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Guyana’s leading swimmer Raekwon Noel produced a historic performance on Tuesday night, winning the men’s 200m individual medley and delivering the country’s first gold medal of the 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games.
Three employees of the Transport and Harbours Department were today charged with 73 counts of murder over the capsizing of the MV Barima – a stark parallel to the the 2023 Mahdia dormitory fire where a juvenile faced charges over 20 deaths.
Dear Editor, On 27 July, I called on the government (President Ali, Prime Minister Phillips, MPW Edghill) to immediately requisition the Normand Installer, a heavy-lift vessel at Chaguaramas, Trinidad on 25 July, and heading for installation of mooring anchors and SURF for the FPSO ‘One Guyana’, on contract to SBM Offshore.
-opposition throws Parliament into uproar over MV Barima tragedy Parliament descended into a state of chaos yesterday as Opposition parliamentarians staged a noisy protest, demanding the removal of Public Works Minister Juan Edghill and Minister of Public Utilities and Aviation Deodat Indar over last week’s deadly MV Barima tragedy.
Dear Editor, The sinking of the MV Barima on July 18 claimed at least 73 lives, with dozens more still unaccounted for.
-one person subsequently died Prime Minister Mark Phillips yesterday provided a timeline in Parliament for the events after the July 18 sinking of the MV Barima and it revealed that the first rescue of victims took three and a half hours.
St. Stanislaus College and Annandale Secondary secured the largest victories during yesterday’s round of the 2026 Beharry Secondary Schools Under-19 T20 cricket tournament, while Charlestown Secondary, Lower Corentyne Secondary and Berbice Educational Institute also recorded wins.
-questions composition of CoI Members and supporters of the joint opposition yesterday staged a chant-filled protest outside the Arthur Chung Conference Centre, demanding accountability for the dozens killed in the MV Barima tragedy and the resignations of ministers Juan Edghill and Deodat Indar.
Guyana’s FM Anthony Drayton and CM Taffin Khan scored four points each as the national team finished 13th in the men’s rapid chess competition at the 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Dear Editor, As we observe this cataclysmic moment in our history with the sinking of the MV Barima and the State’s response to this tragedy, we are forced to confront a larger problem in our evolution as a nation.
The controversial Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill 2026 was yesterday referred to a parliamentary special select committee by Minister of Human Services and Social Security Dr Vindhya Persaud amid loud protests by opposition MPs demanding the resignations of two ministers over the MV Barima tragedy.
Amid sustained protest by opposition members, the National Assembly yesterday rushed through and passed the Guyana Development Bank Bill, paving the way for the establishment of a state-owned lending institution capitalised at $40 billion.
A heated verbal exchange erupted outside the Parliament Dome at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre yesterday between Prime Minister Mark Phillips and Hadiyyah Mohamed, sister of Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed, as she and the family of the late Cleriannys Valenzuela gathered to demand accountability for the MV Barima tragedy.
A bill to make provision for the registration of security interests in moveable property to be done manually if electronic registration is for any reason not possible was yesterday passed in the National Assembly.
`I see people die a cruel death’ A survivor of the MV Barima tragedy has recounted spending approximately seven hours in the Atlantic Ocean while clinging to two buckets and a bag of watermelons after the vessel capsized.
The Hire-Purchase (Amendment) Bill 2026 was passed yesterday in the National Assembly amid sustained protest by opposition members, with Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce Susan Rodrigues being the only speaker on the legislation.
Dear Editor, Primarily, my condolences to the grieving family members, friends and a sorrowful nation on the loss of lives of those who had been travelling on the M.V.
Police are investigating an armed robbery at Peters Hall, East Bank Demerara, during which a businesswoman was relieved of cash, jewellery, watches and electronic devices valued at millions of dollars.
Dear Editor, Yesterday July 27, 2026, I had confirmed, that there was no discussion or any form of consultation with the leader of the opposition, and even more distressing was the fact that parliament, the representative of all of our people, was not summoned to be briefed on what took place with the MV Barima, the worst maritime disaster in Guyana’s history.
Dear Editor, The founder of the PPP and the Founding Father of our nation once said, “The working people must have a say, and the state must help to protect the poor.