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Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed today said he has been meeting with survivors and grieving family members of victims of the MV Barima tragedy, and they all want the sunken ferry to be salvaged. Mr. Mohamed has offered to lend assistance in the salvaging of the vessel offshore Guyana as more than 30 persons remain missing. […]
The Amerindian Peoples Association (APA) led a protest outside the Office of the President this midday calling for the resignations of Public Works Minister Juan Edghill and Minister of Public Utilities, Deodat Indar over the MV Barima ferry tragedy. Supported by other groups, the APA also called for the investigation into the ferry tragedy to […]
The Caribbean Court of Justice this afternoon dismissed an appeal filed by Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed and his father Nazar Mohamed in the extradition hearings that they are facing, essentially clearing the way for the hearings to continue before Chief Magistrate Judy Latchman. The Mohameds had appealed the decision of the local High Court and […]
A 28-year-old man from Sixth Street, Alberttown in Georgetown lost his life tragically this morning in a smash up along the Goedverwaghting Railway Embank Road on the East Coast of Demerara. The dead youth was identified as Emmanuel Paul aka “Manie Suru”. The accident occurred at around 1:45 am. A Police report on the incident […]
Attorney General, Anil Nandlall, has joined the Director of Public Prosecutions in defending the 72 murder charges filed against the Captain and a Crew member of the ill-fated MV Barima ferry along with the Goods Superintendent at the Transport and Harbours Department. The three men were charged on Tuesday and remanded to prison. Appearing on […]
A Venezuelan and a Colombian appeared in Court on Tuesday to face drug trafficking charges after they were held in Providence last Friday with more than 120 pounds of cocaine in their possession. During the Court appearance, one of the men, Revelino Achicue Ascue, who is a Colombian national, entered a guilty plea to the […]
The Government of Guyana is turning to the family members of those who perished in the MV Barima ferry tragedy to assist in its final decision on whether or not to salvage the sunken ferry, which remains on the ocean bed offshore Essequibo. With the divers who were supporting the search and recovery operations suspending […]
Amid widespread public criticism, the Director of Public Prosecutions, Senior Counsel Shalimar Ali-Hack, this afternoon defended her position to institute murder charges against the two crew members and the Goods Superintendent of the ill-fated MV Barima vessel which claimed the lives of over 70 persons, with dozens more still missing. In a statement this afternoon, […]
The Government of Guyana has tabled the revised Gaming Authority Bill, as it moves to tighten regulations and reform taxation to curb the rise of gambling activities. The legislation seeks to tighten the regulation of gaming activities through betting shops and mobile applications. In recent years, the Government has been pointing to the negative effects […]
The MV Barima tragedy has left Guyana in deep mourning with families losing their loved ones, and survivors trying to come to grip with their new realities. In an interview on the Sources talk show, Trauma Specialist and Grief Counselor, Marva Langevine explained that the country is witnessing both direct and indirect trauma. Survivors and […]
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