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Efforts to reposition the sunken MV Barima ferry started this morning with the support of marine assets from the Guyana Defence Force's Coast Guard and a number of other agencies. Divers, who have been working at the site of the sunken ferry, encountered difficulties during their attempts to board the vessel under water. Once the […]
Family and friends gathered in Wakenaam on Thursday to bid a final farewell to 11-year-old Ronaldo Poon, one of the…
Family, friends and members gathered at the Zeelugt Masjid in Region Three to bid a final farewell to Bibi Mohammed…
A mother’s heartbreaking cries filled the funeral yard on Thursday as she said her final goodbye to her son, Kevin Wilson, 28, one of the victims of the…
By Svetlana Marhsall Still struggling to face the reality that is before her, single mother of three, Samantha Ramitt, who lost two of her children when the MV Barima capsized on Saturday night, said she may never recover from the tragic incident. Ramitt’s three children were among eight grandchildren traveling with her mother, Hellena Moonsammy […]
…survivor count remains at 76 …as foreign forces join massive recovery mission By Khadidja Ba (Kaieteur News) – The death toll from the devastating capsizing of the MV Barima ferry has climbed to 65, Prime Minister Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips confirmed at a press conference on Wednesday,22nd July, 2026, as international search teams joined an intensifying […] The post MV Barima Disaster… Brazil, T&T come to Guyana’s rescue appeared first on Kaieteur News.
(Kaieteur News) – The last time Mark Abrams spoke to his wife, she reminded him to eat before the MV Barima entered rough waters. He promised to call again when he reached Port Kaituma. That call never came. For Paul Seepersaud’s sister, the heartbreaking ordeal ended only after hours of searching through bodies recovered from the […] The post Berbice families’ hopes end in grief… One waited for a phone call, another searched through bodies appeared first on Kaieteur News.
Editorial… (Kaieteur News) – All Guyanese who still have some level of humanity in them, some feeling, join in this period of national mourning. A country gathers itself to mourn its dead. Rightly mourn the momentary nature of life, the swiftness with which it can depart. When the MV Barima went to its resting place, we […] The post National mourning appeared first on Kaieteur News.
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