Kiana Wilburg

1 week ago | guyanastandard.com | Kiana Wilburg |Kemol King

By Kemol KingIn moments like this, emotions are running high and public trust in the Guyana Police Force has all but collapsed. We have to ask ourselves not just what feels right, but what works. That’s why I believe that the best path forward in the Adriana Younge case is not a full-blown independent investigation, but independent observation, of an investigation conducted by the Guyana Police Force. Younge’s family wants an investigation by a foreign agency like the FBI or Scotland Yard.

2 weeks ago | guyanastandard.com | Kiana Wilburg

For the period January to April 2025, the Government of Guyana contracted three new loans to advance its development agenda in the areas of road and water infrastructure, as well as health care. Palmyra to Moleson Creek Highway ProjectOn January 14, 2025, the government signed a Deferred Payment Agreement with the China Road and Bridge Corporation for an amount of US$162.7 million.

2 weeks ago | guyanastandard.com | Kiana Wilburg

Guyana’s government has tabled the long-anticipated Oil Pollution, Prevention, Preparedness, Response, and Responsibility Bill 2025, marking a major step towards regulating offshore oil spill prevention and response as the country’s petroleum sector continues to grow.

2 weeks ago | guyanastandard.com | Kiana Wilburg

While President, Dr. Irfaan Ali noted on Monday evening that pathologists have ruled out death by forcible drowning in the case of Adrianna Younge; Darren Wade, lawyer representing the parents of the 11-year-old child, said those words were not used to him by said doctors. During a brief interview with Guyana Standard this morning, Wade said, “What I heard, there was no violence, there was no harm or anything inflicted on the body. That is what I could speak of.

2 weeks ago | guyanastandard.com | Kiana Wilburg

President Dr. Irfaan Ali has condemned the fiery protests across the country, citing the involvement of a “selfish” few in fueling these demonstrations. He noted that those persons captured on camera damaging public and private properties will face the full extent of the law. He made this statement during a press conference at State House while villages around the country are witnessing protests.