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Manifest of the capsized MV Barima.

WATCH ||| Press Briefing on the MV Barima Incident.

Several ministers continuously engage families whose relatives were on the MV Barima vessel.

STANDBY || Prime Minister Brigadier (Ret’d), the Honourable Mark Phillips, will shortly deliver a live press statement from the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC).

Facts Surrounding MV Barima Vessel Incident.

As massive search and rescue efforts continue for those who were onboard the MV Barima when it capsized last night, Hon. Sonia Parag, Minister of Education, along several other Cabinet members are meeting with worried…

WATCH || “Right now, life is our number one priority” - Minister of Public Works Juan Edghilll says regarding ongoing rescue operations involving the MV Barima which capsized off the Essequibo Coast

Hon. Prime Minister Brigadier Mark Phillips, and Hon. Bishop Juan Edghill are currently at the Emergency Family Assistance Centre set up at Umana Yana, coordinating massive search and rescue efforts and meeting with the…

Minister Edghill meets with children of one of the crew member - Richard Moe Snr.

Search and Rescue Advancing. 67 persons, inclusive of 15 children rescued so far.

Update| 67 people have been rescued so far as the search and rescue operation continues in response to a distress signal received from the MV Barima vessel, close to seven miles offshore.