-state entities permitted to remain Members of the independent media have raised concerns over unequal treatment while covering the aftermath of the MV Barima tragedy, with government-aligned media houses being granted access to some areas while independent journalists were denied entry.
– no charges filed Two protesters arrested during a silent demonstration calling for the resignation of Public Works Minister Juan Edghill over the deadly MV Barima tragedy say they will take their complaint against the police to the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) after officers informed them yesterday that no charges would be laid.
Cleriannys Valenzuela and her young daughter, Kelly Williams were yesterday laid to rest at De Hoop, Mahaica after they perished in Saturday’s MV Barima ferry disaster.
Canadian company, U92 which hopes to begin drilling for uranium here later this year, yesterday announced it was seeking to raise around CDN$8m, up from the original CDN$6m it had announced the day before.
-25 bodies recovered up to Wednesday Assistant Superintendent of Police, Garfield Campbell, who heads the Guyana Police Force Marine Unit, on Wednesday evening said ranks had recovered 25 bodies since the search and recovery operation began following the MV Barima tragedy, describing the conditions at sea as extremely challenging.
Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr. Vindhya Persaud, yesterday joined family, friends and fellow mourners at the homegoing service for Clairmonte King, 60, who died in Saturday’s MV Barima tragedy.
Two weeks after two men were gunned down at Vigilance South, East Coast Demerara, no arrest has been made and relatives say they have received no updates from police on the investigation.
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.
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.
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.
-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.
– 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).
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.
-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.
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.
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.