Maritime
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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Activists mull constitutional case against police arrest at MV Barima vigil
A police officer arresting Sherlina Nageer Civil society activists, who were arrested Wednesday night as they were peacefully picketing at...
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Transparency Institute wants International Maritime Organisation to investigate MV Barima tragedy
Transparency Institute of Guyana Inc. (TIGI) on Thursday urged the government to ask the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to investigate...
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MV Barima tragedy: jail liars, protect public servants from pressure – GHRA
The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA). As the confirmed death toll from the July 18 sinking of the MV Barima...
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Call in int’l experts to investigate MV Barima tragedy – FGM leader
Leader of the Forward Guyana Movement (FGM) Amanza Walton-Desir on Wednesday said the government should call in overseas experts to...
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Heavy govt cargo was loaded onto MV Barima, “breakdown” in routine inspection
The MV Barima Prime Minister Mark Phillips on Tuesday admitted that the government had loaded several heavy items onto the...
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