Jul 26, 2026
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Shepherd and Nabi power Amazon Warriors to another win
Romario Shepherd and Mohammad Nabi orchestrated a remarkable recovery to guide the Guyana Amazon Warriors to a two-wicket victory over the Desert Vipers in the...
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Opposition welcomes MV Barima inquiry but faults lack of consultation
The five main opposition parties have welcomed President Dr Irfaan Ali's announcement of a Commission of Inquiry into the sinking of the MV Barima but...
Mother and three children laid to rest in emotional Bush Lot Village farewell
Four coffins, one family: a mother and her three young children were laid to rest together on Friday, victims of the MV Barima disaster that...
Gouveia: Maritime safety systems helped save lives in MV Barima tragedy
The MV Barima tragedy has demonstrated the value of modern maritime safety equipment, with an integrated system of emergency beacons, life rafts, distress flares, search...
IOM chief: Guyana ’uniquely positioned’ to turn migration into development force
Guyana is uniquely positioned to turn migration into a real force for development, International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Director General Amy Pope said during a...
President mourns passing of literary icon Ian McDonald
President Dr Irfaan Ali has expressed condolences on the passing of Dr Ian McDonald, describing him as a distinguished Caribbean literary figure whose life and...
Walton-Desir calls for permanent Transportation Safety Investigation Board
Opposition Member of Parliament Amanza Walton-Desir has called for the establishment of a permanent independent Transportation Safety Investigation Board under Parliament to investigate aviation, maritime,...
Patterson urges immediate seaworthiness checks on all national passenger vessels
Former Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson has urged authorities to conduct immediate inspections of all passenger vessels operating within the national fleet to determine...
Interim barge service to keep supplies flowing to Port Kaituma
An interim cargo arrangement has been announced to maintain the delivery of essential supplies to Port Kaituma while normal transport services remain affected, the Ministry...
Powell steers Amazon Warriors home against San Francisco Unicorns
Guyana Amazon Warriors secured a three-wicket victory over the San Francisco Unicorns under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method in the second match of the ExxonMobil Global...
Cricket steps up for MV Barima victims with GSL Final proceeds
Guyana Amazon Warriors and ExxonMobil Guyana Global Super League announced on Wednesday that all proceeds from ticket sales for the Final will be donated to...
MV Barima tragedy: 57 recovered, 44 positively identified
The number of bodies recovered from the MV Barima disaster has risen to 57, of which 44 have been positively identified, the Government said on...
Commission of Inquiry to be established into MV Barima tragedy
The Government is moving to establish an independent Commission of Inquiry into the MV Barima tragedy, Prime Minister Brigadier (Ret'd) Mark Phillips said on Wednesday,...
MV Barima tragedy: Mother holds onto hope son is alive after four days
With four days almost elapsed since the tragic sinking of the MV Barima on Saturday night, 22-year-old Antoine Harcourt of Lichfield Village, West Coast Berbice,...
A love built on small errands, ended at the sea
Every time Orin Anthony Clarke came home from the sea, he came home with something for her. Casareep. Cassava bread. Whatever produce her small business...
Mother’s grief: the wedding that never came
Days before he died in the MV Barima disaster, 28-year-old crew member Kevin Carl Wilson told his mother he had found the woman he planned...
Hospital clerk returns from outing to find home in flames
A 39-year-old clerk attached to the New Amsterdam Hospital is counting her losses after the two-storey wooden house she rented at Lot 22 Palmyra was...
Brazilian Navy, T&T Coast Guard join Barima search as death toll climbs to 53
Naval and coast guard reinforcements from Brazil and Trinidad and Tobago are due to arrive in Guyana on Wednesday, bolstering an intensifying search for those...