The captain and two crew members of the MV Barima have been charged with murder in connection with the deaths of passengers who were on board the vessel when it sank earlier this month.
Those charged are Kevin Price, called “KP”, a 40-year-old captain of Melanie Damishana, East Coast Demerara (ECD); Rondell Dwayne Roberts, a 42-year-old Chief Mate of Grove Public Road, East Bank Demerara (EBD); and Delon Granderson, a 33-year-old Goods Superintendent of Fellowship, West Coast Demerara (WCD).
According to police, the charges were instituted following legal advice obtained from the Director of Public Prosecutions.
The three men, who are attached to the Transport and Harbour Department, were charged with the offence of murder, contrary to common law, in relation to the tragic deaths of passengers who were on board the MV Barima.
They appeared before Chief Magistrate Judy Latchman at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, where the charge was read to them. The accused were not required to plead to the indictable charge and were remanded to prison.
The matter has since been transferred to the Charity Magistrate’s Court and adjourned to August 3, 2026.
The charges come more than a week after the MV Barima sank while travelling from Georgetown to Port Kaituma, in what has since become one of Guyana’s worst maritime disasters.
