Prime Minister leads massive rescue operation after MV Barima capsizes with 116 aboard

(Kaieteur News) – Prime Minister Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips is leading a high-level Government response after the MV Barima, carrying 116 passengers, capsized off Guyana’s coast near Iron Punt in the vicinity of the Pomeroon River late Saturday night. In a statement issued early Sunday, the Office of the Prime Minister said the Government has deployed […] The post Prime Minister leads massive rescue operation after MV Barima capsizes with 116 aboard appeared first on Kaieteur News.

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