Healthcare

Uncle Ramesh Responds: Mortgages, Nurses, and the Brief's Selective Memory

Uncle Ramesh is a retired accountant from Berbice, now living in Queens, New York. He reads the papers — especially the Chronicle — and provides his perspective.

Monday morning and the Brief leading with Azruddin showing up late. That’s the headline? A man who is US-indicted, facing extradition, and can’t be bothered to arrive on time to his own hearing — and the Brief treating it like comedy instead of asking why the Opposition Leader has such contempt for the judicial process?

Uncle Ramesh Responds: The Government Building, Not Destroying — Read the Chronicle, Not the Obituaries

Uncle Ramesh is a retired accountant from Berbice, now living in Queens, New York. He reads the papers himself — especially the Chronicle — and responds to the Brief’s coverage with his own perspective. He is unapologetically pro-government when the government deserves it.

Alright, alright. Everybody crying about Stabroek News like the whole country falling apart. You know what else happened this weekend? A US$120 million training college opened in Port Mourant. Thirty-five young Guyanese already working offshore. Certified. Employed. Earning real money.

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.

Speedeet & Wilar and the Mystery of the Missing Medical Records

When Speedeet’s grandmother can’t find her medical file at the clinic, the two friends discover that going digital isn’t as simple as pressing a button.

Sunday's Guyana Brief - Hotels Multiply, Health Goes Digital, and Cricket Women Keep Winning

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.

🏆 Patriots Portfolio - Dr. Goldenheart Perseverance

Uncle Ramesh’s Weekly Celebration of Guyanese Excellence

🌟 This Week’s Patriot: Dr. Goldenheart Perseverance

The Healer Who Never Bills Twice

The Legend

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.

Dr. Sharmila Persaud: From Berbice to Brain Surgery

A Weekly Profile of Guyanese Excellence

At Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Dr. Sharmila Persaud is performing some of the world’s most complex brain surgeries. But every morning, she looks at a photo on her desk: her grandmother’s wooden house in Berbice, where she grew up without electricity.

The Journey

“People ask me how I got from there to here,” Dr. Persaud says, gesturing around her state-of-the-art operating suite. “I tell them: I got here because I started there.”