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The Guyana Fire Service is expanding its fire hydrant network with a strategic focus on vulnerable areas (VPs) and key points (KPs) across the country to strengthen emergency response capabilities. Operational Officer Rovin Thomas said more than 35 new hydrants are currently…
Brenda Harcourt, 81, holds on to hope as she awaits news of her grandson Antoine, a 22-year-old crew member missing after the MV Barima tragedy. She says knowing his fate would bring some relief to her family.
The Commission of Inquiry into the capsizing and sinking of the MV Barima will recommend appropriate accountability where warranted, according to the gazetted Terms of Reference published in The Official Gazette.
Wildfires that have been tearing through forests in France and Spain, forcing residents to flee and filling the sky with smoke, are starting to ease, but firefighters from across Europe are still battling the flames, and there are concerns that intense heatwaves raise the risk…
Kaieteur News – President Irfaan Ali has officially issued an Extraordinary Gazette officially establishing an independent Commission of Inquiry (CoI) to investigate the catastrophic capsizing and sinking of the MV Barima. On Saturday, July 18, 2026, the MV Barima, operated by the Transport & Harbours Department, capsized approximately 10 nautical miles off the coast of […] The post Barima COI empowered to recommend criminal, disciplinary action appeared first on Kaieteur News.
(Kaieteur News) – The Association of Chinese Enterprises in Guyana (ACEG) has made an additional donation to the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) to support the ongoing response and relief efforts following the MV Barima maritime tragedy. The donation, funded collectively by ACEG’s member companies, was presented by the association’s General Secretary, Jason Wang, to CDC Director […] The post Chinese businesses make additional donation to MV Barima relief efforts appeared first on Kaieteur News.
(Kaieteur News) – As the nation continues to mourn the catastrophic July 18, 2026 capsizing of the MV Barima, a comprehensive legal paper authored by maritime scholar Robert C. Millington titled MV Barima and the Maritime Statute Book of Guyana: A Fully Expanded Analysis of Statutory Deficiency in the Law Governing Domestic Passenger Shipping reveals that […] The post Outdated laws left MV Barima exposed to disaster – Maritime Expert appeared first on Kaieteur News.
Accident at Fairfield, Essequibo Coast. A car ended up in a rice field, with the driver being rushed to Suddie Hospital for medical attention. More details to follow.
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