Demerara Waves Online News- Guyana

28/04/2025

As three forensic pathologists on Monday morning prepared to conduct an autopsy on the body of 11-year old Adrianna Young which was found in a hotel pool at Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo last week, sympathisers blocked a section of Middle Street outside the Georgetown Public Hospital mortuary. They were beating drums, chanting slogans and ringing a bell to back their demands for justice for the girl whose death has rocked the hearts of Guyanese across the divides of politics, race, culture and religion....

As three forensic pathologists on Monday morning prepared to conduct an autopsy on the body of 11-year old Adrianna Young which was found in a hotel pool at Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo last week, …

28/04/2025

Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton, Sunday night, urged Lindeners to protest in solidarity with family members and other loved ones of 11-year-old Adriana Younge, whose body was found in a pool at Double Day Hotel, Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo, last Thursday. "I say to you in Linden and I say it loud: organise protest in solidarity with young Adrianna Younge because the time has come when we must stop the lawlessness that is being practiced by the Guyana Police Force and the government," he told the opening of Linden Town Week to mark the 55th anniversary of that municipality....

Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton, Sunday night, urged Lindeners to protest in solidarity with family members and other loved ones of 11-year-old Adriana Younge, whose body was found in a pool at Dou…

27/04/2025

The Rights of the Child Commission (RCC) on Sunday called on authorities to ensure a proper and open probe is conducted into the death of the 11-year-old girl whose body was found in a pool at a hotel in Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo. The RCC said Adrianna Younge's tragic death underscores the urgent need for a swift, transparent, and thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding this tragedy....

The Rights of the Child Commission (RCC) on Sunday called on authorities to ensure a proper and open probe is conducted into the death of the 11-year-old girl whose body was found in a pool at a ho…

27/04/2025

Almost all eligible persons in Region Nine (Upper Takatu-Upper Essequibo) have taken the vaccine that protects against the human papillomavirus (HPV), which can cause cervical cancer, Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony said Sunday. "I was just in Region Nine a day ago (Saturday) and I was talking to the people there and I was pleasantly surprised that, while the whole country we are at 53 percent on average, they are already at 92 percent for boys and girl between the ages of 9 and 15 so that's the WHO (World Health Organisation)," he said....

Almost all eligible persons in Region Nine (Upper Takatu-Upper Essequibo) have taken the vaccine that protects against the human papillomavirus (HPV), which can cause cervical cancer, Health Minist…

27/04/2025

The death of an 11-year-old girl is a grim reminder of the severity of crime in Caribbean. The ineffectiveness of law enforcement and the justice system crea...

26/04/2025

https://demerarawaves.com/2025/04/25/region-three-police-commander-transferred-in-aftermath-of-girls-death/
Assistant Police Commissioner Khalid Mandall was transferred from his post as Commander for Region Three (West Demerara- Essequibo Islands) on Friday, amid public calls for him to be removed over the regional police’s handling of the disappearance and subsequent death of an 11-year old girl at a hotel in Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo.

26/04/2025

https://demerarawaves.com/2025/04/25/adrianna-younges-family-refuses-autopsy-by-govt-hired-international-pathologist-call-for-foreign-investigators-to-probe-death/
The family members of 11-year-old Adrianna Younge on Friday refused to allow the autopsy to be conducted by a Barbados-based forensic pathologist, and said they wanted investigators from the United States or Canada to probe her death.

26/04/2025

https://demerarawaves.com/2025/04/25/ali-warns-protesters-to-cease-destroying-properties-blocking-roads/

President Irfaan Ali on Friday warned that government would not tolerate the damage and destruction of public and private property by politically instigated persons looking to take advantage of the tension surrounding the death of 11-year-old Adrianna Younge at a hotel in Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo.

25/04/2025

Police Sergeant charged with murder of Lindener
https://demerarawaves.com/2025/04/25/police-sergeant-charged-with-murder-of-lindener/

24/04/2025

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24/04/2025

https://demerarawaves.com/2025/04/24/body-of-abducted-girl-retrieved-from-tuschen-hotel-pool/

The body of the 11-year-old girl, who was allegedly abducted and taken into the Double Day Hotel, Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo, was found Thursday morning in a pool at the hotel, intensifying tension among family members and other persons.

24/04/2025

https://demerarawaves.com/2025/04/24/angry-persons-burn-tires-storm-tuschen-hotel-for-abducted-girl-police-say-hotel-was-searched-car-tracked-down-in-west-bank-demerara/

Although the Guyana Police Force said they searched the Double Day Hotel at Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo for a teenage girl, who was allegedly snatched and taken inside on Wednesday, aggrieved persons stormed the hotel on Thursday....

24/04/2025

https://demerarawaves.com/2025/04/24/man-kills-reputed-wife-after-court-appearance-for-wounding-her-her-mother-sister-also-shot-dead/

Hours after a court appearance for allegedly wounding his reputed wife three months ago, a man shot dead her, her sister, and their mother before committing su***de by drinking a poisonous substance, the Guyana Police Force said.

24/04/2025

Social media and other aspects of modern technology have eroded a lot of Guyana's intangible cultural heritage, well-known literary critic and academic, Al Creighton said Wednesday. He told the opening of the workshop on the ratification of the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage that Guyana's masquerade, the Indian folklore character, Balgobin satirical tales, ring games, the 40-hour Ramleela play, Caribbean story-telling, wake for the deceased, and the Hindu 'dig dutty' pre-marital ritual are among several features of local culture that have virtually disappeared…...

Social media and other aspects of modern technology have eroded a lot of Guyana’s intangible cultural heritage, well-known literary critic and academic, Al Creighton said Wednesday. He told t…

23/04/2025

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) on Wednesday strongly signaled that Guyana should ratify the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. UNESCO such heritage includes traditions or living expressions inherited from our ancestors and passed on to our descendants, such as oral traditions, performing arts, social practices, rituals, festive events, knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe or the knowledge and skills to produce traditional crafts....

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) on Wednesday strongly signaled that Guyana should ratify the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cul…

23/04/2025

Civil society activist Christopher Ram on Wednesday threatened to take legal action because Information related to the 2016 Production Sharing Agreement with ExxonMobil has so far not provided. His moves comes more than two weeks after leading protests against the apparent non-functioning of the Office of Commissioner of Information (COI). Mr Ram, who is also Chartered Accountant and Attorney-at-Law, said he 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 alleged failure to comply with requests made under the Access to Information Act 2011....

Civil society activist Christopher Ram on Wednesday threatened to take legal action because Information related to the 2016 Production Sharing Agreement with ExxonMobil has so far not provided. His…

23/04/2025

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, on Tuesday assailed the United States for issuing its 2025 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR), saying that many of its claims of financial crimes by public officials were not backed by evidence and contradict assessments by the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF). "Any statement linking money laundering to corruption amongst public officials must be substantiated by empirical/anecdotal evidence," he said in a statement....

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, on Tuesday assailed the United States for issuing its 2025 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR), saying that many o…

22/04/2025

St Lucia's Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Phillip J. Pierre on Tuesday announced that Guyana would help to boost his Caribbean island nation's agriculture sector. "I am pleased to inform of a collaboration between Guyana and St Lucia for the Agriculture Innovation Entrepreneurship programme," he said. He announced the initiative during the presentation of his country's 2025-2026 National Budget to the Parliament....

St Lucia’s Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Phillip J. Pierre on Tuesday announced that Guyana would help to boost his Caribbean island nation’s agriculture sector. “I am p…