April 10, 2026 • 4 min readDaily Brief
Good morning, Guyana. It is Friday. The money is flowing, the roads are still chaotic, and the government has a new plan involving a database. Sit down.
Q1 OIL REVENUES HIT $159 BILLION
The Natural Resource Fund collected more than G$159 billion in oil revenues during the first quarter of 2026, according to receipts published in the Official Gazette. The figures cover the period December 30, 2025 through March 31, 2026 and include profit oil payments from ExxonMobil’s Stabroek operations. Offshore crude production averaged approximately 918,000 barrels per day in February, with the Uaru development expected to push output past one million barrels by year end. President Ali described this as evidence that Guyana is becoming “a global model” for responsible resource management, which is exactly the kind of thing you say when $159 billion has just landed in your account.
Read More → April 8, 2026 • 3 min readProgress Report
The Progress Report: tracking what is actually being built, spent, investigated, and quietly not explained. Every Wednesday.
THIS WEEK’S NUMBER: US$761 MILLION
Guyana received US$761 million in oil revenue in the first quarter of 2026. That is the figure from Kaieteur News, which runs slightly higher than the G$159 billion figure in the Official Gazette due to differing accounting periods and exchange rates. Either way: large. Arriving. Quarterly. The Natural Resource Fund is the mechanism through which these funds are managed. The Fund’s reports are public. Reading them is an option available to every Guyanese citizen and is recommended as a hobby.
Read More → April 1, 2026 • 3 min readProgress Report
The Guyana Daily Brief’s weekly mid-week check-in on the state of the nation. No spin. Well. Less spin.
🟢 MOVING FORWARD
Digital Identity Card Act — Active as of March 31, 2026. Two years after passage, the law is now operational. This is, genuinely, a step toward a more functional public services system. The biometric ID card has been years in the making and its rollout will eventually affect everything from banking to passport renewal. Credit where it’s due: it got done.
Read More → March 31, 2026 • 4 min readDaily Brief
Good morning. It’s March 31st, the last day of the first quarter of 2026, and Guyana is out here producing nearly a million barrels of oil per day while simultaneously underwater. We contain multitudes.
Here is what you need to know.
OIL KEEPS GOING UP — UNLIKE THE ROADS
Guyana produced an average of 918,000 barrels of oil per day in February, up slightly from 915,000 in January. Both figures represent a massive jump from the 2025 average of 716,000 bpd. The Yellowtail project alone is now pushing 264,000 bpd, and Exxon reportedly wants to increase its capacity to around 290,000 bpd.
Read More → March 31, 2026 • 3 min readUncle Ramesh
Uncle Ramesh is a proud PPP/C supporter who sees the government’s hand in every good thing that happens in Guyana and an opposition conspiracy in everything else. He does not do nuance. He does do passion.
Good morning, good morning, GOOD MORNING.
918,000 barrels of oil per day. You read that? 918,000. In FEBRUARY. Let me say it again for the people in the back who are still sulking: nine hundred and eighteen THOUSAND barrels. Every. Single. Day.
Read More → March 27, 2026 • 4 min readThe Guyanese Horizon
The Guyanese Horizon is a monthly feature celebrating Guyana’s progress, heritage, and future. Published on the last Friday of each month.
THE CITY AND THE STREETS
Georgetown, March 2026
Walk down Main Street today and you will see something that did not exist five years ago: cranes.
Not one or two. Multiple. Against the Georgetown skyline — that low, wooden, Victorian skyline that survived colonial rule, independence, and decades of economic contraction — there are now steel arms reaching upward. Hotels under construction. Office buildings going up. A capital city remembering that it is supposed to grow.
Read More → March 24, 2026 • 4 min readDJ Roadblock
Weekly Feature
🎵 [Air horn sound effect] 🎵
GOOD MORNING GUYANA! DJ ROADBLOCK IN DE BUILDING!
It’s your boy, spinning the hits AND the hazards, every week, right here on the Guyana Daily Brief. Buckle up — or don’t, apparently some people don’t — because we have ROAD NEWS.
🛣️ THIS WEEK’S ROAD CONDITIONS
GEORGETOWN CENTRAL
Status: CHAOTIC AS USUAL
Brickdam: Moving, but barely. Peak hours (7-9AM, 4-6PM) are still a test of patience and faith. DJ Roadblock recommends leaving earlier. DJ Roadblock knows nobody will leave earlier.
Read More → March 24, 2026 • 3 min readProgress Report
Weekly Feature
📋 THE PROGRESS REPORT
Tracking What Was Promised vs. What Actually Happened
Week of March 24, 2026
The Progress Report does not take political positions. It tracks things. Things either happened or they didn’t. The tracker doesn’t care who promised them.
✅ THINGS THAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED THIS WEEK
1. Aubrey Barker-Ogle Road Linkage — OPEN
The promise: A road connection to bring relief and opportunity to residents in that corridor.
The result: Open. Residents report relief. ✅
Read More → February 13, 2026 • 2 min readDJ Roadblock
Weekly Feature
DJ Roadblock’s Friday traffic and infrastructure report. Today: flooding edition.
Read More → February 11, 2026 • 3 min readProgress Report
News
This week’s government achievements: Budget 2026 approvals rolling through Committee of Supply, Gas-to-Energy at 68%, new Amerindian hostel funded, recycling centre launched, and 30 bad contractors blacklisted.
Read More → February 6, 2026 • 4 min readDJ Roadblock
Entertainment
DJ Roadblock brings you the Friday traffic chaos report — Dem Boys nailed it: more road just means more traffic. Plus the Eccles roundabout is still a parking lot, and the East Bank corridor has drivers questioning their life choices.
Read More → January 26, 2026 • 3 min readDaily Brief
News
It’s the Super Bowl of Guyanese politics: Budget 2026 drops while the opposition elects an ‘international fugitive’ as their leader. Plus hotels, stadiums, and that $100,000 cash grant everyone’s been waiting for.
Read More → January 22, 2026 • 3 min readProgress Report
Infrastructure
Tracking what the government promised vs what’s actually happening. This week: Linden-Mabura road hits 62%, gas plant deadlines pushed back (again), and Linden finally getting its stadium.
Read More → January 22, 2026 • 6 min readDaily Brief
Guyana News
Speaker Nadir drops the ‘international fugitive’ bomb on WIN, 70kg of cocaine found in Parika, Belgium wants to help build our ports, IATA talks airport improvements, and AG Nandlall schools Charrandass on what ‘fugitive offender’ actually means.
Read More → January 21, 2026 • 3 min readProgress Report
Accountability
Tracking what the government promised vs what’s actually happening. This week: Solar farms on track, garbage collection off track, and the eternal question of when that overpass is coming.
Read More → January 19, 2026 • 5 min readDaily Brief
Your 5-minute satirical summary of Guyana’s Monday papers. We read the news so you can laugh at it!
🎯 The Big Story: Former Finance Minister Finally Says What We All Knew
Former Finance Minister Winston Jordan has officially admitted what your taxi driver, your auntie, and every rum shop philosopher has been saying for years: Guyana was exploited by Exxon during the 2016 oil contract negotiations.
In a recent live broadcast, Jordan explained the circumstances: Venezuela was threatening with Essequibo claims, the rice and sugar industries were failing, and the government needed money to fight the border case at the ICJ.
Read More → January 19, 2026 • 5 min readUncle Ramesh
Uncle Ramesh’s pro-government perspective from Queens, NY. He reads the same news and sees something completely different!
🎯 Finally! Winston Jordan Admits APNU+AFC Messed Up
Eh eh! So now Winston Jordan, the former APNU+AFC Finance Minister, finally come out and admit what we been saying all along - THEY signed a bad deal with Exxon!
Not PPP. Not Jagdeo. Not Ali. THEM.
Jordan himself say Guyana was “exploited” and they signed away 600 blocks instead of 60. He blaming Venezuela pressure and failing industries, but lemme tell you something - that’s called making excuses for incompetence.
Read More → January 16, 2026 • 3 min readGuyana Rising
The Guyanese Horizon
A Monthly Feature Celebrating Guyana’s Progress
Walk down Main Street today, and you’ll see something remarkable happening. Georgetown, once known for its colonial charm mixed with urban challenges, is undergoing a transformation that would have seemed impossible just five years ago.
The Numbers Tell the Story
Since 2020, Georgetown has seen:
- 40+ new businesses opening on Main Street alone
- $500 million invested in waterfront development
- 300% increase in tourism infrastructure
- 12 new hotels under construction or recently opened
Beyond the Statistics
But the real story isn’t in the numbers—it’s in the people.
Read More → January 16, 2026 • 7 min readUncle Ramesh
Response
LISTEN HERE NAH! 📊
So De Comedy Crew done turn me into internet meme with their Report-A-Hole story. People stopping me at de market asking if I really plant cassava in potholes!
Time to SET DE RECORD STRAIGHT with ACTUAL NUMBERS and REAL FACTS!
(But yes, de cassava line was funny. I laughed.) 😂
De REAL Numbers (Not De Comedy Version)
What Comedy Crew Said:
- 70 potholes reported
- 2 fixed
- Success rate: 2.8%
- Uncle Ramesh = Comedy goldmine
What ACTUALLY Happened (After 3 Weeks):
Read More → January 16, 2026 • 7 min readDaily Laugh
Humor
Government Goes High-Tech! 📱
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.
Monday Morning: De Beginning
6:00 AM - Uncle Ramesh Mission Starts
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