Transportation
MARAD does not license maritime staff; promoted after training, MV Barima ferry COI hears
The Maritime Administration (MARAD) chief engineer, Christopher Clarke, who has been working at that regulatory agency for 20 years, said...
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Rescued MV Barima ferry occupants weren’t wearing lifejackets
The location of the MV Barima At least 31 occupants of the sunken MV Barima ferry, who were rescued from...
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Location of distressed MV Barima ferry identified over three hours after emergency signal
Captain Learie Barclay The area of the sunken MV Barima was located three 3 hours, 26 minutes after its emergency...
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T&HD goods wharf appeared ‘fixed up’ for MV Barima inquiry visit; areas of MV Ma Lisha badly corroded
A vehicle weigh scale that the MV Barima inquiry commissioners found was not connected to any other device and was...
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BK International preferred bidder to salvage MV Barima – CoI
Dr. Andrzej Jasionowski The Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the sinking of the MV Barima ferry almost three months ago...
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MV Barima CoI keen on hearing from captain, others but murder charge may be legal obstacle
Captain Kevin Price The five-member Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the sinking of the MV Barima ferry is interested in...
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Inquiry Commission consulted on salvaging MV Barima; wreck still has valuable evidence says naval architect
Dr Andrezej Jasionowski The Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the sinking of the MV Barima ferry has been consulted as...
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Trans Guyana Airways prepares for scheduled flights to French Guiana
Guyana's Minister of Aviation Deodat Indar and France's Ambassador to Guyana Olivier Plançon after they signed a new air services...
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Guyana, Caribbean to launch system to monitor air, sea – Ali
The opening of the nternational Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) safety conference at the...
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El Niño drought will spike costs, reduce imports through Panama Canal into 2027
The Panama Canal (picture from IDB Invest website) The Caribbean Private Sector Organisation (CPSO) says importers and governments across the...
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