Budget 2026 aftermath: $1.588 trillion in promises, 15,000 house lots, a school for autistic children, and the opposition still can’t find the door to the National Assembly.
Read More →Uncle Ramesh, retired accountant from Queens, NY, no longer reads all four papers online but still has PLENTY to say about Guyana 🇬🇾
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!
Read More →Your satirical summary of Guyana’s news — Read all four papers in 5-6 minutes so you don’t have to!
The Headlines:
The Brief: So Monday’s the big day, right? Wrong. We’ve been saying “Monday’s the big day” since September. Azruddin Mohamed, the US-indicted gold dealer who somehow controls a quarter of the National Assembly, is apparently “scared” about the Opposition Leader vote. Scared of what? Losing? Winning? Having to explain to his American lawyers why he’s running a country instead of running from an extradition warrant?
Read More →Opposition Leader election finally set for Monday, Police Academy sexual exploitation scandal rocks the force, and Georgetown garbage crisis deepens as Mayor backs out of meeting.
Read More →Your 5-minute Guyanese news circus — now with 100% less cash grants ☕🇬🇾
What Happened: President Ali declared that future cash grants are “not sustainable,” warning that “some people would use this as a political opportunity.”
The Backstory: Just one year ago, the government was “committed to making future cash grants.” What a difference 365 days makes!
The Math:
Dem Boys Seh: “When election coming, cash grant sustainable. When election done, cash grant unsustainable. Is like magic — de money just disappear!”
Read More →Welcome to Back-a-Truck — where we showcase de tings you see in Guyana dat make you say “Wait… WHAT?!” Because in dis country, de unbelievable is just another Tuesday.
Location: Somewhere in Region Nine
Spotted by: A very confused government inspector
You know dem 37,000 solar panels de government distributing to hinterland communities? Beautiful initiative. Clean energy. Progress.
Read More →Another US$18M hotel opens, your medical records go online, President Ali says cash grants aren’t sustainable (after promising one), Women’s cricket squad stays undefeated, and Fruta Conquerors lose their president after 11 months.
Read More →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.
Read More →Uncle Ramesh’s Weekly Celebration of Guyanese Excellence
The Healer Who Never Bills Twice
Every week, Uncle Ramesh searches high and low for Guyanese who exemplify the True Patriot Spirit™ - that special combination of unwavering government support, photogenic community service, and the ability to appear at ribbon-cutting ceremonies on short notice.
This week, we celebrate Dr. Goldenheart Perseverance, a physician whose dedication to healing is matched only by her dedication to praising every new government health initiative, regardless of whether the clinic has running water.
Read More →Security guards caught with toy guns at supermarkets, US$8.14M solar farm lights up Charity, GBTI launches private banking for the rich, and Guyana Women seek redemption against Jamaica under the lights!
Read More →Welcome to Back-a-Truck, where we showcase de most absurd, hilarious, and head-scratching sightings from around Guyana. If yuh see someting dat mek yuh say “Wait… wha?!” - send it to we!
📍 Location: Sheriff Street, Georgetown
📅 Spotted: Tuesday, January 14
One traffic cop writing three different tickets while standing directly in front of a ‘No Parking’ sign… dat he park in front of.
De irony so thick yuh could cut it wid a cutlass. We salute you, Officer. Rules fuh thee but not fuh me! 🫡
Read More →Good morning, Guyana! ☕
Welcome to Friday, where our oil fields are being liquidated faster than a closing-down sale, our Speaker fled to India while Parliament remains closed, and Exxon’s 75% “expense deduction” makes Nigerian email scams look amateur.
Today’s menu: The Great Oil Heist exposed (75% goes to “costs”), Speaker escapes to India during constitutional crisis, French Ambassador politely suggests democracy might be nice, Mashramani launches because at least we can party, and President Ali promises no Venezuela deals (this time he means it, promise).
Read More →Ministry of Public Works proud to unveil their revolutionary new app: “Report-A-Hole”
Minister at launch ceremony: “This app will TRANSFORM infrastructure management in Guyana!”
Uncle Ramesh, sitting front row, already downloading it before Minister finish talking.
Speedeet whisper: “Bai, you even know how to use app?”
Uncle Ramesh: “How hard it could be? Is just button and camera!”
Famous last words.
6:00 AM - Uncle Ramesh Mission Starts
Read More →Attorney General scolds magistrates for ignoring laws, government promises 87 new apps, and President Ali discovers swamps can become highways (who knew?). Welcome to Tuesday in paradise!
Read More →Good morning, Guyana! ☕
Welcome to Tuesday, where census data finally arrives (only 4 years late!) and Parliament continues its record-breaking streak of doing absolutely nothing.
Today’s menu: Census numbers drop after a 4-year delay, oil wells still racing toward empty, Parliament enters Week 11 of ghosting us, and unauthorized supermarkets get shut down faster than you can say “planning permission.” Also, Guyana can’t say no to the US. Shocking, we know.
Read More →Good morning, Guyana! ☕
Welcome to Monday, where last week’s problems are this week’s problems with a fresh coat of optimistic denial.
Nothing got fixed over the weekend. Shocked? You shouldn’t be.
Today’s menu: GuySuCo gets scolded (again), The Mohameds perfect the art of not leaving, crime stats achieve Olympic-level creativity, and we learn why complaining about bribery is somehow worse than actual bribery. Just another week in paradise!
Mohamed Appeals: 47 (their lawyer’s yacht fund thanks you)
Read More →Your Uncle from the Diaspora Who Actually Reads Past the Headlines
Greetings from Toronto, where it cold like ice but me heart warm with pride! ☕
Ayuh know Uncle Ramesh don’t like to complain. Me sit down every morning with me tea, reading all four newspapers, and today me had to say – why everybody so negative? The government doing WORK! But all some people want to do is find fault. Well, not today. Today, Uncle Ramesh going set the record straight.
Read More →Your 5-Minute Sunday News Circus
Sunday, January 12, 2026
Sponsored by: Lawyers Who Bill By The Appeal
Read More →Your 5-Minute Weekend News Circus
Saturday, January 10, 2026
Sponsored by: Contractors Who Can't See 69,000-Volt Lines
Read More →Your 5-Minute Guyana News Digest
Friday, January 9, 2026
Sponsored by: Bridge Repair Funds (Just Kidding, Those Don't Exist)
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