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Despite participating in the current process before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and in response to the ICJ’s ruling on Thursday which ordered Venezuela to refrain from its planned elections for a Governor of Essequibo later this month, the Venezuelan Government today rejected the ruling. In a statement, Venezuela called the provisional measures issued […]
Leader of the Opposition, Aubrey Norton intends to formally write the Government requesting an international probe into the death of 11-year-old Adriana Younge, even as his party – the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) holds discussions with its coalition partners to devise a strategy to hold the authorities’ feet to the fire to ensure that […]
The Guyana Police Force reported today that two Policemen, a corporal and a constable, have been relieved of their duties for neglect over their handling of the early investigations into the report that was filed after 11-year-old Adriana Younge went missing at the Double Day Hotel. She was found dead in the hotel’s pool the […]
By Svetlana Marshall With the nation still reeling from the tragic death of 11-year-old Adriana Younge, today’s Labour Day Rally saw one of its lowest turnouts ever as most unions opted not to participate in the annual march. Amid a heavy downpour, the President of the Guyana Trades Union Congress, Norris Witter and General Secretary […]
A number of political parties and civil society actors today dismissed a report from President Irfaan Ali that 11-year-old Adriana Younge did not die from “forceful drowning” as they demanded an international probe into her death. Exactly one week ago, Adriana went missing during a family outing at the Double Day Hotel at Tuschen on […]
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 […]
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