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Roraima aircraft spotted SOS flares during desperate search for capsized MV Barima

(Kaieteur News) – A Roraima Airways search aircraft detected three SOS distress flares and an emergency beacon signal during an overnight search for the capsized MV Barima, information that was immediately relayed to rescue authorities to help direct search-and-rescue assets to the scene. The disclosure was made by Captain Gerald Gouveia, Managing Director of Roraima Airways, […] The post Roraima aircraft spotted SOS flares during desperate search for capsized MV Barima appeared first on Kaieteur News.

Kaieteur News19 Jul

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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.

Kaieteur News19 Jul

MV Barima capsizes with 116 passengers off Pomeroon

…eight rescued alive so far in massive rescue operation (Kaieteur News) – The MV Barima, carrying 116 passengers, capsized near Iron Punt, Pomeroon, late Saturday night while en route to Port Kaituma, triggering a frantic overnight search-and-rescue operation involving both state and private resources. Public Works Minister Juan Edghill, in an early morning national update, confirmed […] The post MV Barima capsizes with 116 passengers off Pomeroon appeared first on Kaieteur News.

Kaieteur News19 Jul

Fire destroys section of Enmore children’s home

…three injured, 33 displaced (Kaieteur News) – An Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) and two children were injured after a fire destroyed part of an orphanage at Enmore, East Coast Demerara, on Friday, prompting a swift emergency response that safely evacuated all 33 children housed at the facility. Fire Chief Gregory Wickham confirmed that the Guyana Fire […] The post Fire destroys section of Enmore children’s home appeared first on Kaieteur News.

Kaieteur News18 Jul

Teen’s decomposing body recovered after swimming tragedy

(Kaieteur News) – The body of 14-year-old Daveanand Balram was found one day after he was reported missing after swimming with friends. The teen’s mother, Gayatree Rambhajan, confirmed the shattering discovery to Kaieteur News on Wednesday. Balram, also called Ritesh, and ‘White Boy’, of No. 60 Village, Corentyne, Berbice, was among three other friends at a […] The post Teen’s decomposing body recovered after swimming tragedy appeared first on Kaieteur News.

Kaieteur News16 Jul

Corentyne teen missing after swimming with friends

(Kaieteur News) – Family members of 14-year-old Daveanand Balram, of No. 60 Village, Corentyne, are frantic over his disappearance after he and some friends reportedly went swimming in the Corentyne River on Monday. Police in Region Six have since commenced investigations as the teen, also known as Ritesh, is feared drown. His family confirmed that a […] The post Corentyne teen missing after swimming with friends appeared first on Kaieteur News.

Kaieteur News15 Jul

Pensioner killed in West Berbice accident

(Kaieteur News) – News of a fatal incident disrupted a wedding celebration on Sunday at Cotton Tree Village, West Coast Berbice, as relatives of a 78-year-old man received details that he was involved in a vehicular accident and was left lying on the road. Kundal Persaud, a pensioner of Lot 51 Bacchus Street, Rosignol, West Bank […] The post Pensioner killed in West Berbice accident appeared first on Kaieteur News.

Kaieteur News14 Jul

Rosignol pensioner dies after electric bike struck by car

Rosignol pensioner dies after electric bike struck by car A 77-year-old Rosignol man was killed on Saturday night after the electric bike he was riding was struck by a motor car along the D' Edward Public Road, West Bank...

Newsroom13 Jul

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