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.
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.
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, I want join our people to offer some words to all the first responders, be they members of the joint services, the local fishermen, and all who used their private boats to go out on the high seas to search for survivors and, in the process, retrieved bodies out of the water.
Dear Editor, The head of the French Navy diving team at the wreck of the MV Barima stated that the wreck site was swept by strong current and being covered in silt.
Dear Editor, The nation rightly mourns the many souls lost aboard the MV Barima. We grieve with the families who will forever live with an emptiness that can never be filled.
Dear Editor, Ian was one of my best friends. This may surprise many. For many reasons except one, humanitarianism, we were poles apart.
Dear Editor, Death announces its ghostly presence again. In a land haunted by many deaths, there is one more.
Dear Editor, The tragic loss of lives in the MV Barima disaster has shaken our nation.
Dear Editor, Last Sunday morning, July 19, 2026, the nation awoke to the news that the MV Barima had capsized near Iron Punt, off the Pomeroon coast, while on a scheduled voyage from Georgetown to Port Kaituma.
Dear Editor, The recently highlighted financial and operational collapse of the Transport and Harbours Department (T&HD) is not a sudden event but the tragic culmination of decades of mismanagement, a stark betrayal of the department’s history and its foundational mandate.
Dear Editor, Given the ill-fated destruction of MV Barima and the tragic loss of life to many fathers, mothers, and children, I join with the many heartbroken Guyanese and extend my deepest sympathy to the relatives and friends, whose lives have been forever upturned.
Dear Editor, The turbulence across Guyana, in the aftermath of the M.V. Barima tragedy, marks a turning point in Guyana’s maritime history.
Dear Editor, The MV Barima tragedy has broken my heart. My prayers will continue interceding for our brothers and sisters who were on board the MV Barima, and especially for those who have lost family and friends.
Dear Editor, Major tragedies often reconnect especially the human and patriotic connections and we continue to see an outpouring of love and sympathies directed to the loved ones of those persons who tragically lost their lives almost a week ago in the ferry accident.
Dear Editor, On Sunday, 19 July, we woke, like the rest of Guyana to the tragic news that the MV Barima had capsized and sank on its way to Port Kaituma.
Dear Editor, Far too often in Guyana, obvious public safety hazards are ignored until tragedy strikes. It is only after lives are lost or serious injuries occur that the relevant authorities respond with remedial action. Preventative
Dear Editor, On behalf of my wife, family and friends I hereby offer my heartfelt sympathy and condolences to all those who have lost their loved ones and in other way been traumatized as a result of the MV Barima disaster.
Dear Editor, The New York based not for profit NGO, Guyana Democracy Project (GDP), in a statement on July 20, expressed profound shock and sorrow over the MV Barima mishap in the Atlantic just off the coast of Essequibo that has taken many precious lives besides the loss of the vessel itself and many vehicles and valuable cargo.
Dear Editor, In 2005, when torrential rains flooded the Coastlands, President Bharrat Jagdeo did not wait.