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Guyanese players Keemo Paul, Shamar Joseph and Tagenarine Chanderpaul have been included in the West Indies’ 15-member squad for the upcoming two-Test series against Pakistan in Trinidad.
The Guyana Police Force says it continues to provide support to the ongoing multi-agency search and recovery operation following the tragic sinking of the MV Barima.
Dear Editor, In 2005, when torrential rains flooded the Coastlands, President Bharrat Jagdeo did not wait.
Businessman Nazar Mohamed today again accused the Guyana Police Force of attempting to “frame” his son, Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed, in the investigation into the March 2021 murder of Ricardo Fagundes, called ‘Paper Shorts’ alleging that investigators have coerced witnesses and detained persons associated with the family’s businesses in an effort to build a case.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hugh Todd on Monday met with the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Guyana, Yang Yang during which the Chinese envoy offered support over the catastrophic sinking of the MV Barima with the loss of dozens of lives.
-two of three GDF copters were out of service when tragedy struck The death toll from the MV Barima tragedy has risen to 65 following the recovery of five more bodies yesterday, as Trinidad and Tobago and Brazil joined the search and recovery operation and authorities prepared to reposition and refloat the capsized vessel.
Travis Belgrave and Aaliyah Moore will carry Guyana’s Golden Arrowhead during Friday evening’s Commonwealth Games opening ceremony in Glasgow, Scotland.
Dear Editor, As Guyana mourns the victims of the MV Barima tragedy, a question that has received far too little public attention is whether the vessel — and the passengers and cargo it carried — was properly insured, and if so, to what extent.
Three protesters calling for the removal of Public Works Minister Juan Edghill over the deadly MV Barima tragedy were arrested at the Kingston Seawall last night for alleged unlawful assembly and later released on self-bail, as hundreds gathered nearby for a national prayer service for the victims and survivors.
Dear Editor, “Rivah nah get front door; rivah nah get backdoor.” The words of my late maternal grandfather [Cap’n Mackenzie] is an appropriate reminder of the dangers of travel on the high seas.
-recalls days of searching and retrieving bodies Leader of the Opposition Azruddin Mohamed yesterday renewed calls for Public Works Minister Juan Edghill to resign over the MV Barima tragedy, arguing that the minister must be held accountable as search teams continue recovering bodies from the Pomeroon River.
– Patterson questions adequacy of 2024 rehabilitation Leader of Forward Guyana Movement (FGM) Amanza Walton-Desir is calling for multiple investigations into the deadly MV Barima tragedy, including one involving international experts, noting that the different probes would serve separate purposes and that any investigation must be independent of the government to command public confidence.
Seventeen relatives of Randolph Webber, called “Smokey,” of Aruka Mouth were aboard the ill-fated MV Barima. Seven survived the tragedy, nine bodies have since been recovered and a two-year-old child remains missing.
– staying put despite mounting calls for resignation over MV Barima tragedy The government yesterday gave no indication that Public Works Minister Juan Edghill would be removed from office in the face of mounting calls for his resignation over the deadly MV Barima tragedy, with Prime Minister Mark Phillips instead saying the minister would be “useful” both at government press conferences and an eventual Commission of Inquiry (CoI).
The Guyana Football Federation (GFF), through its refereeing department headed by Lenval Peart, hosted an Elite Referee Pre-Season Programme over the weekend as preparations continued for the upcoming elite football season.
-Nine-year-old rescued other child Shameer France, a survivor from the ill-fated MV Barima that capsized around 10:20 pm on Saturday, was among a group of relatives accompanying his brother, Percy France who was taking the body of his wife to the Pomeroon for her funeral.
For days after the sinking of the MV Barima, while families anxiously waited for news of missing loved ones, dozens of fishermen from communities along the Essequibo Coast and Pomeroon left their homes and livelihoods behind to assist in the search and recovery operation.
Dear Editor, I was living in America when September 11 happened, and I remember seeing the entire nation devastated by the loss of so many lives.
Canadian company U92 Energy Corp yesterday announced that it was seeking to raise CDN$6m to advance its drilling programme for uranium at Kurupung in Guyana.
Slinging hammocks, spreading cardboard and bedsheets on the floor of ferries as they make the journey to their homes has been the reality of those who live in Guyana’s hinterland region, and We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) Member of Parliament Dawn Hastings-Williams yesterday said that the Indigenous Peoples who largely make up these areas are “frustrated and tired” of the system in place.
