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…
Month: July 2026
‘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…
APA blasts ‘systemic failures’ in MV Barima tragedy, calls for Edghill’s removal
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Amerindian Peoples Association (APA) is calling for a comprehensive, independent and transparent review of the MV Barima tragedy, while…
Share fake MV Barima tragedy posts, face the law – Home Affairs Ministry warns
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Ministry of Home Affairs is warning citizens against sharing false, old or unrelated videos and photographs being linked to…
Dartmouth man electrocuted near chicken pen; two children hospitalised
Reading Time: < 1 minutePolice are investigating a fatal incident at Dartmouth Village, Essequibo Coast, where a 28-year-old man died, and two children were…