Fuel Shortage

Ramesh Sees It Differently - Tuesday, April 14, 2026

April 14, 2026 • 3 min read

Uncle Ramesh

Good morning. Ramesh here. I have reviewed the news carefully and I am pleased to report that things are going well. Let me explain.

THE FUEL SITUATION IS BEING MANAGED PROFESSIONALLY

Some persons in the community expressed concern yesterday about fuel availability. Ramesh understands this. Change can feel unsettling. However, Prime Minister Phillips has provided a comprehensive breakdown of arriving shipments, and President Ali personally met with importers and received assurances. The anchor broke. Anchors break. The government responded within hours with a detailed supply schedule and public messaging urging calm. This is what competent crisis management looks like. The people hoarding fuel in plastic bottles are the real story â€” and the PM addressed that too. Orderly. Measured. Exactly right.

The Guyana Daily Brief – Tuesday, April 14, 2026

April 14, 2026 • 4 min read

Daily Brief

Good morning, Guyana. The petrol queue is long, the global situation is longer, and the news is exactly as chaotic as you’d expect from a small oil-producing nation that does not yet refine its own oil in the middle of a war over oil. Let’s get into it.

FUEL EMERGENCY: THE TANKER, THE ANCHOR, AND THE PANIC

President Ali dropped the initial explanation on Monday: a tanker’s anchor broke off, the ship had to turn back, and suddenly Georgetown looked like it was auditioning for a dystopian film. Lines stretched around the block at GUYOIL and RUBIS while SOL stations sat dry. Minibus drivers were reportedly rationed to $3,500 at the pump. People began hoarding fuel in plastic bottles — a move Prime Minister Mark Phillips gently but firmly described as a fire hazard and a very bad idea.