📰 Dueling Blogs Archive
Daily Brief (Critical View) vs Uncle Ramesh (Pro-Gov View)
Week of February 15, 2026
☕ The Daily Brief – Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Tuesday, February 17, 2026 • 8 min readOpposition Leader arrested for being 35 minutes late to court. An NCN cameraman brought a gun to the same court. Hakeem …
🇬🇾 Uncle Ramesh Responds – Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Tuesday, February 17, 2026 • 5 min readUncle Ramesh reads the Chronicle from Queens and sets the record straight on Energy Conference, telemedicine, airports, …
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
Monday, February 16, 2026 • 4 min readGood morning, Guyana! ☕
Welcome to Monday, where the Opposition Leader can’t show up on time to his own …
Uncle Ramesh Responds: Mortgages, Nurses, and the Brief's Selective Memory
Monday, February 16, 2026 • 2 min readUncle Ramesh is a retired accountant from Berbice, now living in Queens, New York. He reads the papers — especially the …
Sunday's Guyana Brief: Stabroek News Dies, Nobody Gets Their Money, and Kingston Wharf Belongs to Oil People Now
Sunday, February 15, 2026 • 5 min readGood morning, Guyana! ☕
Welcome to Sunday, where we pour one out for Stabroek News, the government pretends to be sad …
Uncle Ramesh Responds: The Government Building, Not Destroying — Read the Chronicle, Not the Obituaries
Sunday, February 15, 2026 • 3 min readUncle Ramesh is a retired accountant from Berbice, now living in Queens, New York. He reads the papers himself — …
Week of February 8, 2026
Daily Brief – February 14, 2026
Saturday, February 14, 2026 • 6 min readHappy Valentine’s Day, Guyana. Love is in the air. And so is the smell of flooding, budget drama, and the slow …
☕ The Daily Brief – Friday, February 13, 2026
Friday, February 13, 2026 • 7 min readStabroek News announces closure after 39 years. Georgetown swamped by 4-inch rainfall. Mohamed’s cambio evidence …
Uncle Ramesh Take – Friday, February 13, 2026
Friday, February 13, 2026 • 4 min readA Pro-Government Perspective from Queens, NY 🗽🇬🇾
Nephew and Niece Dem,
Happy Friday from Queens! And before anybody …
Uncle Ramesh Says: 'SOCU Doing Exactly What Law Enforcement Supposed To Do'
Thursday, February 12, 2026 • 3 min readAlright, alright, alright. Leh me understand this properly.
A man who is sanctioned by the United States Treasury. A man …
SOCU Raids Shut-Down Business, Finds Less Money Than What's In Your NIS Account
Thursday, February 12, 2026 • 3 min readThe Big Story: SOCU Descends On Lombard Street Like Is D-Day
Twenty Special Organised Crime Unit officers. One sniffer …
Wednesday's Guyana Brief - Corruption Score: We Moved ONE Point, 30 Contractors Blacklisted, and the Flag That Started a War
Wednesday, February 11, 2026 • 7 min readGuyana crawls up ONE spot on the corruption index, 30 contractors get blacklisted, Ali tours Brazil’s gas plant, …
Uncle Ramesh Responds: 'ONE Point? That's PROGRESS, Beta!'
Wednesday, February 11, 2026 • 5 min readUncle Ramesh from Queens celebrates the corruption index improvement, explains why 30 blacklisted contractors proves the …
Tuesday Brief: Ali Collects Medal in Brazil While Budget Debate Wreckage Still Smouldering
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 • 6 min readYour Tuesday rundown from all four papers. Grab your coffee, this one’s spicy.
🏅 Ali Gets Medal, Country Gets …
Uncle Ramesh Take: Dey Giving de Man Medal and All-You Still Complaining?
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 • 4 min readUncle Ramesh read de papers from Brooklyn dis morning and he got PLENTY to say.
Eh-eh! So de President gone Brazil, get …
Monday Brief: Auditor General Goes Silent While Billions Vanish, 77 Cubans Screened for Trafficking, and Hetmyer Breaks a World Cup Record
Monday, February 9, 2026 • 7 min readChristopher Ram questions whether the Auditor General is actually auditing anything, 77 Cubans are screened for …
Uncle Ramesh Take: Two Guyanese Boys Own de World Cup, But de Brief Want Talk About Auditor General
Monday, February 9, 2026 • 5 min readUncle Ramesh from Queens celebrates Hetmyer and Shepherd’s World Cup heroics, praises the Bayroc Stadium opening, …
Sunday Brief: Exxon Now Owns ALL Four Oil Ships, Finance Minister Drops Pablo Escobar Reference, and a Miracle Baby at GPHC
Sunday, February 8, 2026 • 7 min read☀️ Good Morning, Guyana! It’s Sunday, February 8, 2026. Mashramani season is building, Black History Month is in …
Week of February 1, 2026
🇬🇾 Saturday Brief: Opposition Leader Rips Budget, Secret Extradition Revealed, and Linden Gets a Stadium
Saturday, February 7, 2026 • 7 min readOpposition Leader Mohamed delivers maiden budget speech and it’s a SCORCHER, a secret US extradition request …
👴🏾 Uncle Ramesh: Stadium Opening Day! PROGRESS You Can TOUCH! While Opposition Leader Talks Nonsense!
Saturday, February 7, 2026 • 5 min readUncle Ramesh from Queens celebrates the Bayroc Stadium opening, praises Ali’s mining support package, and has …
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
Friday, February 6, 2026 • 8 min readPresident Ali tells the army ‘don’t blink’ on Venezuela, an MP fractures her ankle falling in …
Uncle Ramesh's Take: The President Standing Strong While They Nitpick Everything
Friday, February 6, 2026 • 5 min readUncle Ramesh from Queens breaks down why President Ali’s GDF speech was exactly what Guyana needed, the budget …
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
Thursday, February 5, 2026 • 7 min readGood morning, Guyana! ☕
Welcome to Thursday, where four families are mourning men who went to work and never came home, …
Uncle Ramesh's Thursday Response — 'This Government Building the Future While Opposition Playing Victim'
Thursday, February 5, 2026 • 4 min readUncle Ramesh is a retired accountant living in Queens, New York. He reads all four Guyanese papers every morning and …
☕ Wednesday Brief: Budget Day 2 Turns Into WWE SmackDown, Speaker Nadir's Press Crackdown Gets EVERYBODY Vex, and the Oil Fund About to Get US$2.8 Billion It Won't Keep
Wednesday, February 4, 2026 • 9 min readBudget Day 2 delivers absolute chaos as government and opposition clash over everything from sugar to Amerindians. …
Uncle Ramesh's Take — 'Dem Got a Plan fuh Everything and All Dem Could Do is Complain!'
Wednesday, February 4, 2026 • 6 min readUncle Ramesh reads the Chronicle and can’t believe the opposition still complaining while the government …
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
Tuesday, February 3, 2026 • 8 min readThe 2026 budget debate opened with heckling and bizarre animal noises, Speaker Nadir brought back COVID rules to limit …
Uncle Ramesh's Take — 'Dem Cyaan See Progress If Yuh Put Blindfold Pon Dem Eye'
Tuesday, February 3, 2026 • 5 min readUncle Ramesh reads the Chronicle cover to cover, watches the budget debate livestream from Queens, and can’t …
☕ Monday Brief: Budget Debate D-Day, Mohameds Ruling Today, and Georgetown Gets a Fancy New Hotel
Monday, February 2, 2026 • 5 min readBudget 2026 debate opens in the National Assembly, the Acting CJ rules on the Mohameds extradition challenge TODAY, …
Uncle Ramesh: 'Budget 2026 Is What Development Looks Like — Take Notes!'
Monday, February 2, 2026 • 4 min readUncle Ramesh reads the papers independently and finds plenty to celebrate: Budget 2026’s massive investments, a …
☕ Sunday Brief: Budget Debate Opens Monday, Cement Truck Kills on Demerara Bridge, and the Government Discovers 'Late Movers' Advantage'
Sunday, February 1, 2026 • 6 min readBudget 2026 debate starts Monday while Finance Minister discovers Guyana has a ’late movers’ …
🇬🇾 Uncle Ramesh: Budget 2026 Is a Masterclass, the Development Bank Is Revolutionary, and the Brief Needs an Economics Lesson
Sunday, February 1, 2026 • 5 min readUncle Ramesh reads the Chronicle, celebrates Budget 2026 and the new Development Bank, and wonders why the Brief …
Week of January 25, 2026
☕ The Guyana Daily Brief – Saturday, January 31, 2026
Saturday, January 31, 2026 • 6 min readYour daily satirical roundup of Guyanese news. We read the papers so you don’t have to — but yuh still should!
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Friday Brief: GRA Officers Fired Over Mohamed Vehicle Transfers, RUSAL Returns, and Christopher Ram Prescribes Fiscal Ozempic
Friday, January 30, 2026 • 5 min readYour 5-minute satirical summary of Guyana’s Friday papers. We read the news so you can laugh at it! 🇬🇾
🎯 THE BIG …
De Daily Brief – Wednesday, January 29, 2026
Thursday, January 29, 2026 • 5 min readYour daily dose of Guyanese news, served with a side of pepper sauce 🌶️
💰 GRA Officers Getting Lock Up Over Azruddin …
Wednesday Brief: The Fugitive is Official, Budget Bonanza Continues, and Mia Mottley Goes for the Three-Peat
Wednesday, January 28, 2026 • 5 min readAzruddin Mohamed is now officially Guyana’s Opposition Leader despite US indictments. Meanwhile, Budget 2026 …
Uncle Ramesh: The Brief Still Can't Give Credit Where Credit Due!
Wednesday, January 28, 2026 • 4 min readUncle Ramesh responds to The Brief’s coverage of Budget 2026 and the Opposition Leader election from his couch in …
The Guyana Daily Brief - Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Tuesday, January 27, 2026 • 4 min readBudget 2026 aftermath: $1.588 trillion in promises, 15,000 house lots, a school for autistic children, and the …
Uncle Ramesh: DIS IS HOW YOU BUILD A NATION! Budget 2026 is HISTORIC!
Tuesday, January 27, 2026 • 4 min readUncle Ramesh celebrates Budget 2026 from Queens — praising the historic investments in housing, tourism, autism …
Monday Brief: Budget Day Showdown, Opposition's 'Fugitive' Gets His Day, and Berbice Gets a Stadium
Monday, January 26, 2026 • 3 min readIt’s the Super Bowl of Guyanese politics: Budget 2026 drops while the opposition elects an ‘international …
Uncle Ramesh Responds: BUDGET 2026 IS HERE! $100,000 For EVERYBODY While Opposition Busy Electing Fugitives!
Monday, January 26, 2026 • 3 min readUncle Ramesh celebrates Budget 2026 and the $100,000 cash grant while questioning why the opposition is electing a man …
Saturday Brief: D-Day for Opposition Leader Vote Tomorrow
Sunday, January 25, 2026 • 5 min readYour satirhat look at today’s Guyanese newspapers — because sometimes you have to laugh to keep from crying 🇬🇾
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Uncle Ramesh Take: Why All Dis Noise About One Simple Vote?
Sunday, January 25, 2026 • 4 min readUncle Ramesh, retired accountant from Queens, NY, no longer reads all four papers online but still has PLENTY to say …
Week of January 18, 2026
The Daily Brief: Saturday, January 24, 2026
Saturday, January 24, 2026 • 6 min readYour satirical summary of Guyana’s news — Read all four papers in 5-6 minutes so you don’t have to!
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Friday Brief: US Ambassador Says Nadir Can Have His Opinion, APAD Warns Against Fugitive Opposition Leader, Tourism Minister Takes River Cruise
Friday, January 23, 2026 • 5 min readUS Ambassador Theriot diplomatically sidesteps the Speaker drama, APAD joins the chorus against electing Mohamed, …
Uncle Ramesh: Ambassador Theriot GETS IT, APAD Speaking FACTS, and River Cruises? This is PROGRESS!
Friday, January 23, 2026 • 5 min readUncle Ramesh from Queens applauds Ambassador Theriot’s diplomatic wisdom, celebrates APAD for putting country over …
Wednesday Brief: Speaker Nadir Says Electing 'International Fugitive' Would Stain Parliament, 70kg Cocaine Bust, Belgium Wants to Build Our Ports
Thursday, January 22, 2026 • 6 min readSpeaker Nadir drops the ‘international fugitive’ bomb on WIN, 70kg of cocaine found in Parika, Belgium wants …
Tuesday Brief: Opposition Leader Coming Monday, Police Academy Scandal, and Georgetown Is STILL a Dumpster Fire
Wednesday, January 21, 2026 • 6 min readOpposition Leader election finally set for Monday, Police Academy sexual exploitation scandal rocks the force, and …
Wednesday Brief: Opposition Leader Monday Showdown, Solar Power for Linden, and Georgetown's Garbage Emergency
Wednesday, January 21, 2026 • 5 min readSpeaker Nadir finally schedules Opposition Leader vote for Monday while calling candidate an ‘international …
Uncle Ramesh Responds: 'Finally Somebody Standing Up for Democracy!'
Wednesday, January 21, 2026 • 5 min readUncle Ramesh celebrates the Opposition Leader election announcement, defends Georgetown’s garbage situation, and …
Tuesday Brief: Cash Grants Are So Last Year, Georgetown Is a Dumpster Fire, and Teachers Want Answers
Tuesday, January 20, 2026 • 5 min readYour 5-minute Guyanese news circus — now with 100% less cash grants ☕🇬🇾
💸 CASH GRANTS: “NOT SUSTAINABLE” — …
☕ Monday Brief: Former Finance Minister Admits Exxon Exploited Us, Venezuela Border Watch, and Pay-To-Party Culture
Monday, January 19, 2026 • 5 min readYour 5-minute satirical summary of Guyana’s Monday papers. We read the news so you can laugh at it!
🎯 The Big …
Sunday's Guyana Brief - Hotels Multiply, Health Goes Digital, and Cricket Women Keep Winning
Sunday, January 18, 2026 • 4 min readAnother US$18M hotel opens, your medical records go online, President Ali says cash grants aren’t sustainable …
Uncle Ramesh Responds: Hotels Mean JOBS, Women Cricketers Making Us PROUD, and Stop Complaining!
Sunday, January 18, 2026 • 4 min readUncle Ramesh from Queens celebrates the Women’s T20 squad, defends the hotel boom, explains why digital health …
Week of January 11, 2026
Saturday's Guyana Brief: Toy Guns Guarding Your Groceries, Solar Power Rising, and Guyana Women Battle Jamaica Tonight!
Saturday, January 17, 2026 • 6 min readSecurity guards caught with toy guns at supermarkets, US$8.14M solar farm lights up Charity, GBTI launches private …
Uncle Ramesh: Solar Success, Security Solutions, and Stop Crying Over Cricket!
Saturday, January 17, 2026 • 5 min readUncle Ramesh responds to the Daily Brief’s negativity with FACTS about solar investment, the government’s …
Uncle Ramesh: Why All This Oil Drama Is Just Opposition Noise
Friday, January 16, 2026 • 6 min read🇬🇾 UNCLE RAMESH’S TAKE 🇬🇾
Straight Talk from Queens to Georgetown
Greetings from New York, where is cold but not …
Friday's Guyana Brief - Oil Wells Racing to Empty, Speaker Races to India
Friday, January 16, 2026 • 6 min readGood morning, Guyana! ☕
Welcome to Friday, where our oil fields are being liquidated faster than a closing-down sale, …
🔍 [CRITICAL] Wednesday Brief: Guyanese Takes IICA Helm, Census Controversy, and Cybercrime Crackdown
Thursday, January 15, 2026 • 4 min readMuhammad Ibrahim becomes IICA Director-General, census data sparks housing debate, cybercrime law faces criticism, and …
😊 [PRO-GOV] Uncle Ramesh: When De Government Does De Math Right (For Once)
Thursday, January 15, 2026 • 5 min readUncle Ramesh does the math on the census data and discovers the government was actually planning ahead. Who knew? Plus, …
Uncle Ramesh: The Brief Jokes About Laws While Missing the Point Entirely!
Wednesday, January 14, 2026 • 6 min readUncle Ramesh sets the record straight on judicial reforms, explains why apps ARE revolutionary, and defends the …
🔍 [CRITICAL] Monday Brief: Crime Stats, Search & Rescue Upgrade, and Traffic Chaos
Tuesday, January 13, 2026 • 4 min readMurders up 11% despite overall crime drop, new $123M search and rescue system launched, over 3,100 traffic offences in …
😊 [PRO-GOV] Uncle Ramesh: When De Numbers Tell De REAL Story
Tuesday, January 13, 2026 • 5 min readUncle Ramesh explains why 25% crime reduction is actually amazing, and why spending $123M on safety makes sense. …
Uncle Ramesh: Census Critics Don't Understand How Government Works
Tuesday, January 13, 2026 • 8 min readUncle Ramesh’s Take
Straight Talk from Brooklyn to Georgetown
Listen, I’m reading all these opposition …
Uncle Ramesh: The Brief Writes a Whole Article and STILL Misses The Point!
Sunday, January 11, 2026 • 6 min readCLE RAMESH’S HOT TAKE
Sunday, January 11, 2026
[Uncle Ramesh on his verandah, Sunday paper in hand, reading The …
Week of January 4, 2026
Uncle Ramesh: The Brief Discovers Math But Still Can't Add!
Saturday, January 10, 2026 • 6 min readCLE RAMESH’S HOT TAKE
Saturday, January 10, 2026
[Uncle Ramesh reading Saturday’s Brief, calculator in …
Uncle Ramesh: So NOW The Brief Worries About Deportations? Where Was You Before?
Friday, January 9, 2026 • 5 min readCLE RAMESH’S HOT TAKE
Friday, January 9, 2026
[Uncle Ramesh sipping his Friday coffee, reading The Brief’s …
Uncle Ramesh: This Youngin' Thinks Trump's a Hero? PLEASE!
Thursday, January 8, 2026 • 6 min readCLE RAMESH’S HOT TAKE
Thursday, January 8, 2026
[Uncle Ramesh reading THE GUYANA BRIEF on his iPad, coffee in …