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Young cricketer dies in fatal accident at Trafalgar

Kaieteur News – A young cricketer Ayinde Rogers lost his life on Sunday after being involved in a fatal accident on the Trafalgar Public Road West Coast Berbice. Video footage seen by this publication shows a mangled burgundy vehicle, with flames coming out of the bonnet and the young man’s body on the corner of […] The post Young cricketer dies in fatal accident at Trafalgar appeared first on Kaieteur News.

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MV Barima disaster… More than 60 feared dead

(Kaieteur News) – A massive search and rescue operation continues off the coast of Guyana following the capsising of the MV Barima near the Pomeroon River. While 67 passengers have been successfully pulled from the Atlantic waters, a cloud of uncertainty hangs over the exact number of missing persons due to what government officials call “criminal” […] The post MV Barima disaster… More than 60 feared dead appeared first on Kaieteur News.

Kaieteur News20 Jul

Regional, int’l support pours in following MV Barima tragedy

(Kaieteur News) – Regional bodies and international partners have expressed condolences and support to Guyana following the capsising of the MV Barima ferry which sank on Saturday evening about seven-miles off the coast with an unknown number of passengers. On Sunday evening, Guyanese government officials revealed that the number of persons onboard at the time of […] The post Regional, int’l support pours in following MV Barima tragedy appeared first on Kaieteur News.

Kaieteur News20 Jul

MV Barima comes to tragic end after 87 years

(Kaieteur News) – The MV Barima’s decades-long service to Guyana came to a heartbreaking end on Saturday night when the vessel sank off the country’s northern coastline, leaving scores of passengers missing in what is now being described as one of the nation’s worst maritime disasters. The 87-year-old vessel went down about seven miles offshore near […] The post MV Barima comes to tragic end after 87 years appeared first on Kaieteur News.

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“The boat cant over and gone” …survivors recount horror of MV Barima capsizing

…recall seeing babies washed away as they slept (Kaieteur News) – The MV Barima left Georgetown at 3:15 p.m on Saturday, bound for Port Kaituma in Region One with 116 passengers and 17 crew members aboard. By 11:01 p.m., an air traffic control tower in Timehri had received a distress call. Within minutes, survivors say, the […] The post “The boat cant over and gone” …survivors recount horror of MV Barima capsizing appeared first on Kaieteur News.

Kaieteur News20 Jul

Two found dead in submerged vehicle

(Kaieteur News) – Two men were found dead inside a pick-up truck that was pulled from a concrete drain along the Ogle-to-Eccles Bypass Road on Sunday morning, prompting police to launch an investigation into the incident. The victims have been identified as 38-year-old Brian Sookram of Lot 3 Crown Dam, Industry, East Coast Demerara, who was […] The post Two found dead in submerged vehicle appeared first on Kaieteur News.

Kaieteur News20 Jul

The biggest lost

(Kaieteur News) – The sinking of the MV Barima in the Pomeroon is shaping up to be one of Guyana’s biggest disasters yet. In terms of the final human loss, this capsised boat could rank in the upper tiers of disasters for this country. The outlook is grim, and with each passing hour the chances that […] The post The biggest lost appeared first on Kaieteur News.

Kaieteur News20 Jul
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