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Family and friends gathered to bid a final farewell to 46-year-old Devon Mars of Sandvoort Village, West Canje, Berbice, who was among those onboard the ill-fated MV Barima. Mars regularly travelled to Region One to sell meat as part of his livelihood. (Photos: News Room/ July…
Recovery efforts following the tragic sinking of the MV Barima remain ongoing as authorities continue an intensive search operation at sea while providing support to grieving families on shore.
Ignite News has been informed that five bodies from the MV Barima tragedy are yet to be identified at the morgue at Suddie, as the command centre remains operational at Charity.
Justice Godfrey Phillip Smith of Belize will chair a five-member Commission of Inquiry tasked with establishing the full circumstances surrounding the sinking of the MV Barima, President Dr Irfaan Ali said on Sunday, outlining the Terms of Reference the Commission will follow.
Members of the Commission of Inquiry into the MV Barima tragedy. Photographs courtesy of DPI.
In Region One, there is widespread grief with many families affected by the MV Barima tragedy. On Saturday, Regional Executive Officer Dr. Steven Cheefoon spoke to the News Room about what the regional team is tasked with doing to provide the support needed by those most…
Editorial… (Kaieteur News) – Say Commission of Inquiry (COI) now, and everyone knows there will be one. Say COI at this time, and all citizens know that it is related to the death of the MV Barima, many deaths. Guyana will have a COI, no doubt about that. The question is what kind of COI they […] The post Commission of Inquiry – MV Barima appeared first on Kaieteur News.
By Khadidja Ba (Kaieteur News) – Heavy grief blanketed the community of Port Kaituma in Region One as families gathered to lay to rest two young brothers, six-year-old Omarius and eight-year-old Orwin Europe, among the latest victims of the MV Barima capsizing. The brothers, students of the Port Kaituma Primary School, were aboard the aging vessel […] The post No new development in search and recovery operations appeared first on Kaieteur News.
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