MARAD Head defends MV Barima capacity
–maintains vessel was not overloaded The Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) has defended the loading of the MV Barima, maintaining that there is…
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Death toll rises to 53 as MV Barima recovery efforts intensify
–76 rescued as search continues for 50 people still unaccounted for The death toll in the MV Barima tragedy has climbed to…
Government to launch independent Commission of Inquiry into MV Barima tragedy
–Prime Minister urges witnesses to come forward as investigation will determine cause of disaster The Government of Guyana will establish an independent…
Divers searching MV Barima for possible survivors in air pockets
…Trinidad, Brazil divers to join recovery mission Prime Minister Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips says divers are searching the sunken MV Barima for…
Siblings who lost father in mining pit tragedy now missing after the MV Barima capsizes
Two young siblings who lost their father in a mining pit tragedy last year are now missing after the MV Barima capsized…
‘We will be here all night’: Pres. Ali joins families at Charity as MV Barima recovery continues
President Dr. Irfaan Ali spent hours on the ground at Charity on Monday, where bodies recovered from the MV Barima tragedy were…
Government to support funeral arrangements for MV Barima victims
–Prime Minister says transportation and assistance with religious rites will be provided for grieving families The Government of Guyana will support the…
Gov’t Orders Urgent Probe After Unmanifested Passengers Found Among MV Barima Survivors
The Government has expressed outrage and launched an urgent investigation after it was confirmed that several individuals rescued from the MV Barima…
Prime Minister Brigadier (Ret’d), the Honourable Mark Phillips underscored the enduring friendship and expanding partnership between Guyana and France on Tuesday evening, while attending the French National Day 2026 celebration hosted by Ambassador of France to Guyana, HE Olivier Plançon and the French Embassy in Georgetown.
Prime Minister Mark Phillips extended congratulations to His Excellency President Emmanuel Macron, the Government and people of the French Republic on behalf…
PM Holness says Guyanese team delivering hurricane repairs in Jamaica to “exacting standards”
Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness has praised the quality of work being carried out by a Guyanese engineering team in Westmoreland, saying…