Jul 21, 2026
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Unregistered boat captain among eight injured in Canje Creek collision
Eight persons were injured following a head-on collision between two boats in the vicinity of Pat Walla, Canje Creek, Berbice, on Tuesday, police said. The...
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Dartmouth man reportedly dies of electrocution; two children hospitalised
A 28-year-old Essequibo Coast man died on Monday afternoon after he was reportedly electrocuted. Kelton Benn, of Dartmouth Village, had gone to use an outdoor...
President declares three days of national mourning for MV Barima victims
Three days of national mourning will be observed from Wednesday to Friday in honour of victims of the MV Barima tragedy, President Dr Irfaan Ali...
77 rescued, 41 bodies recovered in ferry disaster
Seventy-seven persons have been rescued and 41 bodies recovered so far in the MV Barima ferry disaster, the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) said on...
Mother holds on to hope missing sailor son is clinging to shoreline
The anguish continues for the family of 57-year-old sailor Raymond Somra of Islington, Greater New Amsterdam, who remains among those reported missing following the maritime...
Home Affairs Ministry urges evidence sharing, warns against fake Barima videos
The Ministry of Home Affairs is urging anyone with firsthand information, photographs, videos or other evidence relating to the sinking of the MV Barima ferry...
Hope remains as air pockets raise chance of survivors in Barima
Authorities remain hopeful that survivors could still be found inside the submerged MV Barima, despite the rising death toll, as rescue teams intensify efforts to...
83 still missing as Barima passenger count set at 179
The total number of people believed to have been aboard the MV Barima when it sank off the Essequibo Coast has been revised to 179,...
’I just pray they find him and he comes home safe,’ says mother of missing crewman
"I just pray that they find him and that he comes home safe," said Esther Frank, mother of missing MV Barima crew member Rawle Frank,...
President orders full investigation into MV Barima tragedy, period of mourning to be announced
The Government of Guyana has ordered a full, independent investigation into the sinking of the MV Barima, as authorities continue an around-the-clock rescue and recovery...
Sunken MV Barima located, full recovery operation now underway
The MV Barima has been located following aggressive and coordinated action by various stakeholders, Minister of Public Utilities and Aviation Deodat Indar said. The potential...
Young cricketer dies after reportedly falling asleep while driving
Twenty-one-year-old cricketer Ayinde Rogers died following a motor vehicle accident along the Trafalgar Public Road, West Coast Berbice, in the early hours of Monday morning....
Ten confirmed dead in MV Barima sinking
Ten people have been confirmed dead following the sinking of the MV Barima, the Government of Guyana said on Monday, as search-and-rescue operations continued off...
New UK prime minister Andy Burnham pledges cost of living help in first speech
Andy Burnham has said his arrival in power will be a "circuit breaker" moment for Britain, pledging that his government will restore hope to millions...
Survivors treated, families comforted as MV Barima response widens
Doctors, counsellors and social workers fanned out across three regions on Sunday in a sweeping effort to treat survivors and comfort families still waiting for...
No evidence MV Barima was unseaworthy, says Edghill
The MV Barima was operating within its scheduled maintenance programme and had not been declared unseaworthy before its fatal voyage, contrary to claims circulating on...