Development

Progress Report: Budget Estimates, Bridge Acquisition & Gold Sector Reforms

Budget 2026 Estimates: Committee of Supply Update

The Committee of Supply continues consideration of the $1.558 trillion national budget. Key allocations examined this week:

• Ministry of Labour and Manpower Planning: $1.7 billion approved by the House
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs: $269 million for advocacy services, including payments to US lobby firms totaling US$90,000/month
• President’s Youth Advisory Council: $75 million allocated, opposition questions performance measures
• First Lady’s Office: $50 million allocated, with plans to raise additional $35 million through fundraising
• Guyana Technical Training College: $78 million budgeted for establishment

The budget debate phase has concluded. The Committee of Supply phase is where line-by-line examination occurs, producing the detailed spending revelations that the debate phase typically lacks.

📊 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 contractors blacklisted.

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?”

Uncle Ramesh: 'Budget 2026 Is What Development Looks Like — Take Notes!'

Uncle Ramesh reads the papers independently and finds plenty to celebrate: Budget 2026’s massive investments, a fancy new Georgetown hotel, record tourism numbers, and the UK rolling out the red carpet for Guyana. The opposition? Still complaining.

Uncle Ramesh Responds: GRA Doing Its Job, RUSAL Means JOBS, and Christopher Ram Needs to Relax

A Pro-Government Perspective from Queens, NY 🗽🇬🇾

Greetings from Queens, Beta!

Ayyo! Uncle Ramesh just finish me Friday coffee and I reading de papers online. And you know what? TODAY I actually agree with something in de Daily Brief!

GRA fired them officers who was helping Azruddin Mohamed transfer vehicles? GOOD!

See, this is what accountability look like! De government not playing favorites. When you break de law, you face consequences - whether you helping de opposition leader or not!

Uncle Ramesh Responds: BUDGET 2026 IS HERE! $100,000 For EVERYBODY While Opposition Busy Electing Fugitives!

Uncle Ramesh celebrates Budget 2026 and the $100,000 cash grant while questioning why the opposition is electing a man facing US extradition charges.

Uncle Ramesh Take: Why All Dis Noise About One Simple Vote?

Uncle Ramesh, retired accountant from Queens, NY, no longer reads all four papers online but still has PLENTY to say about Guyana 🇬🇾

Eh-eh! All Dis Drama Over Who Gon Lead De Losing Side?

Listen, me reading dis Brief dis morning and me nearly spit out me chai.

All dis NOISE about who gon be Opposition Leader? Bai, dem LOST de election! De people SPOKE! Now dem fighting over who gon be CAPTAIN of de TITANIC after it done hit de iceberg!

Uncle Ramesh's Response: Saturday, January 24, 2026

A diaspora perspective from Queens, NY

FROM QUEENS WITH PRIDE 🇬🇾

Good morning from Richmond Hill! Waking up this Saturday to some EXCELLENT news from back home, and I just have to share with my fellow patriotic Guyanese in the diaspora!

💰 BUDGET 2026: ANOTHER HISTORIC MOMENT COMING!

While some negative people complaining about Budget 2026, I watching from here and seeing PROGRESS.

You know how many budgets the PNC delivered when they was in power? Budgets that drove people like ME out of Guyana to come and struggle in Queens? Now look at us — we have oil money, we have investments, we have DEVELOPMENT!

Uncle Ramesh: Ambassador Theriot GETS IT, APAD Speaking FACTS, and River Cruises? This is PROGRESS!

Uncle Ramesh from Queens applauds Ambassador Theriot’s diplomatic wisdom, celebrates APAD for putting country over politics, and explains why river cruises prove Guyana is becoming a REAL tourism destination.

Progress Report: Linden-Mabura Road at 62%, Gas-to-Energy Deadlines Extended, Bayrock Stadium Opens Jan 31

Tracking what the government promised vs what’s actually happening. This week: Linden-Mabura road hits 62%, gas plant deadlines pushed back (again), and Linden finally getting its stadium.

Progress Report: Government Promises vs Reality Check - January 2026

Tracking what the government promised vs what’s actually happening. This week: Solar farms on track, garbage collection off track, and the eternal question of when that overpass is coming.

Uncle Ramesh Responds: Hotels Mean JOBS, Women Cricketers Making Us PROUD, and Stop Complaining!

Uncle Ramesh from Queens celebrates the Women’s T20 squad, defends the hotel boom, explains why digital health records are PROGRESS, and asks why the Brief can’t just be happy for once.

The New Georgetown: How Guyana's Capital is Transforming

A Monthly Feature Celebrating Guyana’s Progress

Walk down Main Street today, and you’ll see something remarkable happening. Georgetown, once known for its colonial charm mixed with urban challenges, is undergoing a transformation that would have seemed impossible just five years ago.

The Numbers Tell the Story

Since 2020, Georgetown has seen:

• 40+ new businesses opening on Main Street alone
• $500 million invested in waterfront development
• 300% increase in tourism infrastructure
• 12 new hotels under construction or recently opened

Beyond the Statistics

But the real story isn’t in the numbers—it’s in the people.