Crime

Opposition motion for establishment of National Child Emergency Notification System blocked by Speaker citing updated Police SOPs

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 […]

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 […]

Police Force admits initial statement on young girl’s disappearance was inaccurate; Launches internal probe

Fourteen hours after it told the nation that 11-year-old Adrianna Younge was abducted with surveillance footage showing her leaving the Double Day Hotel in a red and black car Wednesday afternoon, the Guyana Police Force has admitted that its own statement contained multiple inaccuracies. In a statement issued four hours after Younge’s body was found […]

Opposition calls for thorough probe of 11-year-old girl’s death at hotel in Tuschen and demands resignation of Top Cop

The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) and the Alliance For Change (AFC) are calling for a thorough and independent probe into the death of 11-year-old Adrianna Younge, as well as the immediate removal of Police Commissioner, Clifton Hicken over the Force’s shoddy probe into the initial missing person’s report that was filed. The 11-year-old was […]