyn to Georgetown

Listen, I’m reading all these opposition newspapers complaining about the census taking 4 years. You know what? They don’t understand how real governance works.

Let me break it down for you.

📊 CENSUS TOOK 4 YEARS? THAT’S CALLED BEING THOROUGH!

All these critics crying “4 years is too long!” You know what I say? Quality over speed!

878,674 people on census day 2022
956,044 projected by end 2024