What Barbados Built
On the Brain Drain, the Broken Republic, and the Question Oil Cannot Answer
On the Brain Drain, the Broken Republic, and the Question Oil Cannot Answer
Guyana is the fastest-growing economy in the Western Hemisphere. More than half its citizens live in poverty. This fact-checked analysis — with six original data visualizations — examines the broken covenant between oil wealth and citizen welfare.
Illustration: Queen’s College, Georgetown — Architectural Pencil Sketch · GBJ Editorial Art
**No Keyhole Required**
*On kakabellies, clogged drains, and the difference between a personality and an argument*
Guyana’s Gas-to-Energy project raises critical questions about procurement integrity and national security. The chosen consortium’s ties to Venezuela and questionable credentials highlight urgent accountability concerns. This analysis examines the implications for Guyana’s development and transparency.
The Watchdog – Home and Abroad
Scott B. MacDonald, Ph.D., Chief Economist
Smith’s Research & Gradings, April 6, 2026
Summary: The Persian Gulf has yet to become background noise as did the Russo-Ukraine War and Gaza. Although the latter two conflicts were disruptive to the global economy, their impa
Kevin Sinclair’s exclusion from the Guyana cricket team due to perceived indiscipline mirrors past unfulfilled potential. This commentary argues that competitive drive, even if confrontational, is a vital trait in elite sports. We must nurture, not sideline, such talent.
There is a particular kind of institutional failure that announces itself not in a single dramatic moment, but in a pattern — a slow accumulation of decisions, omissions, and indifferences that, taken together, reveal what an organization actually values, as opposed to what it claims to value. Guyan
Sunday Essay · Diaspora & Development Why Guyana keeps having the same diaspora conversation — and what it will take to finally stop By Terrence Richard Blackman, Ph.D. ·…
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