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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.

☕ 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 expects US$2.8B this year — and critics say it’ll disappear just as fast. Plus: Panama opening an embassy, 9 million carbon credits, and the T20 World Cup starts Friday.

Uncle Ramesh's Take — 'Dem Got a Plan fuh Everything and All Dem Could Do is Complain!'

Uncle Ramesh reads the Chronicle and can’t believe the opposition still complaining while the government delivering 53,000 house lots, 9 million carbon credits, and a five-year sugar plan. Plus: Panama opening an embassy, Lady Jags scoring 14 goals, and Minister Browne put Dawn Hastings in she place.