Maritime
MV Barima original passenger capacity was 600 – historical records
The 87-year-old ferry MV Barima that sank last month was built with a capacity to carry 600 passengers, but over...
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MV Barima’s murder charges trumped up to cover officials’ failures – chief mate’s friends
Family members, friends and residents of First Mate of the sunken ferry, MV Barima, Sunday night held a solidarity protest...
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APNU, WIN rebuke govt for slow-paced procurement of MV Barima salvager
Opposition parliamentarians demanding justice for survivors and relatives of deceased and missing persons in the MV Barima tragedy that occurred...
Read moreDetailsMV Barima to be salvaged for Commission of Inquiry
The ferry MV Barima Amid growing protests by a wide cross-section of Guyanese, the government on Saturday said the 87-year-old...
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AFC recommends captains refuse to operate suspected faulty ferries
As pressure mounts to salvage the MV Barima that capsized off the Essequibo Coast two weeks ago, Leader of the...
Read moreDetailsAli appoints audit team to review maritime safety
President Irfaan Ali on Friday picked several top Guyanese maritime experts to review safety and compliance standards governing vessels operating...
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MV Barima inquiry commissioners sworn in, media not invited
The five-member Commission of Inquiry into the sinking of the ferry MV Barima earlier this month that unofficially claimed the...
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Protests against murder charge for MV Barima captain, others, Indigenous Amerindians among activists picketing president’s office
Protesters in solidarity with the Transport and Harbours Department staff protest on the Den Amstel Public Road. Family members and...
Read moreDetailsGovt willing to leave MV Barima on sea floor even if there is useful evidence for probe
The ferry MV Barima Prime Minister Mark Phillips on Tuesday said several international companies were available to salvage the ferry...
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PM says no effort to deliberately kill MV Barima occupants
The location of the MV Barima Prime Minister Mark Phillips on Tuesday said he did believe that anyone set out...
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