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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 […]
Thirteen days after the body of 11-year-old Adriana Younge was discovered in a pool at the Double Day Hotel after she was reported missing the previous day, Commissioner of Police Clifton Hicken has been unable to provide critical information on the investigation into the death of the young girl which has sparked global outrage, and […]
Attorney General Anil Nandlall has defended the move by the Guyana Police Force to file terrorism charges against persons who were arrested in connection with last Monday’s unrest and looting in some parts of the country. More than forty persons have been charged and remanded to prison for inciting public terror after violent protest erupted […]
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 […]
The Ministry of Education will begin the distribution of the $55,000 cash grant for school children across the country from next Monday, Minister of Education Priya Manickchand announced today. More than 200,000 children from public and private schools are expected to benefit from the annual cash grant distribution, which includes the school uniform and supplies […]
A Chinese national, identified as Eddie Yang, who was working at the Zheng Xin Doors and Windows factory at Grove on the East Bank of Demerara, lost his life on Saturday when a large quantity of glass stored in a 40-ft container collapsed on him. The Labour Ministry has launched an investigation. A report from […]
Hours before the scheduled start of the final farewell, the family of 11-year-old Adriana Younge, who was found dead in a hotel pool two Thursdays ago, announced the postponement of her funeral. The family did not offer a reason for the postponement, but indicated that the public will be updated on new arrangements. In a […]
The Alliance For Change (AFC) is again raising concern over the number of Venezuelan migrants in the country, suggesting today that the electoral process could also be compromised. The AFC’s concerns were heightened following this week’s Parliamentary Sitting, where Home Affairs Minister Robeson Benn could not verify the figure that he had presented to the […]
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 […]
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