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 → April 1, 2026 • 2 min readUncle Ramesh
By Uncle Ramesh, proud PPP/C supporter, retired civil servant, and man who has never once been wrong about anything.
People, I wake up this morning and I feel good. You know why? Because this government — MY government — is moving Guyana forward again.
First thing I see: the Digital Identity Card Act is now in force. Mark Phillips himself sign the Commencement Order. Two years in the making and now it real. You know what that means? Modernisation. Digital future. I know some people want to grumble about the Data Protection Act not being in force yet, but listen — you can’t rush everything at once. Rome wasn’t built in a day. Neither was Pradoville.
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