Maritime
DPP defends instituting murder charges against MV Barima captain, others
Director of Public Prosecutions Shalimar Hack. Even as the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Shalimar Hack, sought to defend the...
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Hughes, Wade say ‘weak’ murder charge slapped on MV Barima captain, others; Opposition Leader offers to salvage vessel
Prominent attorney Nigel Hughes on Tuesday said the charging of the captain of the MV Barima and other persons with...
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MV Barima captain, others charged with murder of ferry passengers, crew
Captain Kevin Price The captain and chief mate of the MV Barima have been charged with the murder of several...
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Opposition MPs disrupt parliamentary sitting over MV Barima tragedy, but govt proceeds with agenda
Despite the eruption of protest by all opposition members of parliament (MPs) inside the chamber of the National Assembly to...
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No more bodies in two days from sunken MV Barima
A member of the French military diving team speaking in the presence of Chief-of-Defence Staff Brigadier Omar Khan and others....
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Two MV Barima inquiry commissioners’ ties to ruling parties in sister CARICOM states should cause no worry – former MARAD chief
Dr Ivor English Two of the five members of the just Sunday announced commission of inquiry (CoI) into the MV...
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President names non-Guyanese five-member commission to probe MV Barima tragedy
President Irfaan Ali on Sunday announced the five-member Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the sinking of the MV Barima ferry...
Read moreDetailsAPNU, WIN reject Ali’s unilateral inquiry into MV Barima ferry disaster
The MV Barima The parliamentary opposition of a A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and We Invest in Nationhood (WIN)...
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MV Barima’s confirmed death toll now 73, 30 unaccounted for
Prime Minister Mark Phillips on Friday evening said a total of 73 bodies have now been recovered with 69 of...
Read moreDetailsAPNU wants parliamentary terms for MV Barima tragedy inquiry commission
The parliamentary opposition A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) on Friday asked House Speaker Manzoor Nadir to allow the National...
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