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  • Police must answer questions, too many inconsistencies in story on girl’s death, says VP Jagdeo

    Police must answer questions, too many inconsistencies in story on girl’s death, says VP Jagdeo

    In what Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo described as an “extremely sad day” for Guyana, he has issued a strong call for transparency and accountability from the Guyana Police Force, demanding answers and the release of video footage related to the death of 11-year-old Adrianna Younge, whose body was discovered in a hotel swimming pool a day after she was reported missing.

    Younge’s body was found at the Double Day Hotel on Thursday, where she had gone with family on Wednesday. Speaking on the matter, Jagdeo extended his “deepest condolences to the family” and stressed that both the grieving relatives and the nation deserve answers.

    “There are too many inconsistencies in the story that has been weaved,” Jagdeo said. “We expect a thorough investigation. The President has already announced a complete, detailed investigation into how this young girl lost her life.”

    Jagdeo expressed disbelief at the conflicting information made public so far. “I listened to the father in a video saying they searched and the young lady was not found. I saw the release from the police, which claimed the pool was checked since last night.”

    The police statement also reported that CCTV footage showed Adrianna entering a red and black Raum motor car bearing registration number PSS 4684, which allegedly drove off toward Vreed-en-Hoop.

    “If you [the police] viewed footage with the young lady entering a car, then release the footage that you viewed,” Jagdeo demanded. “We want to see it too, and the family will want to see it. How after this young lady left, her body returned to the pool? Something is wrong and we have to get to the bottom of this. And we will not rest until we do.”

    In a separate tragedy, Guyana is also reeling from a gruesome murder-suicide that claimed the lives of four family members and left a fifth critically injured

    The suspect, identified as Maline’s husband, Parmanand Ramdial, was found dead in the home from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

    Ramdial had reportedly been released on bail after assaulting his wife, a fact that has raised serious questions about the justice system’s handling of domestic violence cases.

    “This man should not have been in possession of a legal firearm after an assault charge,” Jagdeo stated. “He should have been asked to lodge it immediately. The moment that happens, the police should have taken away his firearm. We will look at this matter too.”

    Jagdeo emphasised that both incidents highlight systemic failures that must be addressed. “We all have to act. These are lives lost – children, women, entire families. The people deserve answers. And they will get them.”

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  • Police admit details in report on Adrianna Younge were ‘inaccurate’

    Police admit details in report on Adrianna Younge were ‘inaccurate’

    Police Headquarters on Thursday afternoon admitted that details shared in an initial release about Adrianna Younge, an 11-year-old girl who was missing and later found dead in the Double Day Hotel at Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo, were inaccurate.

    Police did not state what parts of the release were inaccurate.

    In the original release, Police said officers were searching for a man, who was only known as Orlando, for questioning about the alleged abduction of Younge. The young girl was, however, found right at the hotel where her family members believed she was all along.

    See below the full statement issued:

    The Guyana Police Force wishes to clarify information previously disseminated regarding an alleged abduction involving 11-year-old Adrianna Younge, which was reported to have occurred on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, between 13:02 hrs and 14:00 hrs at the Double Day Hotel, Tuschen Public Road, East Bank Essequibo.

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    Following preliminary investigations, it has been determined that certain details contained in the initial statement circulated were inaccurate. As such, the Force is currently reviewing the internal communication processes that led to the release of that statement.

    The Guyana Police Force assures that a comprehensive investigation will be carried out to determine every action taken by the police. The circumstances under which inaccurate information was disseminated, including what led to such information, will also be thoroughly examined.

    The Divisional Commander and all ranks involved in the preparation and dissemination of the initial report will be interviewed, and appropriate actions will be taken to prevent future occurrences of this nature.

    The Guyana Police Force remains committed to maintaining transparency and accuracy in all public communications. We urge members of the public to remain calm as investigations continue into the circumstances surrounding this incident. Further updates will be provided as soon as credible and verified information becomes available.

    The safety and well-being of our citizens, particularly our children, remain a top priority.

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  • Int’l Pathologist arrives in Guyana later today for independent autopsy on Adrianna Younge

    Int’l Pathologist arrives in Guyana later today for independent autopsy on Adrianna Younge

    An independent international pathologist is scheduled to arrive in Guyana this afternoon at 17:30 hrs to conduct a post-mortem examination on the body of 11-year-old Adrianna Younge.

    The young girl was tragically found dead in the pool of the Double Day Hotel in Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo, sending shockwaves across the nation.

    In a statement earlier today, President Dr. Irfaan Ali reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to uncovering the full truth surrounding the circumstances of Adrianna’s death.

    “No resource will be spared in getting to the facts and the truth,” President Ali assured. He also directed the Commissioner of Police to assemble a special investigative team to examine every aspect of the incident.

    While maintaining full confidence in Guyana’s local pathologists, the government has opted to engage an external expert to ensure transparency and build public confidence in the investigation’s findings.

    The independent pathologist, Dr. Shubhakar Karra Paul, is arriving from Barbados and brings extensive expertise in forensic and legal medicine. He also assisted local forensic experts with the identification of persons who died in the horrific fire at the Mahdia Secondary School Female Dormitory in May 2023.

    Dr. Paul holds a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from Karnatak University (1996), a Doctor of Medicine from Manipal University (2001), and is a Diplomate of the National Board in New Delhi (2002). He is also a member of the Faculty of Forensic & Legal Medicine at the Royal College of Physicians in the UK.

    Dr. Paul has held professional licenses with the Barbados Medical Council (Specialist Registration No. 1886, 2021–present), the UK General Medical Council (2009–2021) and the Indian Medical Council (1998–2009).

    The government’s decision to commission an independent autopsy comes amid national mourning and growing public demand for clarity and justice. President Ali also promised transparency, instructing that law enforcement clearly communicate every action taken since the matter was first reported.

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  • Brazilians detained during illegal mining operation

    Brazilians detained during illegal mining operation

    Six Brazilian men have been detained following an intelligence-led operation targeting illegal mining activities within the Kanuku Mountain Protected Area in Central Rupununi.

    The operation, which took place between 12:30 and 04:45 on Thursday, was led by Commander of Region Nine, Assistant Commissioner R. Rose, along with Divisional Detective Officer ASP Conway and three other detectives. The team was supported by Inspector Moses and three ranks from the Tactical Services Unit, Vickram Manoo and two staff members from the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC), as well as Village Toshao Acher Moses and three councillors from Katoka Village.

    Upon arrival at the remote mountain site, authorities discovered six male Brazilian nationals suspected of conducting illegal mining operations within the environmentally sensitive and legally protected region.

    Further investigations are currently underway. Authorities have reiterated their commitment to protecting Guyana’s natural heritage and enforcing laws within designated protected areas.

    The Kanuku Mountains are known for their rich biodiversity and cultural significance, and are considered one of the last untouched wilderness areas in Guyana.

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  • Protestors set house belonging to hotel owner ablaze

    Protestors set house belonging to hotel owner ablaze

    Scores of angry protesters which included relatives of 11-year-old Adrianna Younge and residents of several West Coast Demerara communities allegedly set fire to a building at Vergenoegen that belongs to the Bhola’s, proprietors of the Double Day Hotel.

    On Thursday morning around 10:00hrs, the body of 11-year-old Adrianna Younge was found floating in the pool of the Double Day Hotel at Tuschen. This sent relatives and residents of Tushen into a frenzy as they set the hotel on fire, looted stocks and destroyed vehicles.

    Adrianna had been reported missing on Wednesday afternoon after she visited the hotel with her grandmother, Carol Xavier, and other relatives around 1:02 PM.

    Relatives and citizens stated that Younge’s body was not in the pool upon inspection hours before. It is believed that the child was already dead when her body was moved to the pool.

    The Fire Service is on the scene battling the flames; they are also making efforts to save another home nearby from going up in flames.

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  • Situation exécrable des déplacés de Port-au-Prince : l’OPC s’alarme

    Situation exécrable des déplacés de Port-au-Prince : l’OPC s’alarme

    L’Office de la Protection du Citoyen (OPC), dans son rapport mensuel, s’est montré très préoccupé par la situation des personnes déplacées internes (PDI). Ces personnes, qui ont dû fuir les violences des groupes armés pour se réfugier dans des sites de fortune, vivent dans des conditions inhumaines et indignantes. À cet effet, l’OPC appelle les autorités à apporter une réponse urgente, basée sur le respect des droits fondamentaux de l’homme.

    Ce sont plus de 49 000 personnes qui se sont déplacées en raison des violences des groupes armés de la coalition criminelle « Viv Ansanm », selon l’OPC. Ces déplacés sont répartis sur seize sites situés à Delmas et à Port-au-Prince. Dans la même veine, l’ONU avait déjà indiqué que depuis fin 2024, plus de 85 % de la zone métropolitaine de Port-au-Prince est sous le contrôle de Viv Ansanm.

    Dans son rapport, l’OPC a tenu à mentionner que les conditions de vie des déplacés sont très critiques, car ils ont été installés dans des salles de classe, des bureaux publics ou sur des terrains. Cette structure de défense des droits humains n’a pas oublié de signaler l’absence d’installations sanitaires adéquates, un accès limité à l’eau potable ainsi qu’un manque de soins médicaux sur les sites, ce qui rend les déplacés encore plus vulnérables dans cette promiscuité.

    L’État est complètement absent sur les sites où se trouvent les déplacés, qui galèrent. Leurs droits fondamentaux sont donc bafoués. Pas de logement décent, pas d’accès à l’éducation, à la santé, à la libre circulation. Ils ne peuvent compter que sur les rares ONG qui volent à leur secours en ce temps de crise.

    L’OPC rappelle qu’ils sont nombreux, les enfants scolarisés faute de moyens économiques. Les femmes donnent naissance à des enfants dans des conditions critiques, les cas de viols dans les sites ont augmenté, et les personnes âgées et handicapées n’ont aucune assistance médicale.

    L’Office de la Protection du Citoyen appelle l’État à faire feu de tout bois pour permettre à ces déplacés de regagner leur domicile respectif, actuellement contrôlé par les criminels de Viv Ansanm.

    Richarson Bigot
    richardsomwiltesbigot@gmail.com

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  • Le pape François s’est éteint : rites funéraires, élection à venir et mémoire d’un pontificat qui marqua notre époque

    Le pape François s’est éteint : rites funéraires, élection à venir et mémoire d’un pontificat qui marqua notre époque

    Le 21 avril 2025, à l’âge de 88 ans, le pape François s’est éteint au Vatican, mettant fin à plus d’une décennie de pontificat marqué par la simplicité, l’engagement social et le dialogue interreligieux. Ce décès, aussi historique qu’émouvant, nous fait entrer dans une période rare et solennelle de l’histoire de l’Église catholique : celle de la vacance du Siège apostolique. Pour des millions de catholiques, dont des milliers de Haïtiens profondément attachés à la foi romaine, c’est un moment fort, fait de prière, de recueillement mais aussi de grande curiosité : que se passe-t-il maintenant ? Comment se dérouleront les funérailles du pape François ? Et comment sera élu le prochain pape ?

    Conformément aux règles établies par la Constitution apostolique Universi Dominici Gregis, la mort du pape entraîne ce qu’on appelle la vacance du Siège apostolique. Dès l’instant du décès, c’est le cardinal camérier (actuellement Son Éminence Kevin Farrell) qui prend en charge les affaires ordinaires du Vatican, veillant à la bonne gestion du temporel, sans pour autant pouvoir engager l’Église sur des décisions de fond. Aucun document officiel ne peut être signé au nom du Saint-Siège, aucune nomination n’est possible, et la basilique Saint-Pierre se transforme en lieu de pèlerinage universel.

    Les funérailles du pape François auront lieu ce samedi 26 avril à 10 heures, sur le parvis monumental de la basilique Saint-Pierre de Rome. Le pape y sera inhumé selon sa volonté, dans la basilique Sainte-Marie-Majeure, loin du faste et de l’apparat qui accompagna jadis d’autres pontifes. Son cercueil en bois portera une inscription sobre : Franciscus. Dès les premières heures suivant l’annonce de son décès, des dizaines de milliers de fidèles se sont pressés autour du Vatican pour lui rendre hommage. Exposé dans la basilique Saint-Pierre depuis le 23 avril, son corps revêtu des ornements liturgiques (aube, chasuble, pallium, mitre) est vénéré sans interruption dans un climat de recueillement planétaire.

    S’ouvrira ensuite une période appelée novemdiales, neuf jours consécutifs de messes célébrées en sa mémoire. C’est une tradition liturgique qui plonge ses racines dans l’histoire antique de Rome, transformée par les premiers siècles du christianisme en un temps de louange et de supplication pour l’âme du défunt. Pendant cette période, le Vatican vit au ralenti, suspendu à l’attente du conclave.

    L’élection du nouveau pape, ou conclave, débutera entre le 15e et le 20e jour suivant le décès, soit entre le 6 et le 11 mai 2025. Seuls les cardinaux de moins de 80 ans peuvent y prendre part : ils sont actuellement au nombre de 135. Réunis dans le secret absolu de la chapelle Sixtine, protégés de toute communication avec l’extérieur, ils voteront jusqu’à ce qu’un nom rassemble les deux tiers des suffrages. Après chaque scrutin, les bulletins sont brûlés : une fumée noire s’élève si aucun choix n’a été validé, tandis qu’une fumée blanche — symbole universel d’espérance — annonce l’élection du nouveau pontife. Ce dernier apparaîtra alors au balcon central de la basilique Saint-Pierre, pour la proclamation historique du Habemus Papam.

    Plusieurs noms circulent déjà, bien que nul ne puisse prédire avec certitude l’issue de cette élection : le cardinal Pietro Parolin, actuel secrétaire d’État du Vatican ; le cardinal philippin Luis Antonio Tagle, figure appréciée en Asie et en Amérique latine ; ou encore le cardinal Matteo Zuppi, archevêque de Bologne et proche des communautés de base. Quelle que soit l’issue, le choix du prochain pape façonnera l’avenir spirituel et diplomatique de l’Église universelle dans un XXIe siècle confronté à des défis inédits : intelligence artificielle, crise écologique, fragmentation géopolitique, reconfiguration des rapports Nord-Sud.

    Pour notre génération, ce moment revêt une résonance singulière. Nous avons connu quatre papes : Jean-Paul II, figure charismatique et voyageur infatigable ; Benoît XVI, théologien raffiné qui démissionna en 2013, brisant une tradition vieille de six siècles ; François, pasteur des pauvres et promoteur d’une Église en sortie ; et à présent, un quatrième successeur de Pierre dont nous serons contemporains. Ce rythme inhabituellement soutenu dans la succession des pontificats traduit à la fois la complexité de notre époque et la vitalité d’une Église en mouvement.

    En Haïti, où l’Église catholique reste un pilier fondamental de la vie nationale — de la formation des consciences à l’action sociale, de l’éducation à l’engagement pour la paix —, la disparition du pape François sera ressentie comme une perte personnelle. Il fut un homme proche des petits, un évêque du monde qui parlait aux oubliés, aux réfugiés, aux exclus. Sa voix, souvent empreinte d’indignation face aux injustices globales, aura marqué le clergé haïtien et inspiré de nombreux laïcs. Son successeur aura la lourde tâche de poursuivre cette mission, dans un monde tourmenté mais avide de repères.

    Le décès du pape François ne signe pas une fin, mais une transition. Un passage, dans le plein sens chrétien du terme, d’un ministère terrestre vers un héritage spirituel qui continuera à féconder les cœurs. Dans l’attente du conclave et de la fumée blanche, l’Église, avec ses douleurs et ses espérances, poursuit sa marche. Que la paix accompagne François, et que la sagesse guide ceux qui devront désigner son successeur.

    par John BOISGUÉNÉ

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  • Police hunting for driver after 11-y-o girl goes missing from Double Day Hotel 

    Police hunting for driver after 11-y-o girl goes missing from Double Day Hotel 

    Police are on the hunt for a man, who has only been identified as Orlando so far, following the alleged abduction of an 11-year-old girl at the Double Day Hotel, Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo.

    Police said the girl, Adrianna Younge, went to the hotel’s pool with her grandmother, Carol Xavier, and other relatives at about 13:02 hrs Wednesday. The grandmother told ranks that she gave Adrianna money to purchase a band needed to swim in the pool.

    Sometime after, the grandmother called to get her family out of the pool when it was discovered Adrianna was missing.

    The family launched a search at the hotel but without success. The matter was then reported at the Tuschen Police Station.

    Upon arrival at the scene, Police reportedly searched further in and around the hotel, including rooms, a store room, the yard, and the roof, but they came up empty-handed. Several cameras were seen attached to the building. However, when asked to view them, the manager indicated that they were not in working order.

    The Command Centre in Regional Division #3 was contacted, and footage reviewed showed that Adrianna entered a red and black Raum motor car bearing registration number PSS 4684, which drove off in an eastern direction heading towards Vreed-en-hoop.

    Information was received about the registered owner, who, when contacted, claimed he rented the car to one Orlando (no last name provided) since last week. Checks were made for the said Orlando at an address provided by the car owner, but Orlando was not found.

    A trace of the vehicle from Georgetown Command Centre at about 20:58 hrs showed the vehicle in Onderneeming, West Bank Demerara at ‘White Shop’ shortcut.

    Police Headquarters said officers are in pursuit as the investigation continues.

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  • Man goes berserk, killing wife & in-laws at Soesdyke/ Linden Highway house 

    Man goes berserk, killing wife & in-laws at Soesdyke/ Linden Highway house 

    Three women are now dead after a man went berserk and killed them at their house located along the Linden/ Soesdyke Highway on Wednesday night.

    Dead are Maline LaCruz; her mother, Waveney LaCruz, and her sister, Sueann LaCruz. Seon LaCruz, Waveney’s son and the girls’ brother, is critically injured.

    The News Room understands that Ramzan Ramdial, the killer who was Maline’s partner, opened fire on the family. The three women died on the spot.

    Deon was rushed to the hospital in an unconscious state.

    It is alleged that Ramdial was abusive, and Maline tried to leave him fearful for her safety.

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  • Man wanted for murder found dead 

    Man wanted for murder found dead 

    Kellon Fredericks, a 23-year-old man who was wanted for questioning concerning several murders and over 30 armed robberies, has been found dead at Onderneeming Sand Pit, Essequibo Coast.

    He was found with suspected gunshot wounds to his head and back

    Police Headquarters reported that Fredericks was seen lying motionless, with his head facing down, in an open area surrounded by vegetation.

    The man’s body was clad in long black jeans and a long-sleeved jersey. Also found next to the body were a pair of rubber slippers, a black ski mask, and a grey cap with suspected blood.

    The body was examined, and a gaping wound was seen on the right side of his head; there were also suspected gunshot wounds to the right side upper back. Both areas were covered with blood.

    Crime scene ranks who processed the scene, also discovered a single mattress, several empty snack packs, one live 7.62 X 39 ammunition round, two cards of panadol tablets, and several pieces of clothing, a short distance away from the body.

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    Fredericks’ body was subsequently escorted to the Suddie Hospital, where an official pronouncement of death was given by a doctor on duty

    The wanted man’s body was positively identified by his 38-year-old aunt and was later escorted to the Suddie Hospital Mortuary, awaiting post-mortem examination.

    Kellon Fredericks, called El Chappo, and his brother, Kevin Fredericks, along with several others, are wanted in connection with over 30 armed robberies in Regions Two, Three and Seven between 2023 to 2025.

    They are also wanted for the murders of a Bartica businessman and his worker, as well as a businessman of Adventure, Essequibo Coast.

    Further investigations are ongoing.

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