Politics

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 […]

Amerindian Peoples Association tells UN Forum rights of Indigenous people of Guyana not respected by Government

By Svetlana Marshall The President of the Amerindian Peoples Association (APA), Mario Hastings, slammed the Government of Guyana and its respect for the rights of Indigenous people as he addressed the United Nations (UN) Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. He told the Forum on Wednesday that the actions of the Government of Guyana directly violate […]

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 […]

UNESCO pushing for Guyana to ratify Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is working with Guyana with the hope of having Guyana ratify the UNESCO 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. Guyana’s ratification of the Living Heritage Convention would mark an important step forward in the safeguarding of the country’s cultural heritage, and that […]

Christopher Ram to sue over non-provision of information on oil agreement and other information requests

Chartered Accountant and Attorney-at-Law Christopher Ram has issued a pre-action notice to the Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat and the Commissioner of Information retired Justice of Appeal, Charles Ramson regarding their failure to comply with requests made under the Access to Information Act (2011).  In a statement today, Ram said his requests date back […]

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