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Guyana's Director of Public Prosecutions, Shalimar Ali-Hack, SC, advised murder charges against three Transport and Harbours Department employees over the July 18, 2026 sinking of the MV Barima, which killed more than 70 people.
The charges were...
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Guyana police charged captain Kevin Price, chief mate Rondell Dwayne Roberts, and loading superintendent Delon Granderson with 72 counts of murder each following the July 18, 2026 sinking of the MV Barima, which killed at least 73...
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The 87-year-old state ferry MV Barima capsized late on Saturday, July 18, 2026, while traveling from Georgetown to Port Kaituma in Guyana's Essequibo region.
As of Prime Minister Mark Phillips' Tuesday evening press briefing, authorities had confirmed...
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The MV Barima capsized roughly seven miles off Guyana's Atlantic coast late on July 18, en route from Georgetown to Port Kaituma; officials have confirmed 27 deaths, with 83 people still unaccounted for as of Monday.
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The 87-year-old government ferry MV Barima capsized late July 18, 2026, roughly seven miles off Guyana's Atlantic coast en route from Georgetown to Port Kaituma; officials confirmed at least two deaths, dozens rescued, and dozens still...
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is facing one of the most significant institutional challenges in its history as a dispute over the reappointment of Secretary-General Dr. Carla Barnett moves toward the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ).
What began as a procedural...
Nearly two weeks after northern Venezuela was rocked by a devastating magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 earthquake doublet, the country's greatest challenge is no longer searching for survivors beneath the rubble.
It is keeping its hospitals functioning.
Across La Guaira, Caracas, Miranda,...
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck near the coast of central Chile on Friday, according to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), once again highlighting the country's position as one of the world's most seismically active regions. The quake...
The global reparations debate has entered a new and potentially explosive phase.
What began decades ago as an activist demand for acknowledgment of slavery's horrors has evolved into one of the most significant geopolitical, legal, and economic disputes of the...
A week after one of the most destructive seismic disasters in Venezuela's modern history, emergency responders continue searching for survivors as the country confronts an escalating humanitarian emergency. The powerful June 24 earthquake sequence devastated communities along Venezuela's northern...
