Ministerial accountability
In the aftermath of the MV Barima tragedy, public attention quickly shifted from the sea to the corridors of power.
Commonwealth Games 2026: Horatio reinstated after disqualification
– but Guyana’s 200m pair miss semis Shamar Horatio was reinstated after initially being disqualified from the men’s 200 metres heats at the Commonwealth Games, but he and fellow Guyanese sprinter Jackson Clarke both missed out on semifinal places by narrow margins.
Noel breaks CAC Games 200m butterfly record to secure second gold
Guyana’s Raekwon Noel captured his second gold medal of the 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games after producing a record-breaking swim in the men’s 200-metre butterfly final on Wednesday evening in Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic.
CCJ rejects Mohameds appeal over extradition
The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) today rejected an appeal by Nazar Mohamed and Azruddin Mohamed against the Authority to Proceed used by Minister of Home Affairs Oneidge Walrond to respond to an extradition request for them by the United States.
PM says families of missing persons will decide if MV Barima to be refloated
The government is now saying that the families of persons still missing following the MV Barima tragedy will determine whether the ferry is raised from the seabed or left in place as a memorial site.
Let us not have to await a change of gov’t for MV Barima to be raised
Dear Editor, In March 2025, the remains of two Indigenous women – Morgan Harris and Marcedes Myran – who were murdered in 2022 by Jeremy Skibicki, a serial killer, were found after a search of a landfill in the Canadian province of Manitoba.
Hunger in Latin America keeps falling. Now healthy diets must become affordable
By Máximo Torero Hunger is falling across most of Latin America and the Caribbean. The region’s next challenge is harder: ensuring that everyone can afford a healthy diet, not merely enough calories to survive.
Ian McDonald was a stalwart Guyanese-West Indian figure
By Cyril Dabydeen, Ottawa Poet Laureate Emeritus I join with many others in expressing condolences to Mr Ian McDonald’s family on his passing in Toronto.
Colombian jailed for four years over cocaine
pleading guilty to trafficking 55.296 kilogrammes of cocaine, while a Venezuelan national charged alongside him was remanded. The Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) said that its officers intercepted a vehicle in the vicinity of the Providence Public Road, East Bank Demerara, during an operation on Friday, July 24.
Culpability for capsizing of MV Barima
Predictably, what appears to be a campaign for scapegoats in the horrific loss of life aboard the MV Barima on July 18 is well under way.
DPP’s Chambers says it advised murder charges against T&HD employees
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) yesterday said it had advised that three employees of the Transport and Harbours Department be charged with murder over the July 18 sinking of the MV Barima after reviewing the evidence gathered during the police investigation.
Opposition Leader offers to finance, undertake salvaging of ferry
‘The government’s decision to leave the MV Barima at the bottom of the Atlantic is premature and wicked’ Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed yesterday offered to finance and undertake the salvaging of the MV Barima as he condemned as premature and “wicked” any decision to leave the wreck on the seabed while families continue to await the recovery of their relatives.
PM says MV Barima sinking deeper into seabed, no more bodies recovered
Prime Minister Mark Phillips yesterday said the wreck of the MV Barima was sinking deeper into the seabed and that divers continued to face extremely poor visibility.
Commission of Inquiry and accountability are two separate matters in MV Barima tragedy
Dear Editor, The tragic loss of lives aboard the MV Barima has left our nation grieving, searching for answers, and demanding accountability.
Gold miner believed to have died on MV Barima, alive and well
Paul Seenanand, a 64-year-old gold miner of Port Kaituma who was believed to have perished on the MV Barima, when it capsized on Saturday July 18, is alive and well.
Robinhood end Slingerz FC’s CFU Club Shield campaign
Suriname’s SV Robinhood ended Slingerz FC’s run in the 2026 Caribbean Football Union Club Shield with a commanding 4-0 victory in their quarter-final clash in Trinidad and Tobago yesterday.
Four remanded over violent robbery on Corentyne
Four men were yesterday remanded to prison after they appeared before Magistrate Tuanna Hardy at the Albion Magistrate’s Court on joint indictable charges of robbery with violence.
Ministry says counseling services stepped up for MV Barima victims
The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security says it has established counselling hotlines and support hubs across several regions as part of an expanded programme of psychological assistance for survivors and families affected by the MV Barima tragedy.
Families of those missing in ferry tragedy asked to provide DNA
As families continue to grapple with the uncertainty surrounding the fate of their loved ones who were on board MV Barima, relatives of several missing passengers told Kiskadee Watch that they have been contacted by authorities and asked to provide DNA samples.
Szeplaki wins NTFGL Tour Two Round Four at Lusignan
Joseph Szeplaki captured Round Four of the National Top Flight Golf League’s second tour on Sunday at the Lusignan Golf Club, strengthening his position in the race for the overall title.
