Speaker disallows motion on Adriana Younge’s death over procedural issues with petition

A petition by the Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) and other concerned citizens and a motion by Opposition Member of Parliament, Amanza Walton- Desir, for the National Assembly to discuss the death of 11-year-old Adriana Younge, was not allowed in the National Assembly this morning. During today’s, Speaker Manzoor Nadir noted that the Standing Order […]

37-year-old Deputy Police Superintendent dies in Montrose accident

The Guyana Police Force has announced the death of Deputy Superintendent of Police, Dexter Brown following a fatal incident which occurred at around 1:20 this morning along the Montrose Public Road. Brown was driving a motorcar owned by an East Coast Demerara businesswoman, when it is reported that he lost control of the vehicle while […]

Family of Adrianna Younge continues plea for justice as information from law enforcement goes silent

Outraged over the death of 11-year-old Adrianna Younge, residents of Region 3 today protested the Leonora Police Station, demanding the removal of the Divisional Commander, Khalid Mandall. Younge’s body was pulled from pool of the Double Day Hotel on Thursday morning, a day after she was reported missing and the Police initially claimed that she […]

VP Jagdeo dismisses US report on drug running, bribery and corruption in Guyana as “lazy”

Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo has declared that he is unbothered by the 2025 US State Department Report which highlighted corruption and money laundering as significant problems that continue to affect Guyana. At a press conference on Thursday, Mr. Jagdeo said he believes that many of the issues raised by the U.S State Department were contained […]