Former MARAD safety director says ferries had no safety records during his tenure
Coordinator of the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre, Retired Captain John Flores swearing to tell the MV Barima Commission of Inquiry ...
MARAD gets high-tech search-and-rescue communication system
The Maritime Administration's (MARAD) Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) would next week commission a sophisticated communication system to receive distress ...
MARAD’s communication systems inadequate – MV Barima COI Commissioner
Harbour Master Romain Seurattan The Maritime Administration's (MARAD) communication systems appear inadequate, the Rear Admiral (Ret'd) of the Trinidad and ...
US Secretary of War, Pres Ali establish enhanced military partnership
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Guyanese President Mohamed Irfaan Ali signed a "landmark" agreement at the Pentagon today, creating ...
Civil society activist takes information chief to court over oil and gas data
Commissioner of Information Justice of Appeal (Ret'd) Charles Ramson, Snr. Two civil society activists, who say they have been rebuffed ...
MV Barima COI: GDF coast guard commander makes U-turn on communication recordings of search and rescue
Coast Guard David Shamsudeen (centre) being advised how to respond to questions at the Commission of Inquiry into the capsizing ...
CJIA retains top regional ranking in airport service quality survey
The Cheddi Jagan International Airport Corporation (CJIAC) on Tuesday said the airport has retained its position as the number one ...
96 teachers now CVQ certified
The Ministry of Education says 96 teachers are now equipped with practical competencies and recognised occupational qualifications to enhance the ...
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 ...
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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