The air over Suddie yesterday morning was heavy with uncertainty as scores of anxious relatives gathered between the Suddie Funeral Parlour and the Suddie Hospital, clinging to hope that they would finally receive word about loved ones still missing following the MV Barima tragedy.
Dear Editor, As Guyanese continue to grapple with the enormity of the tragedy surrounding the MV Barima and seek answers about the causes of this national disaster, it is worth remembering the vessel’s remarkable place in the country’s history.
Police have issued a wanted bulletin for a 40-year-old Eccles, East Bank Demerara man in connection with an alleged $2.61 million obtaining money by false pretence investigation involving fraudulent firearm licence approvals.
Dear Editor, As a public communications analyst, I am increasingly confronted with conversations about the lack of safety regulations, enforcement, and modern standards across various sectors of Guyana.
National junior girls’ and women’s champion Jasmine Billingy will compete in three events at the 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games after officially securing qualification through the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Americas process.
A 41-year-old miner and clothes vendor was yesterday granted $80,000 bail after denying a charge of possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.
Even as the management team responsible for the loading, dispatch, and overall management of the MV Barima has been removed from duty to protect the integrity of the official investigation into its capsizing on Saturday last, there is one conclusion that is already difficult to escape; this tragedy was preventable.
President Irfaan Ali has declared three days of national mourning from tomorrow through Friday in honour of the victims of the MV Barima disaster.
The death toll from Saturday night’s sinking of the MV Barima has risen to 41 as search and recovery operations continued today, with 16 vessels deployed in the wreckage area and the search zone expanded by a further 400 square miles to Waini Point.
Dear Editor, I write today with profound disappointment and frustration, not only for myself but for the students of the University of Guyana LLB cohort who remain in administrative limbo.
Commentator Christopher Ram has called on President Irfaan Ali to immediately establish an independent Commission of Inquiry under the Guyana Shipping Act, 1998 to investigate the tragic capsizing of the MV Barima which has resulted in 27 fatalities with 83 others missing and feared dead.
Sixty-four-year-old Vernie Brown is desperately awaiting word on her 44-year-old son, Kyon Brown, who remains unaccounted for following the capsizing of the MV Barima off Guyana’s coast on Saturday night.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today called for setting up a foolproof public examination system in the country, a day after supporters of the youth-led “cockroach” movement clashed with police as they marched on parliament to protest against question paper leaks.
Canadian company U92 yesterday said that it expected to begin drilling for uranium here in August.
Opposition Member of Parliament Amanza Walton-Desir yesterday called for an independent international-standard marine casualty investigation into the sinking of the MV Barima, while demanding the resignation of Public Works Minister Juan Edghill, arguing that the Government cannot credibly investigate a tragedy involving a vessel it owned and operated.
-Phillips says any decision on Edghill rests with Ali as resignation calls mount Around 83 persons are still said to be missing from Saturday’s ferry capsizing as the scale of the disaster grows and with 27 bodies retrieved from the Atlantic Ocean.
Dear Editor, Minister Edghill claims there was “no report” declaring the MV Barima unfit. This is a pathetic deflection, not a defence.
Dear Editor, The capsizing of the MV Barima off Guyana’s North Atlantic coast is a national tragedy that demands more than condolences and press conferences.
Dear Editor, Through your newspaper, I ask some questions that many Guyanese and others are asking.
A 50-year-old Brazilian woman has been arrested after her husband, a fellow Brazilian gold miner, was fatally stabbed during an argument at a mining camp at Rock Creek Backdam, Puruni River, on Saturday night.
