Businesswoman robbed of $5M, US$7,000 in armed attack at Peters Hall
Reading Time: < 1 minutePolice are investigating an alleged robbery under arms committed on a 33-year-old businesswoman at Peters Hall, East Bank Demerara. According…
MV Barima COI must spark lasting transport reforms — GCCI
Reading Time: < 1 minuteREAD BELOW THE STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE GEORGETOWN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (GCCI): The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and…
CARICOM legal expert to chair 5-member COI into MV Barima tragedy
Reading Time: 2 minutesPresident Dr. Irfaan Ali has named the five-member Commission of Inquiry that will investigate the circumstances surrounding the MV Barima…
MV Barima toll rises to 72 as recovery teams work to reposition vessel
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe number of bodies recovered from the MV Barima tragedy has risen to 72, Prime Minister Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips…
‘Truth will rise, justice will speak’– President Ali tells grieving nation
Reading Time: 3 minutesPresident Dr. Irfaan Ali on Tuesday evening told a grieving nation that while questions must be answered in the wake…
Eight injured as boats collide in Canje Creek
Reading Time: < 1 minutePolice are investigating a river mishap that left eight persons injured, including several children, after two boats collided in the…
Trinidad, Brazil divers to join MV Barima recovery mission
Reading Time: 2 minutesAdditional divers from Trinidad and Tobago and Brazil are expected to join the MV Barima recovery mission as Guyanese and…
PM Phillips blasts Opposition Leader over ‘publicity stunts’ amid MV Barima recovery efforts
Reading Time: < 1 minutePrime Minister Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips has strongly rejected claims that Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed is ahead of the Government’s…
Guyana declares three days of mourning for MV Barima victims
Reading Time: 2 minutesPresident Dr. Irfaan Ali has declared three days of national mourning following the MV Barima tragedy, as the country continues…
MV Barima toll climbs: 77 rescued, 41 bodies recovered as search area expands
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Government of Guyana says search, rescue and recovery operations in the MV Barima tragedy remain ongoing, with 77 persons…