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.
The Chinese government has done this in the Republic of Congo. Kobalt is essential to the green economy, and their state owns 18/20 biggest mining sites.
The hard truth is almost all developing countries have this issue whether you like it or not. I have personally been in a number of developing countries, these corruptions are common knowledge. But another painful truth is the importance of money. If a poor country tries to be righteous and make hard obstacles for foreign investments. Government will not have jobs for people, food for people, schools, hospitals etc. Corruption is the painful dark way every developing country has to go through in order to be prosperous.
A "scoop", lol. The US, France, and commonwealth countries have been doing the same thing in every third world nation since said nations gained "independence". Suddenly, western media is highly concerned about imperialism and economic exploitation of the third world, because China is doing some of it 😅. By the way, China does way more to actually develop the countries it harvests resources from than former colonial powers ever did.
@@dr.z8378 That doesn't make any sense. The reality is foreign countries come in and strip the resources while still leaving the indigenous people poor. Besides, it looks as though these indigenous people aren't dependent on money but the land itself.
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.
their meeting with jagdeo was all theatre..he said nothing in the interview or the meeting that would implicate him. He was only stumped because of the sudden realization that the interview was actually an insulting/interrogation. this video is simply the US making China the bad guy when really the opposite is true.
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
You're absolutely right I find an interesting that these people only work through greed that's why I tell people that you're a real vote is your dollar here in the United States they were trying to push bioengineered food on us not only that but they didn't want to have to tell you if it's real or not people decided to fight against that and chose to boycott those bioengineered foods to the point where it created a new market for organics foods even though organic foods have always been around that's why I say the real vote is the dollar look where the money is going
@@elseascotty9346 that wouldn’t help as Guyana is a third world country that’s already rampant with crime because people are so poor. Guns will never help that problem
@@deztinii124 yeah they would create gangs start to sell weapons and guns and drugs builds a stronger economy how do you think they wars the US fought the import and export of cocaine makes everyone rich
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.
I also want to stress the fact that this was indeed very dangerous.. you and your entire crew could have been offed by Guyana's Phantom squad or the Black clothes police.
Well said! I am also here to learn how to invest after listening to a lady on tv talk about the importance of investing and how she made 7 figure in 3 month, somehow the video taught me nothing and left me even more confused, I'm a newbie and I'm open to ideas on how to invest for retirement
@@rajeshupadhyay5683Think long term, personally i ventured into the market so i won’t be stranded after i retire. A colleague of mine introduced me to CFA " Priscilla Dearmin-Turner " who drew out retirement plans and they all aligned with what i wanted and had to pick one plan and with her exit and entry strategies on commodities , securities and digital assets, my portfolio has really been diversified with good ROI. I am really impressed by how much i have achieved
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!
I'm wondering how she was able to go undercover 🥸? I would think an international journalist like her would be found out kinda easily if they weren't so blinded by their greed. I understand that she was just the "secretary" but still, come on bad guys.
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.
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.
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!?"
Ambush journalism. Given all possible alternatives, show me how the VP is not doing the best possible work for his country. She failed to do that and because of that you can tell that she is an ambush journalist with a clear agenda. Paid $$$ by the Pentagram to destroy a government official in a foreign land. At the end of the day WGAS?? China wins because they know how to do International business. Hint, hint Americans: they leave their guns and bombs at home....
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 RUclips 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.
That Vice President interview is like straight out of a British comedy sketch. For being such a relatively small country, surprisingly I've heard it's very corrupt from multiple different sources over the years. Basically rainforest, oil and corruption - that seems to be what it's famous for internationally. Hopefully they can get it under control and kick politicians like that VP out. With all the oil that Guyana has now, it has the potential to be a comfortable and wealthy place if the funds are just distributed fairly among all Guyanese citizens.
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.
What are people doing about it? Remember that you are still south American and colombia, ecuador had successful nationwide protests that messed up their govs. Can a big protest in guyana change this?
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.
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.
you sure you Guyanese or you pretending to be Guyanese? Guyana is not a poverty country but a middle income country so you are full of bullshit . This vice news is full of lies.
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
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.
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.
They are covering only one side of the problem, I think. The other side is why there is such a level of corruption in the former colonies. And the truth is, that the former colonizers needed the support of corruptible local officials in their era. And after the decolonization these corrupt local elites were those who came into power. So the culture of corruption was in fact brought by the former colonizers, because systemic corruption was needed to rule the country against its people. And many of these corrupt officials are elected. Why do people vote for them? Because they simply have the right connections to rule the system and candidates who would like to play fair are eliminated.
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.
the VP is a pathetic sociopath liar willing to leave guyana mired in poverty for his personal gain. not a young man why does he need such illicit sums.
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.
@@jeanpaulchristian3282 the problem is white people tend to manage their hubris better. Why the H*ll is the VP so involved? Having meetings in his house, having interviews with reporters. Only when you truly see yourself as being above the law, you make those type of moves. And in developing countries the phrase “checks and balances” is only a myth.
@@jeanpaulchristian3282 Why investigate the Americans? Isn't the corruption a lot worse with China? Investigating the Chinese is not racist as you claim it to be. It's just a much bigger story. And the American government gets exposed all the time. You just like China and are angry they are being exposed.
@@jeanpaulchristian3282 It is strange as well, because her investigating is helping these "brown" countries. But you seem to have an allegiance towards elite Chinese. I don't understand your thinking, but you support modern day imperialism. Just like the British Raj.
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.
Take my advice stay wherever you are, this country is extremely corrupt, the people mindset too is corrupt, they can't change their leaders mindset if they themselves practice unlawful things, I lived in this country already so i know how it is, they pull each other down like eolves, they do not enjoy seeing their counterparts succesful, greed and envy and division everywhere as they only vote based on color of the skin. No wonder your dad left…
"Unless you say who the person is I cannot comment on that" "OK what is your relationship with Su Jurong?" "Su-? Oh, Su? My relationship? uh-uh nothing he is a tenant in my place."
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.
@@getthegoods420 can you expand on this? We see this all the time in the US where they pressure the president to answer questions about allegations such as Donald T on his false claims of election interference or his impeachments or with Obama on Snowden.
@@getthegoods420 Biden hasn’t given many direct interviews but Obama was certainly grilled on a few topics but the most was the fallout of Snowdens reveal. He was pressed about how it was unconstitutional. I’m not sure you why you think he wasn’t but at least you agree Donald T was treated the same for committing crimes just like Guyana leader.
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!!
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
@CALL IT IT IS We all know what China is doing to extend its fingers, but showing how it works is difficult. And she may have prevented Guyana from becoming a Chinese puppet state, if it isn't already.
At least China is helping people to rise standards of living. On other side reporting girl from colonialist country who were exploring millions on people do hundreds of years.
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.
@@rustymugg9658 Don't give up hope bro That's exactly what they want Right now they're pushing eugenics again be careful that plays exactly into their hand
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
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.
Of course there is a lot of corruption. Otherwise the state would keep the Guyanian gold for itself. Thank to a reserve in gold, they would be able to borrow money from international banks and slowly invest in their economy. But I guess China corrupts these political leaders so that they can take the gold (I'm not blaming them though, I would do the same)
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🙈
Sorry Guyanese people was never starving and would never starves.Those who starves , are those who look up the overhead to wait for money falling from the skies.We had bountiful food. Guyana is a country full of food. If you fold your hands always and every day you have a bird in the cage walking all over, definitely you will starve
The 18:33 mark in this video highlights Isobel's brilliant work. She approaches the President with a topic he wants to discuss, a topic that feeds his corruption. She tosses him a few softballs, she presents as soft and feminine. She is smiling, she is leaning in towards him and reinforcing positivity with her body language. Then she eases into the questions to bring the interview into focus and then by the time he realizes he is being ambushed Isobel is beating him over the head with a hammer. It also took a ton of work, a lot of risk and pushing the envelope with dangerous people in a dangerous places to put her in the position to do this. Fantastic work in every aspect by Isobel and the team. Also kudos to Vice for allowing their people to take risks.
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
Let me put this out there "The CIA helped overthrow the former leftist government of Jamaica through a process of 'destabilization' and a campaign of violence". This is just one act done by the west against Jamaica of many since the Spanish came and wiped out native Jamaicans. You were saying about China.....
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.
@@jessicasteenbergen8246 Who was there before China went there to make deals ? 🤔 Who dominated central and South America ? What did Biden said in this video ? It is not a America thing nor is it a China thing. Nothing personal. It is Corrupt then as it is Corrupt now. This so called report has a lot of anonymous people and allegations but no solid evidence.
What a fantastic piece of journalism! Isobel and team are doing such incredible work. I wish this made it into mainstream media... but oh well. Thank you Vice!
That's why on all this news you see on TV is all fake they don't know the real stories but now we have cameras and we expose the evil in this world God bless
This is an excellent work, Kudos to all who participated in making this report. Did all the hard work, took time and did all due diligence! Refreshing to see real Journalistic work!
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.
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.😩
@@proudmullet Ok Officer Wordsearch!!....It's also the slang for "Balls"/"Testicles"😩 "Cojones"/" Cajones".... I chose the "a" instead of the "o".😩 What you gonna do... arrest me?!!🙄
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 !
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.
Umm this is anti-China propaganda, the USA and others are doing far worse damage and engaging in far bigger corruption for deals worth 10s of Billions of dollars if not 100s of billions all around South America. The entire continent has been intentionally destabilized due to it's enormous wealth of resources.
@@janiceshepherd3346 If his parents had any good sense they'd welcome the Chinese businessmen. The alternative is getting invaded and bombed by Americans or NATO, millions killed and everything stolen.
VICE has recently truly stepped up their game. This video, for example, is reminiscent of those old videos VICE used to do in it's early days; full of brave investigative journalism, smart analysis, and just fun to watch. Hopefully they continue like this
Was going to say stepped up its game?.... Vice busted out in 2011 with serous journalism in 2011 on youtube...the old youtube...They weere one of the first long before any cable or main stream comapnies. I was shocked at the time as i remembered Vice magazine for older teenagers and 20's, with slick ads....a magazines that looked like it was for upper middle class and higher young adults
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..
@@gc4161 😂 under who? Any tyrant regardless of colour is a tyrant… in US there’s gangster and mafia, so does in China or Africa… same 💩 different colour…
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.
It is not that huge when you realize this has been happening already to so many other developing nations, both previously AND currently. Textbook Chinese colonialism.
it's happening everywhere. oil, agriculture and all sorts of mining. even america's foreign corrupt practices act made exemptions if competitors are also involved in the bribing game.
@@jlee4768 lol Chinese colonialism? 😭 these countries are corrupt , all countries are corrupt, they’re literally developing the country while the west just extracts wealth but doesn’t develop anything 😭 cmon if u want that to change u need to change the Capitalist system we live in
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... 🇿🇦
This will make a huge impact on whats to come, I can see this as being one of the largest journalistic pieces in a while. I myself did not know much about the plight of Guyana and it's people but this is important, because without the fauna and flora of that country the whole world may just collapse further. And this time literally.
Vice continues to impress with the incredible investigative journalism. Incredible work, keep it up. You're telling incredible stories that wouldn't be covered otherwise.
This brilliant piece of investigatory journalism needs to be applauded! The folks on the ground are doing this with great personal risk. It’s so depressing to see the leader of a small country with so much potential willing to partake in the exploitation of the land at the expense of his own fellow citizens all for personal benefit that will only last for one person’s lifetime.
Nothing new! Chiquita Banana, former United Fruit Company along with the USA government took control of local governments by corruption and participated in exploitation and contamination in many countries around the world.
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
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.
@@dreamer6508 I was in Guyana right after that. The twin turbo prop aircraft where the three congressional investigators and the pilot were ambushed and killed was a wreck on the side of the runway. Where you go from the runway to the terminal building, there were bullet holes from machine gun fire all along the walls. I actually bought a short wave radio from an American survivor of the Kool-Aid extravaganza. I still have some recruitment brochures for Jonestown I picked up. Also I ended up catching a lot of parasites, Malaria and Dengue Fever. I was lucky to not get AIDS, when I was getting a Yellow Fever booster at the only hospital in the country, a Seventh Day Adventist hospital, they just rinsed the needles in warm water and reused them. There was only power on 12 hours on 12 hours off, depending on what part of Georgetown you were in. Two of our guys caught Hemophilia, about 10 of us got Dengue Fever. Do not be tempted to ever go to that sh*thole. Cheers from Canada.
You need to write a book, podcast, blog or videos of your these story’s that is absolutely insane the things you went through! Especially the head in the glass box !
Absolutely superb and gutsy journalism. Isobel Young and her Vice team deserve the highest recognition for this work. There are not many media outlets that go up against the government/corporation alliances like this and this documentary should be seen far and wide and hopefully inspire others to do the same in the media industry.
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.
I can't believe you guys just did that , I am in love with everything being done in this project , well done , well done , well done. Vice Asia needs this.
I am so proud of your (vice) fearless investigative reporting. The awareness you bring to corruption is imperative to save this world. If we fail as a species, it'll be at the hands of corruption.
She risked her neck just to expose the truth. She would be alerted by the Chinese mob if the businessmen would pay them to keep her silent. That is not truth to power. That is fear of waiting to die from sudden death. Not worth it. For me, especially.
This was refreshing and brutal at the same time, good to see investigative journalism being done right. This is the news which never makes the newspapers and TV stations in the Caribbean. Good job.
EXCELLENT reporting.. as a Guyanese Citizen that can see the effects of all these "business" deals, it makes me feel a little better knowing that it's come to a head where people genuinely want to know; What's in it for the country? Very high praise to this reporter and her team.. keep at it
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.
Pure panic. Mostly because he didnt know if Su had totally ratted and exposed him or if he just knew of their connection. Suddenly the conversation became a minefield as he didnt know how much Iz knew. How much do you continue lying and denying without making a bigger fool of himself?
This is such amazing Journalism. It’s a pity that this is happening in Guyana, the Caribbean and the rest of the world. I’m Jamaican and I think the same thing is happening here. For example the Road Construction that happened and what’s going on in The Cockpit Country, mining for bauxite. This is a problem as the Cockpit Country is important for Biodiversity and the mining will affect Communities. Another thing is it will affect sacred land for the Maroon people. I feel like eventually Jamaica, Guyana and a lot of other countries will be in debt to China and won’t be able to pay it back. It’s gonna be a disaster.
That's the point of the Chinese allowing everyone to take out huge loans they'll never be able to pay back. Keep the countries in debt so you can develop it yourself.
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.
Vice has taken investigative journalism to the next level. I hope to see more of these stories come to light of these greedy people destroying everything around them in the guise of doing whats best for their country when they are the only one to benefit.
@@Western_Decline so you're saying China wants to make the whole world more wealthy? They are doing deals under the table so they only have to pay a couple people instead of paying the country more money. They will give them a small economic boom until they have everything they want and leave the forests destroyed. We all know US does the same things but that doesn't make it right or a good thing if someone else does.. Vice has made stories that isn't pro US and showing it's corruptness..
The US has been gutting thr global south for a century and build zero infrastructure or investment for locals while instigating CIA coups in any country that wants to keep its own resources, the hypocrisy of the vice corporate media and the west is laughable
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.
@@graycat7704 I’m trying to figure that out myself right now, and it doesn’t matter if you’re full or not, if you’re Guyanese you’re Guyanese, our little country clearly needs all the help it can get
@@elit408 yep I'm sick and tired of not just Guyana but a lot of caribbean countries getting exploited by corruption and foreign countries. There needs to be a change. It's sad to see.
@@graycat7704 I want to see the Caribbean unite and be one country, that is the only way I believe we can compete economically with other larger nations. I also believe if the entire Caribbean were one country we could be a super power or we at least would have the potential to. The West Indian federation existed for a while and multiple Caribbean countries united under 1 flag as one country, we even won 2 bronze medals in the 1960 Rome Olympics.
@@elit408 I hope you guys abroad can find a way to help. It's terrible here in Guyana for alot of people. The resources of the country is just being given away to foreigners and the people get nothing. The deals they sign are god awful, the oil agreement for example. The cost of living is high and people here are barely making enough money to keep afloat. I wish the diaspora would come together and pressure these politicians. You must untie and pressure them, we need change. Guyanese aren't supposed to suffer in our own country while foreigners live like Kings on our own wealth. Guyanese need to unite and fight. Unfortunately the people in Guyana and scared and barely have a voice to speak up.
This is outstanding. Could be the largest and most detailed story on corruption in this decade and possibly ever. All on film. Amazing the lengths this team has gone to
It's difficult to watch this and see a pretty obviously corrupt official bring up the institutional corruption in your own country. Especially when it was in the back of my mind (even before he said it) the entire time I was watching this. I hope for the sake of the regular, honest, hardworking people of all countries that we can end corruption like this.
Vice President was recorded at his own house and still denies it. This is not aceptable. If the President cares about the people do something about this.
@@stevo3938 what op meant was that vice quality of reporting has decreased over the years since inception and this reporting was close to the good old vice days.
@@tomashernandez3016 That's bullshit. Thing is Vice became larger and produce content in a wider variety of categories. So people get pissed off cause they now see videos on topics they don't care about, and fail to notice that the content they loved is still there. Their conflict reporting for the past decade or so is absolutely incredible.
HOLY CRAP! The plottwist during the V.P. Interview was amazing!!!! ISOBEL Young deserves a lot of respect and i am truly thankful for this reports, the stories, the risks they take upon themselfes to inform us in the most unfiltered ways. real journalism. GODSPEED Isobel Young!
19:45 onward is a crazy moment to have caught on camera. What an excellent job by Isobel and the team to bring months of hard work to fruition. Hopefully something comes of this...
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!
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.
I love watching her stories!! She is great
The Chinese government has done this in the Republic of Congo. Kobalt is essential to the green economy, and their state owns 18/20 biggest mining sites.
The hard truth is almost all developing countries have this issue whether you like it or not. I have personally been in a number of developing countries, these corruptions are common knowledge. But another painful truth is the importance of money. If a poor country tries to be righteous and make hard obstacles for foreign investments. Government will not have jobs for people, food for people, schools, hospitals etc. Corruption is the painful dark way every developing country has to go through in order to be prosperous.
A "scoop", lol. The US, France, and commonwealth countries have been doing the same thing in every third world nation since said nations gained "independence". Suddenly, western media is highly concerned about imperialism and economic exploitation of the third world, because China is doing some of it 😅. By the way, China does way more to actually develop the countries it harvests resources from than former colonial powers ever did.
@@dr.z8378 That doesn't make any sense. The reality is foreign countries come in and strip the resources while still leaving the indigenous people poor. Besides, it looks as though these indigenous people aren't dependent on money but the land itself.
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.
Good point
their meeting with jagdeo was all theatre..he said nothing in the interview or the meeting that would implicate him.
He was only stumped because of the sudden realization that the interview was actually an insulting/interrogation.
this video is simply the US making China the bad guy when really the opposite is true.
Because he is a criminal
That made me laugh so hard, he is such a bad liar. Almost looks like a sketch.
He looked so nervous and is so bad at lying lmao it's like out of a movie
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
You're absolutely right I find an interesting that these people only work through greed that's why I tell people that you're a real vote is your dollar here in the United States they were trying to push bioengineered food on us not only that but they didn't want to have to tell you if it's real or not people decided to fight against that and chose to boycott those bioengineered foods to the point where it created a new market for organics foods even though organic foods have always been around that's why I say the real vote is the dollar look where the money is going
You guys should take up arms
@@elseascotty9346 that wouldn’t help as Guyana is a third world country that’s already rampant with crime because people are so poor. Guns will never help that problem
@@deztinii124 yeah they would create gangs start to sell weapons and guns and drugs builds a stronger economy how do you think they wars the US fought the import and export of cocaine makes everyone rich
So wdf the authority eg ..granger etc wasn't been investigated ....no one is perfect .......jagde0 done lots of good 4 d ppl.....
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.
I also want to stress the fact that this was indeed very dangerous.. you and your entire crew could have been offed by Guyana's Phantom squad or the Black clothes police.
Another masterpiece from Isobel Young, She never disappoints with every piece of journalism she makes despite the risks needed to be taken.
I also enjoy her work
Yes indeed
Spelt her name wrong
Oh yeah this woman's very very special God bless
Love her & her reporting.. I only fear for her life
This probably won't get the recognition it deserves since Guyana is a small country, but the quality of journalism here is amazing.
Obviously white journalists are protecting AmeriKKKa's imperialism
Well said! I am also here to learn how to invest after listening to a lady on tv talk about the importance of investing and how she made 7 figure in 3 month, somehow the video taught me nothing and left me even more confused, I'm a newbie and I'm open to ideas on how to invest for retirement
@@rajeshupadhyay5683Think long term, personally i ventured into the market so i won’t be stranded after i retire. A colleague of mine introduced me to CFA " Priscilla Dearmin-Turner " who drew out retirement plans and they all aligned with what i wanted and had to pick one plan and with her exit and entry strategies on commodities , securities and digital assets, my portfolio has really been diversified with good ROI. I am really impressed by how much i have achieved
Financial management is a crucial topic that most tend to shy away from, and ends up haunting them in the near future
Investment now will be wise but the truth is investing on your own will be a high risk. I think it will be best to get a professional👌
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!
I hope she writes books someday, and if she has, I’d love to read it
I hope she's getting paid very well for putting her life on the line so often.
I'm wondering how she was able to go undercover 🥸? I would think an international journalist like her would be found out kinda easily if they weren't so blinded by their greed. I understand that she was just the "secretary" but still, come on bad guys.
Bamf??
@@Leel3ones89 She's like a real life James Bond.
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.
Stand together as Guyana people. You guys are acting too soft. It's your land.
Can you do that in China? Think about it!!!!
@@GH-one1 can you do that in America? because the american whiteman's exxon mobil is also robbing guyana but vice isnt goin to make a doc a bout that
reporter: *mentions the name of a specific Chinese business man*
VP: *immediately loses composure*
LOL that boi was SHOOK
You know you hit the weak point when they get staggered instantly.
😂😂🤣🤣🤣
It was so uncomfortable to watch…
@@coconeaux right?? I was recoiling
Lol🤣🤣🤣
The VP's face and tone when Mr. Su's name was dropped... priceless!
20:07
exactly.
😂 exactly!
r/WatchPeopleDieInside moment right there lol
RIP to Sue unfortunately
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.
What’s this journalist name?
@@chefantoniowooten6779 Isabel is her 1st name. You have to go back to the beginning to see her full name onscreen.
Same in Jamaica
She could probably get killed for this
@@jaycqc8136 jamaica needs real journalists, corruption rules!
This is some real journalism.
yes it is
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!?"
his reaction to the specific name is just priceless... the face of a man exposed.
My boy got caught in in 4k ultra HD. When he paused and started to stutter I knew he was lying 🤣😂
Ambush journalism. Given all possible alternatives, show me how the VP is not doing the best possible work for his country. She failed to do that and because of that you can tell that she is an ambush journalist with a clear agenda. Paid $$$ by the Pentagram to destroy a government official in a foreign land.
At the end of the day WGAS?? China wins because they know how to do International business. Hint, hint Americans: they leave their guns and bombs at home....
When he started stuttering.. that’s when truth stands clear from error
@@kendellharris7680 😂😂😂🤣
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 RUclips 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.
Vice has always been good
Lmao I love how she names one person and he’s shocked and plays dumb 😂
Vice never left. Isobel Yeung and her colleagues have been producing amazing content like this non-stop.
That Vice President interview is like straight out of a British comedy sketch.
For being such a relatively small country, surprisingly I've heard it's very corrupt from multiple different sources over the years. Basically rainforest, oil and corruption - that seems to be what it's famous for internationally.
Hopefully they can get it under control and kick politicians like that VP out. With all the oil that Guyana has now, it has the potential to be a comfortable and wealthy place if the funds are just distributed fairly among all Guyanese citizens.
Keep an eye on their channel, They've had almost daily hard hitting stories over the last 3 years.
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.
What are people doing about it? Remember that you are still south American and colombia, ecuador had successful nationwide protests that messed up their govs. Can a big protest in guyana change this?
the US and western civilization have pillaged latin America for centuries.
Now, they use CIA funded VICE media for these shameless games
This is nothing but propaganda. All you need to do is look what America does around the world and even in Guyana!
@@lukemurray4950 how is it propaganda is it's the truth?
Yeah, this is making those conversations public
Damn, when Isobel asked the VP about his relationship with Su, every detail on his face and even the atmosphere changed.
He is not a good liar lmao
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.
Give it a break with the religious stuff yeesh
Vice been doing the hard work recently! Their piece on XinJiang and Ukraine was excellent too
@@WoahthereIan Whoa there Ian! Some people come from a religious background and that’s part of their speech. Skate, don’t hate bro. 😂
@@DavidLifeAndStuff GOD BLESS YOU AND GOD KEEP YOU IN THE HOLIEST, YABADOOOYABADEE JESUS CAME DOWN AND BLESSED THIS COMMENT DAVID YEEEEEEYEE
@@simeydotme
For the Ukraine issue
It's not black and white as the US is painting it
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.
you sure you Guyanese or you pretending to be Guyanese? Guyana is not a poverty country but a middle income country so you are full of bullshit . This vice news is full of lies.
Cost of Chinese friendship
Basically...
bunch of crooks in guyana and u would think it will get better with the oil coming but i doubt it
At least they arent coming with ''democracy'' like some did in irak
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
Strip mining and flooding of the forests. What a travesty.
I agree wirh you...Foreigners will always come and enjoy what we're not..
your government trap and trick with chyna so good luck
@@LuvtoDrive02 By foreigners
@@ronnellagreene5950 they pay tax to guyana government , yes,no?
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.
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.
If now she would report on the corruption/situations in the USA/EU. That would be the definition of journalism..
I hope they made it out alive.
The NYT and Washington Post have been reporting on this for 3 years. How do you think she knew?
@@kjellv2112 They do, you just don't pay attention.
They are covering only one side of the problem, I think. The other side is why there is such a level of corruption in the former colonies. And the truth is, that the former colonizers needed the support of corruptible local officials in their era. And after the decolonization these corrupt local elites were those who came into power. So the culture of corruption was in fact brought by the former colonizers, because systemic corruption was needed to rule the country against its people. And many of these corrupt officials are elected. Why do people vote for them? Because they simply have the right connections to rule the system and candidates who would like to play fair are eliminated.
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.
Nearly 8M subscribers, premium TV positions, and consistently referenced as a viable source for information for academia is far from underrated.
Even with all those points, Vice is still underrated. This piece was a masterpiece
Lol vice is not underrated. They’re a hit or miss. A lot of times it’s highly exaggerated which VIce is known for.
the VP is a pathetic sociopath liar willing to leave guyana mired in poverty for his personal gain. not a young man why does he need such illicit sums.
I’d rather give this journalist credit more than vice. Vice gets credit for giving interesting stories a platform.
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.
Yes, I wish she woukd investigate the Americans as well as Brown and Yellow people countries
@@jeanpaulchristian3282 the problem is white people tend to manage their hubris better. Why the H*ll is the VP so involved? Having meetings in his house, having interviews with reporters. Only when you truly see yourself as being above the law, you make those type of moves. And in developing countries the phrase “checks and balances” is only a myth.
@@jeanpaulchristian3282 Why investigate the Americans? Isn't the corruption a lot worse with China? Investigating the Chinese is not racist as you claim it to be. It's just a much bigger story. And the American government gets exposed all the time. You just like China and are angry they are being exposed.
@@jeanpaulchristian3282 It is strange as well, because her investigating is helping these "brown" countries. But you seem to have an allegiance towards elite Chinese. I don't understand your thinking, but you support modern day imperialism. Just like the British Raj.
Lol his eyes were twitching from stress.
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.
Take my advice stay wherever you are, this country is extremely corrupt, the people mindset too is corrupt, they can't change their leaders mindset if they themselves practice unlawful things, I lived in this country already so i know how it is, they pull each other down like eolves, they do not enjoy seeing their counterparts succesful, greed and envy and division everywhere as they only vote based on color of the skin. No wonder your dad left…
This was amazing. Whenever Vice does on-the-ground or investigative journalism, it is absolutely amazing.
So... The Pentagon wants the VP of Guyana gone. Enter Vice "news".....
Their whole business model is producing the aesthetics of independent, "on-the-ground" journalism.
its a c.i.a funded hit job on chinese people doing business. the goal is to soften up public opinion to engage a war in the asian pacific
It's lies and fraud
Became they suck they life out of them for a few years and then get new ones
That su question caught him off guard 🤣 nice job vice
I AM SCREAMING 🤣🤣🤣
best
When
"Unless you say who the person is I cannot comment on that"
"OK what is your relationship with Su Jurong?"
"Su-? Oh, Su? My relationship? uh-uh nothing he is a tenant in my place."
Su?! Su is the coffee boy.
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.
Journalists talking to foreign leaders like they are prosecutors in a court room is not good reporting and it's not good for foreign relationships.
@@getthegoods420 can you expand on this? We see this all the time in the US where they pressure the president to answer questions about allegations such as Donald T on his false claims of election interference or his impeachments or with Obama on Snowden.
Ya they only did this with Trump.
They never talked to Obama or Biden or even George bush this way.
@@getthegoods420 Biden hasn’t given many direct interviews but Obama was certainly grilled on a few topics but the most was the fallout of Snowdens reveal. He was pressed about how it was unconstitutional. I’m not sure you why you think he wasn’t but at least you agree Donald T was treated the same for committing crimes just like Guyana leader.
Isobel yeung is partner with a BBC executive, basically the an extension of the C.I.A This is pure propaganda.
Vice, this is some heavy stuff you guys filmed. Felt just like the early days of Vice. Keep it up!
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!!
yes, I had to laugh at the reaction. She went in raw without lube and he wasn't expecting that
It was damning to see his reaction when his bluff was called. Isobel is just truly amazing at what she has achieved with Vice.
Nothing will happen its Guyana
I was cracking up at 20:12. "Su? Su, oh Su. Yeah he's a uh tenant in my uh building"
Yes
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
@Jack Smith I hate you too China. Taiwan is a country.
@CALL IT IT IS We all know what China is doing to extend its fingers, but showing how it works is difficult. And she may have prevented Guyana from becoming a Chinese puppet state, if it isn't already.
@CALL IT IT IS troll
@CALL IT IT IS what people assume doesn't equal hard proof which is exactly what this piece provided...
At least China is helping people to rise standards of living.
On other side reporting girl from colonialist country who were exploring millions on people do hundreds of years.
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.
It will take the destruction of humans for anything good to happen on this GOD forsaken place. What a horrible world we live in.
The really sad part is China does shoddy work, so it'll all be collapsing. If they do it their country how do you think they're treating Africans.
@@rustymugg9658 Don't give up hope bro That's exactly what they want Right now they're pushing eugenics again be careful that plays exactly into their hand
Jagdeo is as corrupt as he is bald.
Same things happen in Indonesia at multisectors. Hope they could done those investigation here. :(
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
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.
The reaction at 20:00 next level.
He's craping his pants on camera.
Su?....ooh Su?🤣
I need someone to make a meme about his face 🤣😂🤣
I’ve been hearing so much about the corruption in Guyana from my family. This video is pure validation.
Me too. The race war going there as well.
Of course there is a lot of corruption. Otherwise the state would keep the Guyanian gold for itself. Thank to a reserve in gold, they would be able to borrow money from international banks and slowly invest in their economy. But I guess China corrupts these political leaders so that they can take the gold (I'm not blaming them though, I would do the same)
@@graycat7704 is that still going on?
you have been hearing about Chinese funded corruption Han
@@graycat7704 no race war.....an economic war funded by a large C....ountry
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🙈
Sorry Guyanese people was never starving and would never starves.Those who starves , are those who look up the overhead to wait for money falling from the skies.We had bountiful food. Guyana is a country full of food. If you fold your hands always and every day you have a bird in the cage walking all over, definitely you will starve
The world will literally feel the heat
You caught him off guard. Job well done
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.🤣
21:38 he will definitely investigate and ask around. I guess he'll go home ask himself questions and investigate himself 😂. This is gold!
This is some AMAZING exposé journalism. Way to ask the hard questions, being bold and accurate with true, first sources.
Very brave investigative journalism!
The 18:33 mark in this video highlights Isobel's brilliant work. She approaches the President with a topic he wants to discuss, a topic that feeds his corruption. She tosses him a few softballs, she presents as soft and feminine. She is smiling, she is leaning in towards him and reinforcing positivity with her body language. Then she eases into the questions to bring the interview into focus and then by the time he realizes he is being ambushed Isobel is beating him over the head with a hammer. It also took a ton of work, a lot of risk and pushing the envelope with dangerous people in a dangerous places to put her in the position to do this. Fantastic work in every aspect by Isobel and the team. Also kudos to Vice for allowing their people to take risks.
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
Very true! Jamaica got to stop selling out.
Let me put this out there "The CIA helped overthrow the former leftist government of Jamaica through a process of 'destabilization' and a campaign of violence". This is just one act done by the west against Jamaica of many since the Spanish came and wiped out native Jamaicans. You were saying about China.....
There’s still people risking their all to uncover truth. Kudos to the reporter and the team
A lot less these days so I’m happy to see it! Most journos are trying to convince us that Hunter Biden laptop is still Russian propaganda..
Whose TRUTH
Isobel yeung is partner with a BBC executive, basically the an extension of the C.I.A This is pure propaganda.
ruclips.net/video/VTQ91werzk8/видео.html
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.
As a Guyanese, it bothers me with what is going on in this country. I hope it gets known more in the world
I truly feel for you all, but most lickely it will be ignored as always, besides nobody dares touching China
@@jessicasteenbergen8246 Yellow Fever ??? LOL
@@josephroo7060 hahaha good one
@@jessicasteenbergen8246 Who was there before China went there to make deals ? 🤔
Who dominated central and South America ? What did Biden said in this video ?
It is not a America thing nor is it a China thing.
Nothing personal. It is Corrupt then as it is Corrupt now.
This so called report has a lot of anonymous people and allegations but no solid evidence.
@@cosmoray9750 Oh without a doubt is it corrupt, but these countries do get exploited because of what they have and the people never benefit from it
What a fantastic piece of journalism! Isobel and team are doing such incredible work. I wish this made it into mainstream media... but oh well. Thank you Vice!
That's why on all this news you see on TV is all fake they don't know the real stories but now we have cameras and we expose the evil in this world God bless
yea, why isn't Isabel more well known and all over the major networks?
They’re all carrying water for China themselves.
Honestly one of the best undercover investigations I've seen, journalism at its finest.
Isobel yeung is partner with a BBC executive, basically the an extension of the C.I.A This is pure propaganda.
She’s got BALLS. That one on one with the VP had me like 🫢🫡🤯 amazing work!
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 an excellent work, Kudos to all who participated in making this report. Did all the hard work, took time and did all due diligence! Refreshing to see real Journalistic work!
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.
LOL, Indeed.
I love this😂😂 nail it
Wow! Beautiful reporting. The Vice President almost choked on his own saliva when asking about Su. Thanks for all this hard work Vice.
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.
Yeung*
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.😩
cojones* (cajones means drawers)
@@proudmullet Ok Officer Wordsearch!!....It's also the slang for "Balls"/"Testicles"😩 "Cojones"/" Cajones".... I chose the "a" instead of the "o".😩 What you gonna do... arrest me?!!🙄
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@@maliceintended The grammar Police have been deployed.
Once again destroying the environment and then the people will not even get the money it'll be going to the corrupt officials this planet is doomed.
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 !
The reaction of the VP when asked about knowing Su was priceless lol
Corrupt boi got caught in 4k Ultra HD
@@Jan-xf8sk not really, it's 1080p max lmfao
This video needs to be used to take him to court for breaches to human rights plus corruption. He needs to be under the jail. Just evil
@@711jastin just an exaggeration lol
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.
I can't stress enough how impressed I am with the wonderful job done by everyone who has made this piece possible. Thank you for your service 🙏
Umm this is anti-China propaganda, the USA and others are doing far worse damage and engaging in far bigger corruption for deals worth 10s of Billions of dollars if not 100s of billions all around South America. The entire continent has been intentionally destabilized due to it's enormous wealth of resources.
An Amerindian man plus USA news reporter
Finally, it’s amazing to see a return of real journalism!
Vice is fake news
It's all real journalism.
Thank you so much for publishing this documentary. Shared this with my family that are from Guyana.
Darian what did your parents had to say when you shared it with them?
I am curious
@@janiceshepherd3346 If his parents had any good sense they'd welcome the Chinese businessmen. The alternative is getting invaded and bombed by Americans or NATO, millions killed and everything stolen.
@@janiceshepherd3346 It's Western propaganda to make China look bad
@@janiceshepherd3346 most Guyanese people don't trust the government so I don't think this is going to be surprising
Yh I’m curious too
saved to my archives this is excellent you single handed showed the world whats going on hope they act on this
This piece of journalism is absolutely amazing. Truly astonishing how well this is put together and what it uncovers. Kudos.
VICE has recently truly stepped up their game. This video, for example, is reminiscent of those old videos VICE used to do in it's early days; full of brave investigative journalism, smart analysis, and just fun to watch. Hopefully they continue like this
CIA PROPAGANDA, c’mon man
Not really
Was going to say stepped up its game?....
Vice busted out in 2011 with serous journalism in 2011 on youtube...the old youtube...They weere one of the first long before any cable or main stream comapnies.
I was shocked at the time as i remembered Vice magazine for older teenagers and 20's, with slick ads....a magazines that looked like it was for upper middle class and higher young adults
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..
You want to be under them ??
@@gc4161 empires come and go if rather be under the Chinese the west uses bullets the Chinese use bribes
@@gc4161 is that what he said?
@@gc4161 😂 under who? Any tyrant regardless of colour is a tyrant… in US there’s gangster and mafia, so does in China or Africa… same 💩 different colour…
@@zacnic8726 Canadian mining companies are totally different, not sure how, but they are certainly better.
How is this man still in government after this report became public?
I’m sorry to say but this man is a powerful person in Guyana. The president of Guyana answers to him not the other way around.
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.
Great point
The world is not crazy. Only the rich, politicians, and brain dead sheep are crazy. There's actually very few that aren't.
It is not that huge when you realize this has been happening already to so many other developing nations, both previously AND currently. Textbook Chinese colonialism.
it's happening everywhere. oil, agriculture and all sorts of mining. even america's foreign corrupt practices act made exemptions if competitors are also involved in the bribing game.
@@jlee4768 lol Chinese colonialism? 😭 these countries are corrupt , all countries are corrupt, they’re literally developing the country while the west just extracts wealth but doesn’t develop anything 😭 cmon if u want that to change u need to change the Capitalist system we live in
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 has been brought to you by CIA-funded VICE media, sponsored by Exxon Mobil
Women privileges, a man would get whacked saying that, just saying
This will make a huge impact on whats to come, I can see this as being one of the largest journalistic pieces in a while. I myself did not know much about the plight of Guyana and it's people but this is important, because without the fauna and flora of that country the whole world may just collapse further. And this time literally.
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.
Vice continues to impress with the incredible investigative journalism. Incredible work, keep it up. You're telling incredible stories that wouldn't be covered otherwise.
Vice have really been killing these documentaries recently.
They're going straight back to the top
This brilliant piece of investigatory journalism needs to be applauded! The folks on the ground are doing this with great personal risk.
It’s so depressing to see the leader of a small country with so much potential willing to partake in the exploitation of the land at the expense of his own fellow citizens all for personal benefit that will only last for one person’s lifetime.
Good journalism I would like you to interview the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago.
Nothing new! Chiquita Banana, former United Fruit Company along with the USA government took control of local governments by corruption and participated in exploitation and contamination in many countries around the world.
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
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.
Sheesh!
How did you make it out alive, remember the congressman who was killed in Jonestown
@@dreamer6508 I was in Guyana right after that. The twin turbo prop aircraft where the three congressional investigators and the pilot were ambushed and killed was a wreck on the side of the runway. Where you go from the runway to the terminal building, there were bullet holes from machine gun fire all along the walls. I actually bought a short wave radio from an American survivor of the Kool-Aid extravaganza. I still have some recruitment brochures for Jonestown I picked up. Also I ended up catching a lot of parasites, Malaria and Dengue Fever. I was lucky to not get AIDS, when I was getting a Yellow Fever booster at the only hospital in the country, a Seventh Day Adventist hospital, they just rinsed the needles in warm water and reused them. There was only power on 12 hours on 12 hours off, depending on what part of Georgetown you were in. Two of our guys caught Hemophilia, about 10 of us got Dengue Fever. Do not be tempted to ever go to that sh*thole. Cheers from Canada.
South America is a rogue town.
You need to write a book, podcast, blog or videos of your these story’s that is absolutely insane the things you went through! Especially the head in the glass box !
Absolutely superb and gutsy journalism. Isobel Young and her Vice team deserve the highest recognition for this work. There are not many media outlets that go up against the government/corporation alliances like this and this documentary should be seen far and wide and hopefully inspire others to do the same in the media industry.
Yeung*
Hahahahaha. This man got exposed hardddddddd
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.
I can't believe you guys just did that , I am in love with everything being done in this project , well done , well done , well done. Vice Asia needs this.
this is propaganda 100%
@@ruoyuli4091 .50 RMB showing up. Calling BBC part of US intel? Exactly from 🇨🇳 govt playbook
@@ruoyuli4091 oh noooooo , i fell for it . But how are you so sure? I have seen great propaganda before but vice surely cant be a sellout
@@subhamchaudhuri8162 vice is funded by the C.I.A
I am so proud of your (vice) fearless investigative reporting. The awareness you bring to corruption is imperative to save this world. If we fail as a species, it'll be at the hands of corruption.
She risked her neck just to expose the truth. She would be alerted by the Chinese mob if the businessmen would pay them to keep her silent. That is not truth to power. That is fear of waiting to die from sudden death. Not worth it. For me, especially.
Stroke stroke stroke.
God bless and amen to that
This was refreshing and brutal at the same time, good to see investigative journalism being done right. This is the news which never makes the newspapers and TV stations in the Caribbean. Good job.
Nestle is doing far worse in South America ;but Vice only cares about anti-China propaganda.
Danggggg, this is insane. Great work Isobel and team! I love it.
Whatever topic Isobel Yeung covers,its always amazing, interesting and informative. Always love her works. Bold,clever, courageous and beautiful.
Don't be so quick to praise this woman who you've never met
You think “discovering Chinese does business” just like every other country and people is “great work” and “brilliant”?
EXCELLENT reporting.. as a Guyanese Citizen that can see the effects of all these "business" deals, it makes me feel a little better knowing that it's come to a head where people genuinely want to know; What's in it for the country? Very high praise to this reporter and her team.. keep at it
This investigation was one of the best I’ve seen definitely deserves an award for this reporting.This is real journalism at its finest well done
seriously one of the best undercover journalist works I've seen
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.
The rainforest all over the world is the most important thing so we have oxygen God bless
Pure panic. Mostly because he didnt know if Su had totally ratted and exposed him or if he just knew of their connection. Suddenly the conversation became a minefield as he didnt know how much Iz knew. How much do you continue lying and denying without making a bigger fool of himself?
20:12 is priceless you just watch the calm and confidence give way to total fear and panic.
FUCKING PRICELESS 😂
This is such amazing Journalism. It’s a pity that this is happening in Guyana, the Caribbean and the rest of the world. I’m Jamaican and I think the same thing is happening here. For example the Road Construction that happened and what’s going on in The Cockpit Country, mining for bauxite. This is a problem as the Cockpit Country is important for Biodiversity and the mining will affect Communities. Another thing is it will affect sacred land for the Maroon people. I feel like eventually Jamaica, Guyana and a lot of other countries will be in debt to China and won’t be able to pay it back. It’s gonna be a disaster.
That’s what they’re hoping and planning for
That's the point of the Chinese allowing everyone to take out huge loans they'll never be able to pay back. Keep the countries in debt so you can develop it yourself.
Thanks and here’s the video I mentioned. Don’t show mom. Thanks 🙏. ruclips.net/video/vf28QhKDNRc/видео.html 😀
That's the plan clearly.those huge Sums of money no one can pay back and also the politicians in the countries let greed win
You don't have to be in debt any longer if you go to war.
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.
Vice has taken investigative journalism to the next level. I hope to see more of these stories come to light of these greedy people destroying everything around them in the guise of doing whats best for their country when they are the only one to benefit.
CIA-funded. Clearly biased in favor of US. geopolitical narratives. Let’s study Western exploitation in Latin America.
The West wants to keep the World poor. China offers a different vision.
This is why Western civilization is scared and desperate.
@@Western_Decline so you're saying China wants to make the whole world more wealthy? They are doing deals under the table so they only have to pay a couple people instead of paying the country more money. They will give them a small economic boom until they have everything they want and leave the forests destroyed. We all know US does the same things but that doesn't make it right or a good thing if someone else does.. Vice has made stories that isn't pro US and showing it's corruptness..
Who are the greedy people, expand on that for us
The US has been gutting thr global south for a century and build zero infrastructure or investment for locals while instigating CIA coups in any country that wants to keep its own resources, the hypocrisy of the vice corporate media and the west is laughable
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.
I’m not fully Guyanese but my father is. Is there anyway to help Guyana?
@@graycat7704 I’m trying to figure that out myself right now, and it doesn’t matter if you’re full or not, if you’re Guyanese you’re Guyanese, our little country clearly needs all the help it can get
@@elit408 yep I'm sick and tired of not just Guyana but a lot of caribbean countries getting exploited by corruption and foreign countries. There needs to be a change. It's sad to see.
@@graycat7704 I want to see the Caribbean unite and be one country, that is the only way I believe we can compete economically with other larger nations. I also believe if the entire Caribbean were one country we could be a super power or we at least would have the potential to. The West Indian federation existed for a while and multiple Caribbean countries united under 1 flag as one country, we even won 2 bronze medals in the 1960 Rome Olympics.
@@elit408 I hope you guys abroad can find a way to help. It's terrible here in Guyana for alot of people. The resources of the country is just being given away to foreigners and the people get nothing. The deals they sign are god awful, the oil agreement for example. The cost of living is high and people here are barely making enough money to keep afloat. I wish the diaspora would come together and pressure these politicians. You must untie and pressure them, we need change. Guyanese aren't supposed to suffer in our own country while foreigners live like Kings on our own wealth. Guyanese need to unite and fight. Unfortunately the people in Guyana and scared and barely have a voice to speak up.
This is outstanding. Could be the largest and most detailed story on corruption in this decade and possibly ever. All on film. Amazing the lengths this team has gone to
Excellent work by VICE
" Everything under the table" Jail them all, but i guess the Police is corrupt to..
His face in the end in priceless :D
This was absolutely insane and definitely very risky at the same time - its amazing what Vice is doing and thank you for providing us with this view!
Indeed. If you ever need a film score composer, just let me know.
RISK is her middle name. Check out her Afghanistan coverage is one of her best.
It's difficult to watch this and see a pretty obviously corrupt official bring up the institutional corruption in your own country. Especially when it was in the back of my mind (even before he said it) the entire time I was watching this. I hope for the sake of the regular, honest, hardworking people of all countries that we can end corruption like this.
Only when Christ returns
Nope. As long as the corrupt benefits and have the power to continue benefitting, it WILL continue.
Vice President was recorded at his own house and still denies it. This is not aceptable. If the President cares about the people do something about this.
I've not watched vice for ages, this seems like reporting from around 10 years ago. Keep it up.
It’s recent
Isobel did a great expose on the Xinjiang region of China, she's one of the best.
@@stevo3938 what op meant was that vice quality of reporting has decreased over the years since inception and this reporting was close to the good old vice days.
@@tomashernandez3016 That's bullshit. Thing is Vice became larger and produce content in a wider variety of categories. So people get pissed off cause they now see videos on topics they don't care about, and fail to notice that the content they loved is still there. Their conflict reporting for the past decade or so is absolutely incredible.
It really has got back to its roots in recent month.
HOLY CRAP! The plottwist during the V.P. Interview was amazing!!!! ISOBEL Young deserves a lot of respect and i am truly thankful for this reports, the stories, the risks they take upon themselfes to inform us in the most unfiltered ways. real journalism.
GODSPEED Isobel Young!
Yeung*
19:45 onward is a crazy moment to have caught on camera. What an excellent job by Isobel and the team to bring months of hard work to fruition. Hopefully something comes of this...
Yeah, this is really awkward to watch - someone obviously lying when we all know he is lying. I can't imagine being in the room without squirming.
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!