Editorial
Search and rescue
The MV Barima tragedy has exposed a terrible reality in Guyana: the country does not possess a credible national search-and-rescue capability.
Opinion
Letters To The Editor
Physical abuse and arbitrary detention of three peaceful protestors amounts to State overreach
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.
Letters To The Editor
Open-air marketplace creating significant danger for motorists exiting Nandy Park
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
Letters To The Editor
Nation awaits an independent, credible probe into this tragedy
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.
Letters To The Editor
NY NGO expresses solidarity over ferry mishap
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.
Editorial
Decisive action on ferry tragedy
It is quite possible that the bereaved families of the victims of Saturday’s catastrophic capsizing of the MV Barima are comforted in some way by the three days of mourning announced by the government, the candlelight vigils it has organized across the country and the attendance of senior ministers at burials even if the relatives of some deceased are still missing.
Letters To The Editor
PPP has not convened a national effort to address MV Barima tragedy
Dear Editor, In 2005, when torrential rains flooded the Coastlands, President Bharrat Jagdeo did not wait.
Letters To The Editor
It is reasonable for the public to expect that the MV Barima had adequate marine insurance
Dear Editor, As Guyana mourns the victims of the MV Barima tragedy, a question that has received far too little public attention is whether the vessel — and the passengers and cargo it carried — was properly insured, and if so, to what extent.
Letters To The Editor
Accountability behooves President Ali fires Minister Edghill
Dear Editor, “Rivah nah get front door; rivah nah get backdoor.” The words of my late maternal grandfather [Cap’n Mackenzie] is an appropriate reminder of the dangers of travel on the high seas.
Letters To The Editor
Have we become numb to pain, suffering, and death as a nation?
Dear Editor, I was living in America when September 11 happened, and I remember seeing the entire nation devastated by the loss of so many lives.
Letters To The Editor
Another look warranted at NGSA results
Dear Editor, I seek clarity. I do not question. The 2026 National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) results are spectacular.
Letters To The Editor
It is in our best interest to champion supremacy of international law
Dear Editor, Lately a group of persons have been writing letters about “national interests.” That is put forward as the supreme factor determining a country’s foreign policy.
Letters To The Editor
Toshaos meeting should have been postponed
Dear Editor, It brings immense anger and sadness to see what is unfolding before us. The dead bodies add up while Jagdeo speaks of development to a people in mourning.
Letters To The Editor
Loss from this tragedy will be difficult to process
Dear Editor, Following the MV Barima disaster at Iron Point at the treacherous confluence of the Pomeroon River and the Atlantic Ocean, many moving and touching videos have been shared on social media platforms.
Editorial
Failed leadership
A nation mourns. And when national tragedies occur they test more than the resilience of a people.
Letters To The Editor
A tone-deaf, insensitive blunder by the First Lady
Dear Editor, I saw the post by First Lady Mrs. Arya Ali, and I am relieved that good sense finally prevailed and she took it down.
Guest Columns
Responding to the contemporary crises facing international law
By Dr Bertrand Ramcharan Barrister-at-Law; Diploma of the Hague Academy of International Law. Honorary Commissioner of the International Commission of Jurists This is a time of great uncertainty and intense challenges for international law and for the United Nations.
Letters To The Editor
CXC must provide evidence Paper 032 replacing SBAs for non-practical subjects will not deepen inequity
Dear Editor, We welcome any reform that strengthens the validity, reliability, and, above all, fairness of CXC’s exams – the global gold best practice standards of assessment.
Letters To The Editor
MV Barima tragedy is inevitable result of a gov’t that has normalized neglect and low standards
Dear Editor, The recent MV Barima tragedy, with its mounting death toll that is set to surpass 100 souls and the ensuing calls for ministerial accountability, force us to confront a deeper, more pervasive rot in our national psyche and governance.
Letters To The Editor
MV Barima played lifesaving role during evacuation of Indian residents from Wismar–Christianburg–Mackenzie in May 1964
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.