Cousin Leroy Report — Saturday, April 11, 2026

Cousin Leroy here, checking in from the Bronx. Just got off a double shift. Let me catch up.

BUNNY SHAW DID WHAT AGAIN

Four-zero. Hat-trick. Against Antigua. I been saying for years — Bunny Shaw is the greatest thing to come out of Jamaica since the jerk seasoning patent got complicated. My coworker Derek was arguing with me about women’s football last week and I just sent him the scoreline this morning. No caption. He understood.

Jamaica Brief — Cousin Leroy, April 10, 2026

Aye yo it’s Leroy. Calling in from the Bronx. Cousin Merle just text me the news and I had to sit down.

THIS SHANOYA GIRL THOUGH

Listen. 22.11 in the 200. Last week she run the fastest 100 in the world. She running the whole world by herself right now. I show my coworker Marcus — Marcus is from the Dominican Republic, he does not understand cricket or anything — I show him the time and he look at me like, “is that good?” Is that good? Marcus I need you to leave my desk area immediately. 22.11 is not “good.” 22.11 is your grandmother bragging about you to everyone at church for the next six months. Shanoya, you doing the whole diaspora a service.

Auntie Cheryl's Trinidad Update – Thursday, April 9, 2026

Auntie Cheryl’s Trinidad Update

Chaguanas, Trinidad | Thursday, April 9, 2026

Auntie Cheryl reads the Guardian over her morning tea. She has a lot of feelings about national affairs.

KAMLA GOING TO VENEZUELA AND AUNTIE CHERYL IS SUPPORTIVE

Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar announced that a diplomatic delegation will travel to Venezuela to secure T&T’s share of the cross-border gas resources. Auntie Cheryl says: about time. We have gas sitting right there under the sea and we can’t access it because of permit problems with the Americans. Now Kamla going to get it sorted. This is what leadership looks like. Auntie Cheryl has put on her good blouse in spirit.

Cousin Leroy's Jamaica Update – Thursday, April 9, 2026

Cousin Leroy’s Jamaica Update

The Bronx, New York | Thursday, April 9, 2026

Leroy reads the Jamaica Observer every morning in the break room at work. He has opinions.

GAS PRICES

They raise gas prices in Jamaica again. I see it on the Observer website this morning. Effective today. Every time I go back to visit, something cost more. Beef patty, bus fare, gas — everything. My cousin in May Pen texted me and said the coaster bus already announce a new fare. I said to him, they don’t waste time. He said the driver announce it before the government even put out a press release. That is efficiency.

Miss Violet's Barbados Bulletin – Thursday, April 9, 2026

Miss Violet’s Barbados Bulletin

Brooklyn, New York | Thursday, April 9, 2026

Miss Violet taught civics at a secondary school in St Michael for twenty-two years before she retired to Brooklyn. She reads the Barbados Today every morning. She has expectations.

THE HERITAGE SITUATION

Minister Prescod is correct that Barbados children need to know their history better. Miss Violet has been saying this for thirty years. The curriculum was insufficient when she was teaching it and she has no reason to believe it has improved in the years since she left. You cannot build a nation on people who do not know where they come from. Miss Violet taught Form Three students who could not name a single person from the 1937 labour uprising. This was unacceptable then. The Minister is now saying it publicly. Progress, at whatever pace.

Cousin Leroy's Jamaica Dispatch – April 8, 2026

Yo, big up to everyone reading from the Bronx! Cousin Leroy here with the latest Jamaica vibes, posting from my apartment on Jerome Avenue where I have not been to Jamaica since 2019 but I stay very informed through my cousin Marcia who forwards me things on WhatsApp.

THE ECONOMY THING

People telling me Jamaica economy went down. Minus one percent or something. Listen, I don’t know much about that, but I DO know that every time I go back to visit (2019), the food was amazing, the people were warm, and nobody was walking around looking sad about any percent. So I’m not too worried. The World Bank doesn’t eat jerk chicken. What do they know.

Uncle Ramesh Take – Friday, February 13, 2026

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

Nephew and Niece Dem,

Happy Friday from Queens! And before anybody start — yes, I read de news about Stabroek News closing. I getting to dat. But FIRST let me talk about what de Brief CONVENIENTLY buried under all de drama.

🏠 $150 BILLION FOR HOUSING! $150 BILLION!

Beta, Minister Croal announce ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY BILLION DOLLARS fuh housing in 2026. New housing schemes. Land acquisition. Utilities infrastructure. Regularisation of informal settlements.

Uncle Ramesh Responds: 'ONE Point? That's PROGRESS, Beta!'

Uncle Ramesh from Queens celebrates the corruption index improvement, explains why 30 blacklisted contractors proves the government is WORKING, and has strong opinions about the Guyana flag at the Super Bowl.

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.

Uncle Ramesh's Thursday Response — 'This Government Building the Future While Opposition Playing Victim'

Uncle Ramesh is a retired accountant living in Queens, New York. He reads all four Guyanese papers every morning and sends his thoughts back home. He supports the PPP/C government and believes in giving credit where credit is due.

Good morning from Queens! 🇬🇾🇺🇸

Alright, alright. Me nephew does write that Daily Brief thing and sometimes he too cynical for he own good. Let me tell you what REALLY happening in Guyana right now.

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: Budget 2026 Is a Masterclass, the Development Bank Is Revolutionary, and the Brief Needs an Economics Lesson

Uncle Ramesh reads the Chronicle, celebrates Budget 2026 and the new Development Bank, and wonders why the Brief can’t see progress when it’s staring them in the face.

🇬🇾 Uncle Ramesh Responds – Saturday, January 31, 2026

Uncle Ramesh is a fictional character representing the passionate pro-government diaspora voice. His views are satirical and do not represent the positions of this publication.

🇬🇾 UNCLE RAMESH RESPONDS

From: Ramesh Persaud, Queens, New York To: The Ungrateful Nation and Its Complainers

Aright, aright, aright! Leh me put down me cup of Demerara Gold tea and address some of dese stories because de Brief man does give you de news but he don’t give you de CONTEXT. And context is everything!

Uncle Ramesh Take – Wednesday, January 29, 2026

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

Nephew and Niece Dem,

Greetings from Queens where the cold biting but my heart warm from reading about all the good things happening back home!

Let me tell you, I just finish reading through the Budget 2026 details and I nearly fall off me chair with joy! $1.558 TRILLION dollars! That is the biggest budget in Guyana history! And what the critics have to say? “Rich getting richer.” Eh-eh! When the country was poor and nothing wasn’t happening, dem same people was complaining. Now we building and spending, and dem still complaining!

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: Speaker Nadir Speaking FACTS, Opposition Should Thank Him for the Warning

Uncle Ramesh from Queens applauds Speaker Nadir for telling the truth about the Opposition Leader situation, explains why the Belgian port deal proves Guyana is the Caribbean’s rising star, and questions why Charrandass is making TikToks instead of reading laws.

Uncle Ramesh Responds: 'Finally Somebody Standing Up for Democracy!'

Uncle Ramesh celebrates the Opposition Leader election announcement, defends Georgetown’s garbage situation, and explains why solar power proves the PPP is the best thing since sliced bread.

Uncle Ramesh Responds: Progress Despite the Noise

Uncle Ramesh from Queens explains why the Opposition Leader delay is actually democracy at work, the Police Academy scandal is opposition propaganda, and Georgetown garbage is a City Hall problem.

Uncle Ramesh Responds: Sustainable Governance, Not Reckless Giveaways

From Queens, New York — Where we understand fiscal responsibility 🇬🇾🗽

Greetings from the Diaspora!

Ah, another day, another set of headlines from Guyana that the critics want to twist into something negative. But Uncle Ramesh here to set the record straight for all my fellow Guyanese overseas who want to understand what’s REALLY happening in we homeland.

💰 ON CASH GRANTS: RESPONSIBLE LEADERSHIP

So the President said cash grants are “not sustainable,” and suddenly everybody vex? Let me ask you something: which responsible government just keeps handing out money without a plan?

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.