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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”. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
23-year-old Lindener, Kellon Sumner, lost his life tragically early on Saturday morning when the motorcycle he was riding collided with an SUV that was being driven by Lt. Colonel Courtney Mendonca of the Guyana Defence Force. The incident occurred at around 1:40am on Saturday. In a statement this morning, the Guyana Police Force said based […]
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 […]
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 […]
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