Jamal Europe will never forget the moment he learned that his father, Orin Europe, was aboard the MV Barima when the vessel sank off Guyana’s north-west coast — not only because of the fear that his father may have been in danger, but because he immediately remembered that his two younger brothers, Orwin and Omarius, were with him and could not swim.
Residents of the Meten-Meer-Zorg Housing Scheme on the West Coast of Demerara say they have been living without reliable water and electricity for more than two years, forcing some families to purchase water while others resort to nearby trenches and makeshift ponds for basic household needs.
`When I call and tell them I think I find the boat, nobody believed that I find the boat’ Fisherman Haresh Singh, who located the sunken MV Barima two days after the vessel went down off the Essequibo Coast, has challenged several accounts surrounding the search, insisting that the conditions at the wreck site were far more difficult than publicly portrayed.
-Opposition Leader’s phone in custody of police The Facebook page of “Team Mohamed,” which had more than 500,000 followers, has disappeared from the platform, just hours after Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed told reporters that a video concerning alleged corruption linked to a $200 million land deal at Leonora would be released shortly.
Senior Superintendent of Police Prem Narine came under intense scrutiny yesterday when the extradition proceedings against Azruddin Mohamed and Nazar Mohamed resumed at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court after a hiatus for a CCJ decision.
For most students, preparing for CSEC examinations means carefully selecting a handful of subjects and dedicating months to mastering them.
–‘The kids asking questions I can’t answer. My son keeps asking, when will his dad be alive again’ The wife of MV Barima crew member Sherlon Joseph, who died when the vessel sank in the Pomeroon River last month, says she is still struggling to come to terms with his death, while their two young children continue to ask when their father will return.
-says grief, trauma and uncertainty remain weeks after disaster Three weeks after surviving the sinking of the MV Barima, Helena Moonsammy says she is still struggling to cope with the trauma of the disaster and the loss of four of eight relatives who were travelling with her.
-demand election of chair, vice chair and removal of Edghill, Indar What began as a government outreach at the Watooka Guest House yesterday quickly transformed into a tense, hours-long standoff, as chanting protesters, heightened security and a breached gate became the defining images of the day.
Questions are being raised over Labour Minister Keoma Griffith’s previous association with Trinidad and Tobago law firm N.
Just days after burying his wife and their three young children, Safraz Nathaniel Matabheek is left trying to rebuild a life shattered by the sinking of the MV Barima.
Lance Corporal Job Thom, a serving member of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), has recounted the harrowing moments after he survived the sinking of the MV Barima and rescued 11 fellow passengers from the water, saying he acted instinctively as cries for help echoed through the darkness.
Twenty-seven bodies have now been recovered following Saturday’s deadly sinking of the MV Barima, as search, rescue and recovery operations continue off the coast of Essequibo.
By Sunday morning, hope and heartbreak existed side by side. As search-and-rescue teams scoured the waters off Iron Punt in the Pomeroon River, hundreds of anxious relatives gathered at holding centres, hospitals and wharves, desperately searching for news of loved ones who had been aboard the MV Barima when it capsized late Saturday night.
Elena Moonsammy a survivor of last night’s capsizing of the MV Barima fears that she has lost seven members of her family in the tragedy: five girls and two boys.
Tearful mom, Louvicia Poon, appeals for info on son who was aboard the MV Barima, which capsized off the Essequibo coast late Saturday night.
The country’s top performers at this year’s National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) have credited disciplined study habits, personal sacrifice and the unwavering support of parents and teachers for their success.
Former presidential guard and Special Branch officer Yogeendra Sukhdeo was yesterday sentenced to life imprisonment with the possibility of parole only after serving 30 years for the 2023 murder of 21-year-old aspiring gold trader and businessman Amit Singh, a killing Justice Sandil Kissoon described as a “heinous and horrendous crime” driven by greed.
-Home Minister, police promise full probe The family of 16-year-old Altaf King, who died in a fatal crash while allegedly being chased by police last evening, is calling for a thorough investigation into the events leading up to the teen’s death.
