Undercover In Guyana: Exposing Chinese Business in South America 

Despite the unassuming title, this is one of the biggest journalistic scoops this year. Kudos to Isobel and her team for risking their lives for this important work.

His face and pretend confusion when she said his friends name, he knew that she actually knew what was up and wasn't making allegations. Priceless. Again and again Isobel Yeung proves to be a top tier journalist.

As a Guyanese I have to say that this isn't really news to us.. we are aware of these things but can't do anything about it. This video has aired out alot of our country's dirty laundry and I have to admit its left a bitter tatse in my mouth but awarness is the first step to any movement and for that I want to thank you.

As a citizen of Guyana, it is my first time watching your reporting and I am grateful to you Ms. Young. With that said, I am extremely proud of your relentless pursuit of the truth regardless of where it may lead. Your reporting has served as an education and warning to those who wish to continue closing their eyes to the decimation of Guyana. The wealthy countries maintain an agenda that promotes plunder and extraction of resources, wherever it may be found. As a result Guyana will be left as a wasteland (repeated history) while it's defenders (PPP/PNC) scramble to hold unto worthless paper whose accounts will be frozen by the same marauders after the deed is done.

As a Guyanese I’m glad someone is taking the time to highlight news in Guyana worldwide. There’s a lot of corruption that has taken place for a long time in Guyana and the people don’t deserve to have their beautiful country destroyed for greed

The VP's face and tone when Mr. Su's name was dropped... priceless!

As soon as she mentioned Su, the crook crumbled and started with the stammering...fell apart in real time. Betrayed his people for money; greed is one hell of a drug.

Damn, when Isobel asked the VP about his relationship with Su, every detail on his face and even the atmosphere changed.

reporter: *mentions the name of a specific Chinese business man* VP: *immediately loses composure* LOL that boi was SHOOK

This probably won't get the recognition it deserves since Guyana is a small country, but the quality of journalism here is amazing.

This is some real journalism.

My entire dads side is from Guyana, and seeing how badly corrupted this country is hurts me. I'd love to visit the country regularly, but it pains me to see this is what is happening to it and almost puts me off from visiting tbh. Respect to Isobel and the team though for taking a massive risk in doing this, obviously it's not a very safe country, and doing what they did is extremely dangerous but helpful.

Isobel is such a BAMF! she literally went from interviewing the Taliban in Afghanistan to going to the front lines in Ukraine to exposing corruption in South america within a year time. Nothing but respect!

Wow, I haven't seen a corrupt story unfold like this - with clear evidence and the exact people involved at the highest levels - in a long time (maybe never). This reporter is incredible. Investigative journalism at its best.

Greetings from United States!!!!! This has been the way for all Caribbean countries. excellent reporting, thank you for bringing this to the outside world. The people are starving in Guyana while everyone moves in to get rich. NO ONE IS MINDFUL OF ALL THE DAMAGES THAT WILL DONE , it will take years to fix the ecosystem . The entire world will feel the heat from this type of reckless and dangerous business , NEVER GOING TO GUYANA🙈

Vice, this is some heavy stuff you guys filmed. Felt just like the early days of Vice. Keep it up!

Another masterpiece from Isobel Young, She never disappoints with every piece of journalism she makes despite the risks needed to be taken.

Incredible journalism. As a Guyanese I can say that Guyana has always been plagued with corruption on multiple levels and unfortunately I doubt that it will ever change as the people are used to it. A country filled with so many riches will continue to live in poverty.

I lived in Guyana as a diplomat. It is a very rough country. I learned to be thankful quickly. Every time I landed in Guyana or flew out. They'd always steal a t shirt or clothes out my luggage. Im so thankful to have lived more than anything lol

a master piece from VICE , hope you can do the same in Africa especially in Kenya where chinise have planted the greed deep. When you talked about Geopolitical string attached that hit me hard.

That su question caught him off guard 🤣 nice job vice

20:00 - Corrupt Politician: "I can't comment on these claims unless you give me specific names." Vice: Gives specific names Corrupt Politician: "Why you wanna bring poor countries down!?"

I wish to commend Isobel Yeung, the reporter and Michael Learmonth, Editor in Chief of VICE News on the production and airing of this short documentary video on corruption in Guyana. I am a Canadian citizen born in British Guiana and lived there for more than 4 decades and fought against the institutionalized corruption in my nativeland. The information uncovered in this video is consistent with what I have experienced and know to be accurate. Guyana is an English speaking relatively small nation of approx. three quarters of a million in an area approx.. 83,000 square miles that was previously colonized by the Dutch and subsequently the British from whom it acquired it’s independence on May 26th, 1966. The English speaking nation therefore has a rich history of slavery and indentureship with the two main ethnic groups being East Indians and Africans in a ethnic and cultural mosaic of six in total.

Thank you VICE for educating me about my country. This has been a real eye opener and I have shared it with my community. We need to take a stand and demand change

As a born Guyanese, I could see this coming. Sad but we don't have the influence and power to keep what rightfully belongs to us. As always, love vice for telling these stories

Guyana is a small country with tons of resources but the people are living in dire conditions. Any politicians involved in corruption should be investigated and charged.

I don't always agree with VICE, but I have to admit this was masterful. Keep up uncovering corruption wherever you may find it!

This is basically happening to every single county that is in the Caribbean. Corruption is everywhere.

WOW!... She had that guy squirming, stuttering and double-talking like a puppet on a string! They played this sting operation like top notch pros all the way. Kudos to VICE News, one of the best in the entire world. Poor Guyana is playing way out of their league with China, and better be careful what they agree to.

As a Guyaneese my self , this was amazing coverage of what is really happening in Guyana and is a clear representation of what happens all over the world especially so in underdeveloped countries. Great job. His face when you mentioned that names was priceless. The undercover recording of them talking in his house should have been made public and leaked to all other news outlets to prove his involvement and knowledge of the under the table dealings. All in all a well put together reporting.

Best episode yet. Be careful out there! People don't like when the truth comes out. This is the one time I've been amazed..especially by the end when you met with the VP. His reaction alone, he is so guilty. It's sad to think of the people living under this rule.

Thank you for coming to Guyana and seeing the damage at first hand...

This is literally one of the best pieces of investigative journalism in Guyana’s political history, and we get it for free on a 20 min RU-vid video . Vice is coming back Edit: by vice is coming back I mean I’ve seen a lot of videos of bad stuff I already know about: like roe vs wade and janurary 6 and gun control. Or it’s a special on a MDMA rave festival in Amsterdam. I miss this type of content from vice.

Now THAT is how you do an interview. That guy's pausing and stuttering when she asked him about his friend who promised he can get anything done is priceless. Wow. Vice is so underrated as far as its journalism goes.

This is by far one of the best journalistsic piece of this year. Very well done journalism. Risking your lives to literally take down a gouvernment and china.

This is one of the best investigative pieces i have ever seem about south america and chinese corruption, nice job guys

This has to be THE BEST piece of actual, God's honest, pure, reporting and investigating I have ever seen! God bless you guys, PROMOTE THIS WOMAN! She earned it.

It never ceases to amaze me how these politicians lie on camera, under oath, in interviews, to their friends and family, to their countrymen, even to the people they do secret business with. This is disgusting to watch.

This is just horrible our country has been dealing with corruption forever and this shows that it always start with those at the top what a shame and disgrace

Please create a piece on Jamaica’s business dealings with China as well.

This is the kinda undeniable quality investigative journalism that in some circumstances can get people 'suicided' or straight up agent murdered. I'm sure it's been done for less. Huge courage to plan and execute the exposé on these corrupt individuals. Thank you for pursuing this cause, it's really in the public interest

Okay, Isobel Young, this is perhaps the best investigative reporting I've seen in a long time. I can't imagine how this will not win some major awards in investigative journalism.

THanks for report

20:52 This is fantastic investigative journalism. Thank you for doing this.

As a Guyanese living here for 17 years I am happy that someone is finally bringing these issues to light so that the systematic corruption we face here is one step closer to being eradicated. Truly remarkable, thank you.

You caught him off guard. Job well done

Developing countries deserve a sincere leader who will guide the people and county to success while preserving them and their culture. Outside bribery from foreigners will always lead to corruption and dismissal of their wellbeing 😢

A really great piece of reporting and good undercover work. Congrats to the Vice News team. Well told and clear. Keep up the good work.

This is truly the definition of journalism. Well done Vice! Thanks for all the courage and hard-work of all the people involved in the process of bringing truth to life.

I’ve been hearing so much about the corruption in Guyana from my family. This video is pure validation.

He couldn't hide his surprise when she mentioned Mr. Su, that took balls, great work Isobel.

This was excellent journalism! With 1 story she was able to get heads of 2 countries (1 of them a world superpower) shaking in their boots. Bravo and well done!

As a Guyanese, it bothers me with what is going on in this country. I hope it gets known more in the world

The moment she mentioned Su Zhi Rong to Jagdeo his face went completely flat and he started stuttering. It was like watching that moment in a damn movie when the smiling, amiable villain gets exposed. That was incredible.

I love Isobel Young for her reporting ! The Uyighur investigation she has done was amazing, a few years later, the UN finally acknowledged the existence of torture, concentration camps etc... What's saddening is that Bharrat Jagdeo has the audacity to tell Isobel that there is small corruption in his country, while he is the number one person responsible of the corruption, most hindus are corrupt anywhere they go, US, Canada etc.. it's in the roots.

Guyana 🇬🇾 must set rules and regulations and laws to protect it resources and avoid dumping waste and protect the land . Environmental protection against dumping toxic substances. Safety is number one priority. Government please look into this matter now. Thanks.

The reaction at 20:00 next level.

The reaction of the VP when asked about knowing Su was priceless lol

Isobel is one of the best reporters out there. She constantly puts her well-being on the line to report and expose atrocities and ppl taken advantage of.

seriously one of the best undercover journalist works I've seen

This was amazing. Whenever Vice does on-the-ground or investigative journalism, it is absolutely amazing.

Haha... It's Business... European and American did it long time ago and now Chinese are taking over... Different people, same concept... Nobody is innocent only locals suffer..

I started played this video for background noise, I definitely did not expect all of that

Toronto in the house. Love this exposé. Will be sharing. Great job.

This is an amazing piece of journalism. To see a person’s reaction to the truth first hand is brilliant. We’re so use to seeing body’s of government slowly attempt to bring these crooks to justice and by the time they force them to testify, if it even gets to that, they have been trained to deny it all and play “dumb.” The reaction at 20:00 was so raw that I wish we could catch more of these corrupt politicians and business people in their lies without warning. You go VICE!!

I've never seen a more guilty face and response in my entire life. His reaction to them knowing about Mr. Su was pure comedy.🤣

It's a shame but true, these politicians steal so much money they don't know how to spend it whilst the real Guyanese people who are the backbone of the economy have to suffer. Very thankful for this video and must commend you for your bravery and risking your life like that.

Go go vice. Iv always admired vice for the channel n content. They kill it

This is just unparalleled journalism right here. Goodness gracious how brave one has to be to not only go in that deeply undercover, but then to actually EXPOSE it. Regardless of the danger that may be involved as a result of it. Kudos to the leaders, editors, cameramen, journalists, and staff at Vice. Just incredible.

There’s still people risking their all to uncover truth. Kudos to the reporter and the team

We need a government corruption investigation like that one in Trinidad 🇹🇹.

They should do this in Trinidad and Tobago

Honestly one of the best undercover investigations I've seen, journalism at its finest.

This is some AMAZING exposé journalism. Way to ask the hard questions, being bold and accurate with true, first sources.

VP face about friendship with Su told it all! 😂 Nice work! Be the voice for voiceless!

He pissed himself when she said Su 🤣

Well done Isobel 👏🏾 As a Jamaican who has lived in china for many years this was lovely to see. The same is happening in Jamaica sadly. Excellent piece

I lived in Guyana, I was married to a Guyanese woman. I met most of the government senior officials including Jagdeo. I was offered a job to work with him, I am an electrical engineer and former infantry officer. I personally witnessed the former president, now vice president doing a deal to steal millions of aid money from the Canadian International Development Agency. Every police officer and every government official in Guyana is corrupt. I remember a meeting with the minister of the interior to arrange for machinery from Canada to be shipped to Guyana, the minister didn't even bother to hide or obfuscate the request for a bribe. He said that the money must be cash, either in US Dollars , Euros, Pounds or Canadian Dollars. He took a box from his right desk drawer and from the $50,000 Canadian, he put a portion in the box and the rest in his pocket. He said this was for the President and Prime Minister. I remember meeting a corrupt Panamian official who was with the World Bank. At this long tedious boxing extravaganza with all these government officials including the President, Vice President, the Prime Minister and the cabinet, the President was doing a drug deal with the Panamian official. Envelopes and cash bundles were right in the open. When I left Guyana the last time, a customs official stole 500 Canadian Dollars and 200 US dollars from me at gunpoint right at the old Timehri airport terminal. He tried to steal my wedding ring as well. I actually grabbed the barrel of what looked like a 357 magnum with a 8 inch barrel. It wasn't loaded. Then two soldiers with old British 9mm Sterling L3 sub machine guns grabbed me an hussled me to my aircraft on the runway. I can also tell stories about how suddenly the bridge crossing the Demarara River is suddenly closed just for foreigners, unless of course you pay the "tax" to "open" the bridge. They refused to recognize my international drivers licence, and I had to pay $500 in Canadian currency to get my drivers licence. The excuse was that my brand new land rover needed a better paint job, therefore it really was a fine. There were decapitated security guards because they didn't accept bribes, most likely drug smugglers and the corrupt police and army. All the senior and junior government officials I met were involved in the drug smuggling business. I remember an advisor to the "uncorruptable" President talking to me when the Prime Minister was present about how they were arranging drug and gold shipments to New York City. The Presidential advisor and the Prime Minister said openly about how to use diplomatic immunity to smuggle the gold and drugs into the US. Now for a really hilarious bit, one fellow I met showed me pictures of the decapitated head of a former President in a glass box. It was shipped to Russia to put in some sort of museum where they have preserved heads of different heroes of the Communist and Marxist Revolution. This fellow made the box for the government because he had a custom glass repair business. Check this out yourself, this museum really existed. At this tedious boxing extravaganza, the wife of the President was wearing a really big golden snake torc with what looked like huge sapphires for the eyes. She adjusted it and it slipped off her arm, I went and picked it to be polite and help her, and a big black police guard grabbed me and hit me and threw me to the floor and started kicking me. Meanwhile I still had the snake torc, and I ended up twisting it out of shape. The gold was so pure, it was very easy to bend it back to fit her. She motioned for the policeman to take the torc from me. She never said anything to me and just turned and walked away. I remember being at the home of the aforementioned Presidential advisor, he opened a huge safe and started grabbing stacks of US currency and filled his briefcase completely with this cash. He was travelling to New York with his diplomatic passport. I can describe lots more about that hellhole. Cheers from Canada.

VP seemed to hesitate when Leung said Su's name 😂

great interviewer who took on the VP, well done and hard hitting.

This is definitely award winning material and a must see for every Guyanese...People of Guyana! It's time to grow some cajones, stand up and fight for your your land and it's resources. Don't let these greedy corrupt politicians continue to play you.😩

I thought it was just another undercover showing documentary at first - didnt think you guy had the ball to confront the vice president and seriously made a huge impact like this to the worlds political game . this is seriously amazing! wish it could happen in the us too !

Amazing reporting wow. Thanks for the insane work Vice

3:53 ''This land belongs to us, not to a company in China'' Vice: Aight all good. ''Not to a company in the US'' Vice: CUT OUT, CUT OUT!!

As a Guyanese person these are always hard to watch, our small country taken advantage of and never allowed to become what it could be due to political corruption. I’m from the u.s but I wanna go back to change things.

Wow! Beautiful reporting. The Vice President almost choked on his own saliva when asking about Su. Thanks for all this hard work Vice.

That confrontation is epic.

This is so sad to see your country being exploited and sold by your own countrymen. We all know of the corruption in Guyana but this really showed us how deep the rabbit hole goes. #justiceforguyanese

This is huge. If our world wasn’t so completely crazy in so many ways at the moment, this would be one of the biggest news stories out there. Thank you VICE. Thank you Isobel.

His face was priceless when she said "Mr Su". I LOVE VICE!!! Leave the earth ALONE and let the people who love and grow from it, keep it. Everyone should protect the rain forest.

when she dropped Su's name.....LOL!!! Got HIM!!

Top tier journalism. You could tell immediately how Jagdeo suddenly changed his speech, mannerism, etc... he might lie, but his body doesn't.

Vice have really been killing these documentaries recently. They're going straight back to the top

This needs to be done in Trinidad and Tobago where corruption is rampant and the influence of the Chinese is clear and is everywhere.

Extremely impressive journalism. The title has to be made much more catchy though. Almost missed this piece of gold.

Really great coverage of this

20:08 That hit him hard 😂😂

When you asked... "And if it's dirty money..." I choked from sheer astonishment and delight at your brazeness... Audacious... Brave... Incredible... Bravo to all involved in bringing this to our attention... 🇿🇦

The hidden camera conversations are hilarious! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Wow amazing documentary. The bravery it must take for these journalists, I cant even imagine.