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Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton is demanding that the Guyana Police Force stays away from investigating the death of 11-year-old Adrianna Younge, as he called for the family’s request for an independent international probe to be honoured. At a press conference this afternoon Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo could not directly say whether there will be an […]
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo today said a thorough investigation must still be carried out to determine how 11-year-old Adriana Younge drowned last week at the Double Day Hotel. An autopsy conducted on Monday found that Younge died from drowning, but Mr. Jagdeo believes there must be a thorough investigation to determine whether there was any […]
Attorney General Anil Nandlall has announced that investigations have commenced into the death of Adriana Younge and the Police handling of the case from the inception. Speaking during his weekly, “Issues in the News” broadcast on Tuesday night, Mr. Nandlall acknowledged that although an autopsy was conducted and found that the young girl died from […]
Five teenagers were among 15 men dragged before the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court this morning to face “acts of terrorism” charges, which were related to Monday night’s fiery protests in Georgetown and a number of other communities. The 15 accused were all denied bail and remanded to jail. Those who faced the Court this morning were […]
A 37-year-old man was shot dead in Bagotstown on the East Bank of Demerara on Tuesday night during an altercation with another man. The deceased has been identified as Mark Anthony Benjamin. A Police report indicated that on Tuesday evening, at around 6:40pm, Benjamin and the suspect, Hosea Salmon, got involved in an altercation, which […]
The Guyana Police Force today said the joint services have been able to normalize the situation in Georgetown and various parts of the country following last evening’s fiery protests and a number of cases of robberies and looting of stores. In a statement, the Police said the Joint Services patrols will continue to maintain a […]
The national curfew from 12:30am to 5:00am, which was gazetted early this morning, could begin at an even earlier time, according to Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn. He said there is a review taking place that could see the curfew starting as early as 10pm. He said a decision has not yet been made […]
With the preliminary findings from the pathologists indicating that 11-year-old Adrianna Younge died by drowning, the Leader of the Alliance For Change (AFC), Nigel Hughes is continuing the call for “thorough and transparent investigation” into her death, while condemning violent acts of protests that have been taking place in parts of the country. In a […]
The father of 11-year-old Adriana Younge who was found dead in the pool of the Double Day Hotel at Tuschen is pleading for peace and an end to violence in wake of widespread fiery protests that escalated last evening after the results of her post mortem examination revealed that she died by drowning. The father, […]
The Guyana Police Force has issued wanted bulletins for more than 20 persons for the incitement of public terror. While many of those wanted were not named in the Police bulletins, their images were released. Many of the wanted persons were captured on cctv cameras setting fire on various streets during Monday night protests, while […]
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