By News Source Guyana on May 9, 2025
Crime, News, Politics
The move by the Government to secure the service of one independent homicide investigator from Canada to assist with the investigations into the the death of 11-year-old Adriana Younge has not received the support of the dead child’s family, according to their lead Attorney, Dexter Todd. In an interview with News Source today, Mr. Todd […]
By News Source Guyana on May 9, 2025
Crime, News
Three men are in custody following the discovery of more than 20 pounds of cocaine in the trunk of a car. The bust was made by agents of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit at the corners of Lombard and Sussex Street on Wednesday. Two of the men were arrested the same day, with a wanted […]
By News Source Guyana on May 8, 2025
Crime, News
With the Government securing the services of Canadian Homicide Expert, Leonard McCoshen to assist with the investigations into the death of 11-year-old Adriana Younge, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo today said he is hopeful that in the end, the investigation will provide closure to the family of little Adriana. Adriana’s lifeless body was discovered in a […]
By News Source Guyana on May 8, 2025
Crime, News
The Ministry of Home Affairs announced this morning that the Government has secured the services of retired member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Leonard Mc Coshen to assist with the investigations into the death of 11-year-old Adriana Younge, whose lifeless body was discovered in a pool at the Double Day Hotel two weeks ago. […]
By News Source Guyana on May 8, 2025
Crime, News
Three months after 27-year-old A’ishah McKenzie was busted with over five pounds of cocaine in her suitcase at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, she has been sentenced to three years in jail and fined $3.7 million. The sentence was handed down on Wednesday at the Diamond Magistrates’ Court following the conclusion of the matter. Back […]
By News Source Guyana on May 8, 2025
Crime, News, Politics
Declaring that it feels compelled to share some of the findings of the preliminary forensic examination conducted on 11-year-old Adriana Younge, the Guyana Police Force late on Wednesday night sought to push back against what it described as a “barrage of misinformation being peddled in the social media intending to confuse and cause public mischief”. […]
By News Source Guyana on May 7, 2025
Crime, News
Three men were charged and remanded to prison on Tuesday over the September 2024 murder of Aubrey Richardson at Yarrowkabra on the Soesdyke-Linden Highway. The three murder accused, 19-year-old Carlton Antwan Sampson called ‘Skeng’, 26-year-old Dwayne Neil Winter called ‘Drizzle’ and 36-year-old Brutus Taylor appeared at the Friendship Magistrate’s Court, where the charge was read […]
By News Source Guyana on May 7, 2025
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The Guyana Human Rights Association is raising questions about what it sees as the Government’s increasing use of private security firms, observing that the pattern is setting a dangerous precedent. In a statement, the Human Rights Association hammered the Guyana Police Force for its continued mishandling of high-profile cases, and instances of corruption within the […]
By News Source Guyana on May 6, 2025
Crime, News, Politics
Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton today called for Assistant Commissioner of Police Khalid Mandall to face charges for creating public mischief and attempting to pervert the course of justice. Assistant Commissioner Mandall, was the Officer in Charge of Region No.3, when 11-Year-old Adriana Younge was found dead in the pool of the Double Day Hotel, which […]
By News Source Guyana on May 6, 2025
Crime, News
With the hope of pushing better policing, the Government of Guyana today handed over 5,000 body cams to the Guyana Police Force as part of its efforts to improve transparency and accountability in the Force. The high-tech body cameras, which are both dust and water resistant with a storage capacity of 256GB and have wifi […]