📊 Weekly Roundup
All your daily briefs, organized by week for easy catching up
☕ The Daily Brief – Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Opposition Leader arrested for being 35 minutes late to court. An NCN cameraman brought a gun to the same court. Hakeem Olajuwon wants to sell you a condo for US$150K. Stabroek News mourning …
Read Full Brief →🌴 Caribbean Daily Brief – Tuesday, February 17, 2026
US blows up another boat in the Caribbean (133 dead now). Iran-US nuclear talks show progress in Geneva. Barbados FM challenges US due process. Mottley pushes electoral reform. Jamaica’s …
Read Full Brief →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
Good morning, Guyana! ☕ Welcome to Monday, where the Opposition Leader can’t show up on time to his own extradition hearing, the government’s office complex now costs more than some …
Read Full Brief →Sunday's Guyana Brief: Stabroek News Dies, Nobody Gets Their Money, and Kingston Wharf Belongs to Oil People Now
Good morning, Guyana! ☕ Welcome to Sunday, where we pour one out for Stabroek News, the government pretends to be sad about it, and the entire Kingston Wharf has been commandeered so oil executives …
Read Full Brief →☕ The Daily Brief – Friday, February 13, 2026
Stabroek News announces closure after 39 years. Georgetown swamped by 4-inch rainfall. Mohamed’s cambio evidence mounts. Mottley wins AGAIN. Oil boom stealing police officers. And rockets are …
Read Full Brief →SOCU Raids Shut-Down Business, Finds Less Money Than What's In Your NIS Account
The Big Story: SOCU Descends On Lombard Street Like Is D-Day Twenty Special Organised Crime Unit officers. One sniffer dog. A building on Lombard Street that has been closed since 2024. And what did …
Read Full Brief →📊 Weekly Progress Report: February 5-11, 2026
This week’s government achievements: Budget 2026 approvals rolling through Committee of Supply, Gas-to-Energy at 68%, new Amerindian hostel funded, recycling centre launched, and 30 bad …
Read Full Brief →Wednesday's Guyana Brief - Corruption Score: We Moved ONE Point, 30 Contractors Blacklisted, and the Flag That Started a War
Guyana crawls up ONE spot on the corruption index, 30 contractors get blacklisted, Ali tours Brazil’s gas plant, sugar promises continue, and the Guyana flag at the Super Bowl has people HEATED.
Read Full Brief →Tuesday Brief: Ali Collects Medal in Brazil While Budget Debate Wreckage Still Smouldering
Your Tuesday rundown from all four papers. Grab your coffee, this one’s spicy. 🏅 Ali Gets Medal, Country Gets More Promises President Ali popped across to Boa Vista on Monday and came back …
Read Full Brief →Monday Brief: Auditor General Goes Silent While Billions Vanish, 77 Cubans Screened for Trafficking, and Hetmyer Breaks a World Cup Record
Christopher Ram questions whether the Auditor General is actually auditing anything, 77 Cubans are screened for suspected human trafficking, more than 20 homes bulldozed in Circuitville, and Hetmyer …
Read Full Brief →🇬🇾 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 …
Read Full Brief →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 …
Read Full 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
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 …
Read Full Brief →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 …
Read Full Brief →☕ 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
Budget Day 2 delivers absolute chaos as government and opposition clash over everything from sugar to Amerindians. Speaker Nadir’s media lockout draws fire from every direction. The Oil Fund …
Read Full Brief →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
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 …
Read Full Brief →☕ Monday Brief: Budget Debate D-Day, Mohameds Ruling Today, and Georgetown Gets a Fancy New Hotel
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 …
Read Full Brief →☕ Sunday Brief: Budget Debate Opens Monday, Cement Truck Kills on Demerara Bridge, and the Government Discovers 'Late Movers' Advantage'
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 …
Read Full Brief →Friday Brief: GRA Officers Fired Over Mohamed Vehicle Transfers, RUSAL Returns, and Christopher Ram Prescribes Fiscal Ozempic
Your 5-minute satirical summary of Guyana’s Friday papers. We read the news so you can laugh at it! 🇬🇾 🎯 THE BIG STORY: GRA Officers Fired Over Mohamed Vehicle Transfers Well, well, well. The …
Read Full Brief →De Daily Brief – Wednesday, January 29, 2026
Your daily dose of Guyanese news, served with a side of pepper sauce 🌶️ 💰 GRA Officers Getting Lock Up Over Azruddin Mohamed’s Fancy Cars Well, well, well… remember how everybody was …
Read Full Brief →Wednesday Brief: The Fugitive is Official, Budget Bonanza Continues, and Mia Mottley Goes for the Three-Peat
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.
Read Full Brief →The Guyana Daily Brief - Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Budget 2026 aftermath: $1.588 trillion in promises, 15,000 house lots, a school for autistic children, and the opposition still can’t find the door to the National Assembly.
Read Full Brief →Monday Brief: Budget Day Showdown, Opposition's 'Fugitive' Gets His Day, and Berbice Gets a Stadium
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 …
Read Full Brief →Friday Brief: US Ambassador Says Nadir Can Have His Opinion, APAD Warns Against Fugitive Opposition Leader, Tourism Minister Takes River Cruise
US Ambassador Theriot diplomatically sidesteps the Speaker drama, APAD joins the chorus against electing Mohamed, Minister Rodrigues cruises the Demerara, and over 200 Guyanese now certified in fibre …
Read Full Brief →Sunday's Guyana Brief - Hotels Multiply, Health Goes Digital, and Cricket Women Keep Winning
Another US$18M hotel opens, your medical records go online, President Ali says cash grants aren’t sustainable (after promising one), Women’s cricket squad stays undefeated, and Fruta …
Read Full Brief →Saturday's Guyana Brief: Toy Guns Guarding Your Groceries, Solar Power Rising, and Guyana Women Battle Jamaica Tonight!
Security guards caught with toy guns at supermarkets, US$8.14M solar farm lights up Charity, GBTI launches private banking for the rich, and Guyana Women seek redemption against Jamaica under the …
Read Full Brief →Friday's Guyana Brief - Oil Wells Racing to Empty, Speaker Races to India
Good morning, Guyana! ☕ Welcome to Friday, where our oil fields are being liquidated faster than a closing-down sale, our Speaker fled to India while Parliament remains closed, and Exxon’s 75% …
Read Full Brief →🔍 [CRITICAL] Wednesday Brief: Guyanese Takes IICA Helm, Census Controversy, and Cybercrime Crackdown
Muhammad Ibrahim becomes IICA Director-General, census data sparks housing debate, cybercrime law faces criticism, and AG slams courts for ignoring legislation.
Read Full Brief →Tuesday's Guyana Brief: Apps, Laws, and Courtroom Drama
Attorney General scolds magistrates for ignoring laws, government promises 87 new apps, and President Ali discovers swamps can become highways (who knew?). Welcome to Tuesday in paradise!
Read Full Brief →🔍 [CRITICAL] Monday Brief: Crime Stats, Search & Rescue Upgrade, and Traffic Chaos
Murders up 11% despite overall crime drop, new $123M search and rescue system launched, over 3,100 traffic offences in one week, and financial system reforms promised.
Read Full Brief →Tuesday's Guyana Brief - Census Drops After 4 Years, Democracy Still Missing
Good morning, Guyana! ☕ Welcome to Tuesday, where census data finally arrives (only 4 years late!) and Parliament continues its record-breaking streak of doing absolutely nothing. Today’s menu: …
Read Full Brief →Monday's Guyana Brief: The Week Starts With a Yelling
Good morning, Guyana! ☕ Welcome to Monday, where last week’s problems are this week’s problems with a fresh coat of optimistic denial. Nothing got fixed over the weekend. Shocked? You …
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