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Uncle Ramesh: De Brief Conveniently Forget Who Actually Building This Country

Uncle Ramesh Doodnauth, 67, retired civil servant, Brooklyn, NY. Back at the phone on Monday morning.

Bai, I barely finish me roti and me already have to defend me country from de Brief again.

First: de flooding. Yes, it flood. It always flood when it rain dat hard. You know what they doing about it? BUILDING. Roads, drainage infrastructure, whole new housing schemes. You cyah fix 200 years of Dutch drainage engineering in five years. But dem trying. De Brief prefer to make a joke. Uncle Ramesh prefer to look at de big picture.

Monday Brief: Guyana Lectures the Caribbean on Climate, Then Drowns

Monday, March 30, 2026 | Guyana Daily Brief

The Irony Was Not Subtle

Days after Guyana positioned itself as a voice of authority on climate resilience — advising Caribbean neighbours to “climate-proof” their infrastructure — the country spent the weekend wading through its own floodwaters. Georgetown and its outskirts became, in the words of Kaieteur News, “a flat sea.” The Civil Defence Commission is now warning that heavy rainfall is expected to intensify through Tuesday, with flooding likely to worsen. The drains remain the drains.

Uncle Ramesh: De Brief Forget To Mention All De GOOD Tings Happening!

Uncle Ramesh Doodnauth, 67, retired civil servant, Brooklyn, NY. Calls home every Sunday.

Bai, me read de Brief dis morning and me nearly choke on me paratha.

Dem write de whole ting like Guyana is falling apart! Flooding? Every capital city in de WORLD flood when rain fall fuh 24 hours! You ever see New York after a storm? People kayaking on Flatbush Avenue! Dat is a WORLD PROBLEM, not a Guyana problem. But de Brief doh want to tell you dat.

Sunday Brief: Georgetown Flood, Karpowership Extension & The Streets That Used To Be Ours

Sunday, March 29, 2026 | Guyana Daily Brief

Georgetown Goes Underwater (Again)

Almost 24 hours of continuous heavy rain on Saturday left Georgetown streets severely flooded, with citizens reporting health concerns and general inconvenience across multiple communities. Minister Manickchand toured affected areas on the East Bank. The drains did not tour themselves, but we appreciate the effort.

The Powerships Are Not Going Anywhere

Guyana is set to extend its contract with Karpowership — the Turkish company renting two powerships to the country at a daily rate — because the Wales Gas-to-Energy project is delayed. Again. The AFC has been sounding alarm about the ballooning cost of the Wales project and the government’s continued silence on how much it has actually cost so far. GPL launched a “Solar Express Lane” this week to help customers integrate solar faster. One lane going in, one lane going further into Karpowership’s pocket.

Patriots Portfolio — March 27, 2026: Streets, Ships, and Sovereignty

📊 PATRIOTS PORTFOLIO Tracking the Business of Guyana

Week of March 27, 2026

MARKET MOOD: COMPLICATED OPTIMISM

Global oil markets remain volatile against the backdrop of Middle East conflict. Guyana’s production — past 900,000 barrels per day — is insulated from the worst volatility by long-term offtake agreements, but the private sector is watching the Gulf situation closely. The Guyana Chronicle reports the local private sector is “closely tracking developments in the Middle East.” That is the polite way of saying everyone is nervous and nobody wants to say so publicly.

Wednesday Brief: Oil Hits $100, Mohameds Rejected Again, and Guyana's Last Independent Paper is Gone

Your satirical look at today’s Guyanese newspapers — because if you don’t laugh, you cry 🇬🇾

🛢️ Oil Hits US$100 a Barrel and Guyana Has Complicated Feelings

The Middle East conflict has pushed crude to triple digits, which means Guyana is simultaneously experiencing its best financial news of the year and a quiet national existential crisis. Citizens who paid $800 for flour last week are processing this development at their own pace. ExxonMobil said it was “monitoring the situation closely,” which is corporation-speak for “counting the money.”

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.

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?”