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Leader of the Forward Guyana Movement and Member of Parliament, Amanza Walton has called on Government of Guyana to immediately commission an independent marine casualty investigation in accordance with the International Maritime Organization’s Casualty Investigation Code, to probe the circumstances which caused the MV Barima to sink off the Essequibo coast on Saturday night. MP […]
President Irfaan Ali spent much of Monday meeting with survivors, families of the deceased, and the relatives of those still missing in that MV Barima tragedy, as he visited to Port Kaituma and Mabaruma in the Northwest District. Last evening, the President kept watch with some family members in Essequibo as bodies were being brought […]
The search and rescue operation following the MV Barima ferry tragedy is ongoing tonight, with the Government still clinging to hope even as it has recovered the bodies of 27 persons with another 83 still missing. The Government now believes there were a total of 179 persons on board the ferry on Saturday night when […]
The APNU today called for the removal of Public Works Minister, Juan Edghill and Public Utilities Minister, Deodat Indar, following the sinking of the MV Barima, off the Essequibo coast. A number of persons have been confirmed dead with dozens more missing. A total of 67 were rescued. In a statement APNU Member of Parliament, […]
Eight additional bodies were recovered this morning, bringing the total number of bodies recovered since the MV Barima sank off the Coast of Guyana on Saturday, to 10. In a statement this afternoon, the Government said in addition to the two bodies that were found on Sunday, eight others were recovered earlier today. “The Maritime […]
Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill this morning announced that the entire management team responsible for the loading, dispatch, and overall management of the MV Barima has been sent off from duty. In a statement on Facebook, Minister Edghill said the decisive action aims to guarantee the absolute integrity of the upcoming inquiry. “By removing […]
The bodies of two persons who died in MV Barima tragedy have been recovered, with dozens more still missing, while the captain, the first engineer and a sailor, who were part of the crew on board the MV Barima when it sank, and survived have been taken into police custody. Late on Sunday night, the […]
The area being searched to locate additional persons who may have survived the MV Barima sinking has been expanded, as the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Coast Guard and others intensify the search and rescue operation. During an afternoon briefing, Prime Minister Mark Phillips said the search area has been expanded from 400 square kilometres to […]
Many of the survivors of the MV Barima ferry tragedy are at the Charity hospital in Region 2 being grateful for life and prayerful for those who are still to be found. The Government has reported that there were 133 persons on board the ferry, including 17 crew members, when tragedy struck. A total of […]
The MV Barima ferry with 116 passengers and 17 crew members on board sank off the coast of Region 2 in Guyana late on Saturday night during a trip from Guyana’s capital of Georgetown to Northwest community of Port Kaituma in Region One. A total of 53 persons have been rescued so far, according to […]
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