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Monday Brief: Budget Debate D-Day, Mohameds Ruling Today, and Georgetown Gets a Fancy New Hotel

Daily Brief News

Budget 2026 debate opens in the National Assembly, the Acting CJ rules on the Mohameds extradition challenge TODAY, Georgetown’s newest hotel opens, Mashramani gets $120M, and cattle rustlers allegedly killed a Rupununi conservationist. Your Monday morning news circus from all four papers.

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🌴 Caribbean Brief: Barbados Election Countdown, Trinidad's Police Scandal, and Carnival Season Heats Up

Caribbean Brief Regional News

Barbados heads to polls February 11 with Mottley seeking a historic third term, Trinidad reels from CCTV footage of a police shooting, Carnival season kicks into high gear, and West Indies prep for T20 World Cup. Your regional Caribbean news roundup.

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Speedeet & Wilar: De Mango Tree War

Speedeet & Wilar Youth Stories

Everybody on Pike Street know dat de BEST julie mango tree belong to Miss Doreen. Everybody also know dat Miss Doreen does guard dem mango like gold. So when Speedeet come up wid a plan to ’liberate’ some mango… well, yuh know how DIS gon end.

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YouTube Scripts Monday, February 2, 2026

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60-second and 4-minute HeyGen-ready scripts for Monday February 2, 2026.

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Sunday Brief: Budget Debate Opens Monday, Cement Truck Kills on Demerara Bridge, and the Government Discovers 'Late Movers' Advantage'

Daily Brief News

Budget 2026 debate starts Monday while Finance Minister discovers Guyana has a ’late movers’ advantage’ in oil. Meanwhile, an unlicensed driver kills someone on the Demerara Bridge and the opposition says Tabatinga school is nowhere near ready. Your 5-minute Sunday news circus.

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🌴 Caribbean Brief: Jamaica Gets $415M IMF Lifeline, US Tightens Visa Screws on Caribbean, and Trinidad Says 'We Didn't Do It'

Caribbean Brief Regional News

Jamaica secures emergency IMF cash after Hurricane Melissa, the US cracks down on Caribbean birth tourism visas, and Trinidad keeps insisting it had nothing to do with the Venezuela operation. Your regional roundup.

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Speedeet & Wilar: De Mash Costume Crisis

Speedeet & Wilar Weekly Feature

Speedeet and Wilar try to figure out Mashramani costumes on a budget of exactly zero dollars. Wilar has a plan. Speedeet has doubts. Miss Sharma’s clothesline has feathers.

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🌴 Caribbean Daily Brief Saturday, January 31, 2026

Caribbean Brief

Your daily roundup of what’s happening across the Caribbean because Guyana is part of a bigger family!


🌴 CARIBBEAN HEADLINES SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 2026


πŸ‡―πŸ‡² 1. IMF APPROVES US$415 MILLION EMERGENCY AID FOR JAMAICA

De IMF executive board approved Jamaica’s request for emergency financial assistance of about US$415 million to help meet urgent balance-of-payments needs. Jamaica been dealing with de ripple effects of de US-Venezuela situation plus global economic headwinds. Dis is a massive lifeline for de island but it come with strings, as IMF money always does. Andrew Holness government now balancing recovery with austerity. Caribbean people watching closely because what happen to Jamaica does set precedent for de whole region.

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🎬 YouTube Scripts Saturday, January 31, 2026

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🎬 SCRIPT 1: 60-SECOND VERSION (YouTube Shorts / TikTok / Reels)

[AVATAR ON SCREEN ENERGETIC, CASUAL TONE]

Hey Guyana! Happy Saturday! Here’s your 60-second Daily Brief for January 31st!

Budget 2026 dropped this week one-point-five-five-eight TRILLION dollars! Biggest budget in Guyana’s HISTORY! Hundred-thousand-dollar cash grants for every citizen eighteen and over! The opposition calling it a rich man’s budget, the government calling it continuation and prosperity. Classic Guyana!

UK Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy visited and signed on to Guyana’s Global Biodiversity Alliance. The UK coming to US now!

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Caribbean Daily Brief Wednesday, January 29, 2026

Caribbean Brief Regional News

Your regional roundup from across the Caribbean 🌴


πŸ‡―πŸ‡² Jamaica Gets US$415 Million IMF Emergency Loan

The IMF Executive Board has approved Jamaica’s request for emergency financial assistance of approximately US$415 million to help meet urgent balance-of-payments needs. This comes as the region continues to navigate economic pressures from various global factors.

Jamaica’s Finance Minister is expected to outline how these funds will be deployed to stabilize the economy and protect vulnerable populations. The country has been a model for IMF structural adjustment programs in the past, but this emergency assistance signals ongoing challenges.

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Caribbean Brief: Mottley's Three-Peat, US Visa Crackdowns, and Airlines in Chaos

Caribbean Brief Regional News

Barbados heads to polls February 11, Caribbean faces stricter US visa rules, and airlines are cutting routes left and right.

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Wednesday Brief: The Fugitive is Official, Budget Bonanza Continues, and Mia Mottley Goes for the Three-Peat

Daily Brief News

Azruddin Mohamed is now officially Guyana’s Opposition Leader despite US indictments. Meanwhile, Budget 2026 promises keep rolling out and Barbados prepares for another Mottley landslide.

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Caribbean Weekly Roundup: IMF Bailout for Jamaica, US Visa Crackdown, and Caribbean Airlines Chaos

Caribbean Brief Regional News

Jamaica secures $415M IMF emergency funds, Caribbean Airlines closes Barbados hub, US cracks down on birth tourism across the region, and Venezuela conflict ripples through Caribbean tourism.

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Speedeet & Wilar: De Chinese Restaurant Adventure

Speedeet & Wilar Fiction

When Wilar’s uncle knows the owner of a Chinese restaurant near Kitty Cinema, the boys get a behind-the-scenes tour that changes everything Speedeet thought he knew about fried rice.

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YOUTUBE SCRIPTS - January 27, 2026

YouTube Scripts

YOUTUBE SCRIPTS - January 27, 2026

Budget 2026 Aftermath

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SCRIPT 1: 60-SECOND VERSION (YouTube Shorts / TikTok / Reels)

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Title: “Budget 2026: $1.588 TRILLION! What You Need to Know | Guyana News”

Description: Budget 2026 just dropped! $1.588 trillion in spending, 15,000 house lots, Guyana’s FIRST autism school, and record tourism numbers. Here’s your 60-second breakdown! πŸ‡¬πŸ‡Ύ

#GuyanaNews #Budget2026 #Guyana #Caribbean


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What’s up Guyana? Budget 2026 just dropped and the numbers are MASSIVE!

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Caribbean Brief: Barbados Elections Feb 11, US Visa Crackdowns, Trinidad's AI Push, and Jamaica's IMF Return

Caribbean Brief Regional News

Regional roundup: Mia Mottley goes for third term, US tightens visa rules for pregnant travelers, Trinidad partners with Microsoft on AI, and Jamaica seeks IMF help again.

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Monday Brief: Budget Day Showdown, Opposition's 'Fugitive' Gets His Day, and Berbice Gets a Stadium

Daily Brief News

It’s the Super Bowl of Guyanese politics: Budget 2026 drops while the opposition elects an ‘international fugitive’ as their leader. Plus hotels, stadiums, and that $100,000 cash grant everyone’s been waiting for.

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Caribbean Daily Brief

Caribbean Brief

Caribbean Daily Brief

Saturday, January 24, 2026

Your regional roundup from across the Caribbean


🌴 GOOD MORNING, CARIBBEAN!

From Bridgetown to Kingston, Port of Spain to Georgetown here’s what’s making waves across the region today!


πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ US-CARIBBEAN RELATIONS: THE TENSION CONTINUES

The Headlines:

  • IMF approves $415M emergency assistance for Jamaica
  • Caribbean nations facing stricter US visa scrutiny in 2026
  • Barbados FM concerned about US military strikes bypassing “due process”
  • US reaffirms partnership with Trinidad & Tobago

The Brief: The US and Caribbean relationship looking more complicated than a Port of Spain traffic roundabout!

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Caribbean Daily Brief: Saturday, January 24, 2026

Caribbean Brief

Your regional roundup from across the Caribbean


🌴 GOOD MORNING, CARIBBEAN!

From Bridgetown to Kingston, Port of Spain to Georgetown here’s what’s making waves across the region today!


πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ US-CARIBBEAN RELATIONS: THE TENSION CONTINUES

The Headlines:

  • IMF approves $415M emergency assistance for Jamaica
  • Caribbean nations facing stricter US visa scrutiny in 2026
  • Barbados FM concerned about US military strikes bypassing “due process”
  • US reaffirms partnership with Trinidad & Tobago

The Brief: The US and Caribbean relationship looking more complicated than a Port of Spain traffic roundabout!

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The Daily Brief

Daily Brief

The Daily Brief

Saturday, January 24, 2026

Your satirical summary of Guyana’s news Read all four papers in 5-6 minutes so you don’t have to!


πŸ›οΈ OPPOSITION LEADER DRAMA: THE LONGEST ELECTION EVER

The Headlines:

  • APNU says they’ll likely abstain from Opposition Leader vote
  • Mohamed says he’s “scared” ahead of Monday’s vote
  • APNU warns cut borrowing for Budget 2026 as oil prices slide

The Brief: So Monday’s the big day, right? Wrong. We’ve been saying “Monday’s the big day” since September. Azruddin Mohamed, the US-indicted gold dealer who somehow controls a quarter of the National Assembly, is apparently “scared” about the Opposition Leader vote. Scared of what? Losing? Winning? Having to explain to his American lawyers why he’s running a country instead of running from an extradition warrant?

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