The local US Embassy initially believed that Ronald Waddell’s murder was likely “gang-related,” according to former US Ambassador to Guyana Roland Bullen. TV Talk show host Waddell, was gunned down on January 30, 2006, in front of his home in Subryanville, seven doors down from the then USAID Mission Director’s residence.
Bullen’s February 2, 2006 report to Washington on Waddell’s murder, which was released by WikiLeaks on Friday, noted that there were several rumours circulating to explain the motive, including that the PPP/C government was responsible for the killing as retribution for Waddell’s extreme anti-government stance;
