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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 […]
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 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 […]
A detailed forensic autopsy carried out on the body of 11-year-old Adriana Younge has found that the child died by drowning, family members were told. The autopsy went on for more than 4 hours and was conducted by three foreign pathologists with a local medical team and the Police observing. On the completion of the […]
An opposition motion calling for the establishment of a National Child Emergency Notification System, in wake of the death of 11-year-old Adriana Younge, was today blocked by the Speaker of the National Assembly, Manzoor Nadir. Though allowing Opposition Member of Parliament, Jermaine Figueira to present the motion to the House as well as a response […]
The Rights of the Child Commission has issued a call on law enforcement, judicial authorities, and social services to act urgently, ensuring no stone is left unturned in the pursuit of truth and justice, as it expressed its outrage over the tragic death of 11-year-old Adrianna Younge. The young girl’s body was discovered last Thursday […]
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 […]
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