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Leader of the Opposition, Azruddin Mohamed, is not letting up in his calls for the Minister of Works, Bishop Juan Edghill, to be held accountable and responsible for the deadly MV Barima ferry tragedy. Edghill holds responsibility for the maritime sector and the MV Barima was a Government owned ferry. Since the 87-year-old vessel sank […]
Efforts to reposition the sunken MV Barima ferry started this morning with the support of marine assets from the Guyana Defence Force’s Coast Guard and a number of other agencies. Divers, who have been working at the site of the sunken ferry, encountered difficulties during their attempts to board the vessel under water. Once the […]
Describing the MV Barima tragedy as the biggest disaster in independent Guyana’s history involving Guyanese, Parliamentary Lead for the APNU, Dr. Terrence Campbell today said the tragedy must be addressed at the level of the National Assembly. In an interview on GoMoseley Radio this morning, Dr. Campbell said this type of incident and the path […]
By Svetlana Marhsall Still struggling to face the reality that is before her, single mother of three, Samantha Ramitt, who lost two of her children when the MV Barima capsized on Saturday night, said she may never recover from the tragic incident. Ramitt’s three children were among eight grandchildren traveling with her mother, Hellena Moonsammy […]
Former Minister of Public Infrastructure under the APNU+AFC Government, David Patterson, wants the Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill and the Director General of the Maritime Administration Department to “come clean” on the true load and passenger capacity of the MV Barima ferry, which sank off the Essequibo Coast on Saturday night. At a Tuesday […]
Appearing on the New Day morning show on Gomoseley Radio this morning, Prime Minister Mark Phillips said the Government is obligated to conduct a full Commission of Inquiry into the deadly MV Barima ferry tragedy. Prime Minister Phillips, who is heading the Government’s response efforts, said with a number of discrepancies already highlighted, a comprehensive […]
The total number of bodies recovered from the MV Barima ferry tragedy now stands at 65, as additional bodies were recovered overnight and today. 44 of those persons have been positively identified by family members. At a press conference this afternoon, Prime Minister Mark Phillips announced that support diving crews from Trinidad and Tobago and […]
The Amerindian Peoples Association (APA) has joined the calls for the Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill, to be removed from office in wake of the deadly MV Barima ferry tragedy. The MV Barima was on its way to the indigenous community of Port Kaituma in Region One from Georgetown on Saturday night when it […]
A number of opposition parties including the WIN party, the Alliance For Change (AFC), Forward Guyana Movement, (FGM) and VPAC, today held a joint press conference calling for accountability following the MV Barima ferry disaster, urging an independent investigation into one of the country’s worst maritime tragedies. The parties want the government to call in […]
The Director General of the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD), Stephen Thomas, has stated that the MV Barima was operating within its certified weight limit at the time of its sinking and was not overloaded. However, he said he is not clear on how the weight was distributed on the ferry. According to Thomas, preliminary information reviewed […]
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