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Mohamed’s offer to raise MV Barima, pushes Govt. to say victims’ relatives will decide

By Khadidja Ba (Kaieteur News) – Following a proposal by Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed to independently fund and undertake the salvage of the sunken ferry MV Barima, government has announced that the final decision on whether to raise the vessel or declare wreckage area a memorial site will be left entirely to the families of the […] The post Mohamed’s offer to raise MV Barima, pushes Govt. to say victims’ relatives will decide appeared first on Kaieteur News.

Kaieteur News29 Jul1 reads
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Other nations’ ministers stepped down following deadly ferry disasters

…calls grow for Edghill to do the same (Kaieteur News) – In the wake of what is being described as Guyana’s deadliest maritime disaster, calls have intensified for Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill to resign or be removed from office pending an independent investigation into the capsizing of the MV Barima. The 87-year-old vessel capsized […] The post Other nations’ ministers stepped down following deadly ferry disasters appeared first on Kaieteur News.

Kaieteur News26 Jul1 reads

Grieving mother calls on Govt. to subsidise airfares after ferry tragedy claims son

By Khadidja Ba (Kaieteur News) – Sitting opposite her home’s mirror, where her 16-year-old son, Andriel Bautista, used to stand fixing his curly hair before and after school, Anndyar Deally is turning her unbearable grief into a direct plea to the nation’s highest office. Following a gut-wrenching maritime tragedy in the open Atlantic that took her […] The post Grieving mother calls on Govt. to subsidise airfares after ferry tragedy claims son appeared first on Kaieteur News.

Kaieteur News26 Jul1 reads

Political Negligence: The Psychological Cost

By Dr. Telford Layne Jr. PsyD, MSc. Postgrad, BSc. (Kaieteur News) – Political neglect is just as devastating as emotional neglect. MV Barima went down killing over 100 Guyanese because of political neglect, so was the Mahdia fire. The health care system. The road accidents. Political neglect is fuel by greed and corruption, administrated by mentally […] The post Political Negligence: The Psychological Cost appeared first on Kaieteur News.

Kaieteur News26 Jul1 reads

APNU demands compensation for families of MV Barima tragedy

…says $1M minimum should be provided for burial of each victim …wants safety review for all ferries …15 attorneys eager to assist families (Kaieteur News) – The A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) on Friday demanded fair and adequate compensation for survivors and the family members of the persons who lost their lives in the tragic […] The post APNU demands compensation for families of MV Barima tragedy appeared first on Kaieteur News.

Kaieteur News25 Jul1 reads

Guyana hit with 12.5% Trump tariff in new U.S. trade crackdown

(Kaieteur News) – Guyana is among 60 trading partners slapped with a new 12.5% U.S. tariff after the Trump administration imposed fresh duties on countries it says have failed to adequately enforce bans on goods produced with forced labour. The measures, which also affect major economies including China and the European Union, took effect as a […] The post Guyana hit with 12.5% Trump tariff in new U.S. trade crackdown appeared first on Kaieteur News.

Kaieteur News25 Jul1 reads

Guyana wants exemption from latest US Replacement tariffs

In wake of the United States imposing a 12.5% tariff on Guyana and several other countries for their failure to impose and effectively enforce a prohibition on the importation of goods produced with forced labour, the Guyana Government intends to continue to work closely with US Trade Representative and other US counterparts to reinforce its […]

News Source Guyana24 Jul1 reads
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