Civil Unrest

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A Guyana Daily News Article Might Have Helped to Trigger Yesterday’s Riots

Although the riots and lootings or Tuesday, 28th of June, 2022 have a much deeper root, an article published by a local news outlet, Guyana Daily News, might have helped to trigger the unrest. According to President Ali, and several other credible sources, Guyana Daily News hastily published an article stating that Quindon Bacchus’ killer was released from custody. They did not bother to verify the authenticity of the information and it turned out to the false or misleading.

Yesterday’s Riots and Looting Had Little to do with Quindon Bacchus

Yesterday, Tuesday, 28th of June, 2022, riot and looting erupted across Guyana by a handful of criminals who claim they were demanding justice for Quindon Bacchus -a 23-year-old man who was allegedly shot by an undercover cop during a sting operation to recover illegal firearms. However, Quindon Bacchus must be turning in his grave if only knew how his name and cause is being vandalized.