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Caribbean Daily Brief: US Strikes Boats Near Venezuela, Jamaica Gets $415M Emergency IMF Loan, and T&T Says Airspace is Fine

🌴 Good Morning, Caribbean! Here’s your regional roundup for Sunday, February 8, 2026.

🚢 US MILITARY DESTROYING BOATS IN THE CARIBBEAN — AT LEAST 80 DEAD

The biggest story in the region remains the US military’s ongoing operations near Venezuela. Since September, American forces have destroyed multiple vessels in international waters, killing at least 80 people in what Washington calls anti-drug-smuggling strikes. The most advanced US aircraft carrier is now stationed in the Caribbean Sea, with nearly a dozen Navy ships and 12,000 personnel deployed to the region.

De Boys Seh: Exxon Collecting Ships Like Sticker Book

De Boys Seh is overheard commentary from a fictional rum shop somewhere in Georgetown. The boys have opinions about everything and expertise in nothing. All characters are fictional.

De boys seh Exxon just buy de fourth oil ship and now dem own ALL four. De boys seh dat is like somebody renting yuh house, buying all de furniture, putting in dey own locks, and den telling you “but is still YOUR house though.” De boys seh de house might be yours on paper but try and sit down in de living room and see what happen.

Speedeet & Wilar: The Biggest Ship in the Sea

Speedeet and Wilar are two 12-year-old best friends from Pike Street, Kitty, Georgetown. Every week they have an adventure that teaches them something new about Guyana.

The Biggest Ship in the Sea

The breeze was blowing strong off the Demerara River when Speedeet and Wilar parked their bicycles by the seawall and looked out at the brown water stretching toward the Atlantic.

“You know what out deh?” Speedeet said, pointing toward the horizon where the river met the ocean. “Way, way, way out deh?”

Sunday Brief: Exxon Now Owns ALL Four Oil Ships, Finance Minister Drops Pablo Escobar Reference, and a Miracle Baby at GPHC

☀️ Good Morning, Guyana! It’s Sunday, February 8, 2026. Mashramani season is building, Black History Month is in full swing, and the Budget debate has wrapped up with the kind of fireworks that make Parliament more entertaining than Netflix. Grab your tennis roll and butter and let’s get into it.

🛢️ EXXON NOW OWNS ALL FOUR OIL SHIPS — CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM, WE GUESS

Kaieteur News reports that ExxonMobil has completed its US$2.3 billion purchase of the fourth and largest Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel in the Stabroek Block. That means Exxon now owns the Liza Destiny, the Liza Unity, the Prosperity, and now the big new one outright. Four FPSOs. All theirs.

Uncle Ramesh Take: Dem Cyant See Progress Even When It Hit Dem in de Face

Uncle Ramesh is a proud member of the Guyanese diaspora who reads all four newspapers every morning and has strong opinions about everything. He is fictional. His opinions are his own.

Eh eh! Good morning, good morning! Uncle Ramesh here, fresh cup of bush tea in hand, Sunday papers spread out on de table like a feast. And what a feast it is!

First thing first — leh me address this Budget debate nonsense. The Opposition Leader get up in Parliament and say the budget “won’t lift the masses out of poverty.” Boy, this man talking like he ain’t see the $100,000 cash grant, the zero-interest loans, the school buildings going up left right and centre. A $298 million primary school going to St. Cuthbert’s Mission! You know how long dem children waiting for a proper school? But no — according to the opposition, nothing happening. Dem could be standing inside a brand new hospital and still say “where de development?”

YouTube Scripts — Sunday February 8, 2026

🎬 60-SECOND SCRIPT

[SPEEDEET appears on screen, excited]

SPEEDEET: Yo Wilar! You hear what happen? Exxon just buy the FOURTH oil ship! Dem own ALL of them now!

[WILAR appears]

WILAR: Wait… so Exxon pumping WE oil, from WE water, and now dem own ALL the ships too?

SPEEDEET: Yep! US$2.3 billion for the last one. And you know what ringfencing is?

WILAR: Nah, what dat?

SPEEDEET: EXACTLY! Nobody in Guyana know either, because we don’t HAVE it! It means Exxon can spend money on one project and take it back from another one. Like if you buy lunch and charge it to MY allowance!

🇬🇾 Saturday Brief: Opposition Leader Rips Budget, Secret Extradition Revealed, and Linden Gets a Stadium

Opposition Leader Mohamed delivers maiden budget speech and it’s a SCORCHER, a secret US extradition request surfaces, Linden opens its shiny new stadium, Ali promises miners the moon (if they declare their gold), and the Windies take on Scotland in the T20 World Cup opener.

🌴 Caribbean Brief: Trinidad Carnival EXPLODES, Barbados Election in 4 Days, Jamaica IMF Rescue, and Windies Open T20 Campaign

Trinidad Carnival kicks off TODAY, Barbados heads to polls February 11, Jamaica takes $415M IMF emergency loan, West Indies open T20 World Cup vs Scotland, and US tightens visa screws on Caribbean nationals.

🎬 YouTube Scripts — Saturday, February 7, 2026

60-second and 4-minute HeyGen-ready scripts covering the Opposition Leader’s budget attack, secret extradition, Bayroc Stadium, small miners, and T20 World Cup.

🎯 Bounty Board — Saturday, February 7, 2026

Community events, deadlines, and happenings across Guyana! Bayroc Stadium opening, T20 World Cup schedule, Mashramani calendar, Elite League Cup, blood drive, and more!

👴🏾 Uncle Ramesh: Stadium Opening Day! PROGRESS You Can TOUCH! While Opposition Leader Talks Nonsense!

Uncle Ramesh from Queens celebrates the Bayroc Stadium opening, praises Ali’s mining support package, and has STRONG words about the Opposition Leader’s maiden speech.

💅 Bam-Bam Sally's Rumor Mill — Saturday, February 7, 2026

Bam-Bam Sally back with de freshest fictional gossip! Carnival costumes, stadium VIP passes, mining camp drama, and who wedding get postpone AGAIN!

🚛 Back-a-Truck — Saturday, February 7, 2026

De people’s marketplace! Fictional buy, sell, trade, and barter from all corners of Guyana. Back-a-truck and come see wha we got!

Caribbean Daily Brief: Jamaica Gets $415M IMF Lifeline, Barbados Election Heating Up, T&T PM Blasts CARICOM, and Haiti Under Fire

Jamaica secures emergency IMF funds, Barbados gears up for February 11 election, Trinidad’s PM doubles down on CARICOM criticism, CARICOM rebukes Haiti’s leadership, and the T20 World Cup kicks off tomorrow. Your Caribbean regional roundup.

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

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

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?

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

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.

Caribbean Daily Brief — Barbados Election Next Week, Jamaica Gets IMF Emergency Cash, T&T PM Slams CARICOM, and US Visa Crackdown Continues

Your weekly satirical roundup of Caribbean news beyond Guyana’s borders. Because the region is more than just one country. 🌴

🇧🇧 BARBADOS: ELECTION DAY IS WEDNESDAY

The Countdown:

Barbados heads to the polls on February 11, 2026 — just six days away.

The Players:

• BLP (Mia Mottley) — Going for the three-peat after 30-0 sweeps in 2018 and 2022
• DLP (Ralph Thorne) — Hoping to win… one seat? Maybe?

The Drama:

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

Good morning, Guyana! ☕

Welcome to Thursday, where four families are mourning men who went to work and never came home, the Mohameds just lost another legal battle, and the Opposition Leader discovered that the job comes with… well, nothing. No car. No security. Just vibes and an indictment.

Meanwhile, gold is over $5,000 an ounce but apparently we can’t find it, Speaker Nadir is still limiting journalists to a handful, and the government is promising to fix Stabroek Market — finally!