Guyana ferry disaster
Posted: Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Guyana ferry disaster...
T&T joins rescue mission

MV Barima Death Toll Rises To Ten In Guyana

Captain, engineer test positive for drugs
Tragedy struck on Saturday night when the vessel, carrying an estimated 179 people on board, including 18 crew members, capsized while travelling from Georgetown to Port Kaituma, a small village in the Barima-Waini Administrative Region.

Several persons rescued as search continues after boat capsizes in Guyana
Preliminary reports indicate that a huge wave may have caused the MV Barima with 116 passengers and a 17-member crew to capsize on Saturday night as it made its way to Port Kaituma, a small village within the Barima-Waini administrative region of Guyana, Public Works Minister Juan Edghill has said.

Authorities say they are unsure how many people were aboard the MV Barima
Authorities now say they are unsure how many people were aboard the vessel that capsized seven miles offshore Guyana on Saturday night and have arrested the captain of the vessel after he tested positive for narcotics.

Two quakes shake T&T yesterday
A surge in seismic activity across Trinidad and Tobago has heightened public concern after two earthquakes shook the country yesterday morning. However, seismologists are urging residents not to mistake the recent increase in tremors as evidence that a larger earthquake is imminent.

Two quakes shake T&T roughly 1 hour apart

LATT defends judges
Appeal Court attacked online over Hadeed decision...

AG's Office knew Warner claim was false since 2016
The Office of the Attorney General knew since 2016 that there was no separate or bespoke specialty arrangement with the United States concerning the extradition of Jack Warner.

However, that office failed to correct the courts and eventually made positive representations to the Privy Council that such an arrangement existed, High Court Judge Karen Reid has found.

Tobago mourns Store Bay cuisine icon Miss Trim
Tobago is mourning the passing of one of the island's matriarchs and culinary pioneers, Greta Trim, fondly known as Miss Trim, who helped make Store Bay a popular spot for local cuisine. Known for its crab and dumpling and other savoury delights, Miss Trim's Foods has become a staple for visitors at the popular bathing facility.

Support for IACHR SoE concerns
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Eight Immigration Detainees Remain at Large Following Escape from Detention Centre
The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service, the Immigration Division and other law enforcement agencies are searching for eight male Venezuelan nationals who remain at large following an escape from the Immigration Detention Centre on Saturday 18th July, 2026.

Following last weekend's triple and double homicides:
TTPS boasts of reducing murders

MOURNING SELVON
An innocent man killed, say friends, relatives

Funeral for Andrea on Wednesday

Judge: Dad sent to St Ann's illegally
...Strip searched, held in faeces-covered cell

Two more men gunned down in Siparia
The two latest victims comes just two nights after another man was gunned down in the area, while two other men were killed in separate shootings last month.

Search For Missing 25-year-old, MAYFAN CLAIRCIN, Of Laventille Continues
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of MAYFAN CLAIRCIN is asked to call the Besson Street Police Station 623- 1395 or 800-TIPS or contact the police at 555, 999, 911, or call any
police station.


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