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For hours, they floated together in the darkness, clinging to a single life jacket and to the hope that daylight would come. When the MV Barima capsized off the coast of Region Two on Saturday night, Loureen Singh, 48, thought she was going to die. The businesswoman, who sells clothing in Port Kaituma, had been...

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self.__next_f.push([1,"See full statement issued by the Association of Chinese Enterprises in Guyana:\r\n\r\nThe Association of Chinese Enterprises in Guyana extends its heartfelt condolences to the families, friends, and loved ones of those who lost their lives in the tragic MV Barima maritime accident.\r\n\r\nWe are deepen saddened by this national tragedy and stand in solidarity with all those who have been affected. Our thoughts remain with the injured as they recover, and with the families who continue to wait anxiously for news of their loves ones. We remain hopeful that those who are still unaccounted for will be safely located as search and rescue operations continue.\r\n\r\nWe express our sincere appreciation to the Government of Guyana, the Guyana Defence Force Coast Guard, emergency response agencies, healthcare professionals, volunteers, fisherfolk, private vessels, and every individual who has contributed to the ongoing rescue and recovery efforts. Their dedication, courage, and compassion during this difficult time reflect the strength and unity of the Guyanese people.\r\n\r\nAt moments such as these, we are reminded of the importance of coming together as a nation to support one another with empathy, resilience and hope.\r\n\r\nThe Association of Chinese Enterprises in Guyana stands with the people of Guyana during this period of mourning and extends its sincere wishes for comfort, healing, and strength to every family affected by this tragedy."])

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About 24 hours later, the same instincts led them to the Barima’s resting place beneath the sea, providing a breakthrough that transformed the search into a recovery operation.\r\n\r\nTheir discovery gave authorities the location they needed to begin recovering victims and piecing together what happened aboard one of Guyana's worst maritime disasters.\r\n\r\n\"My job was to find the boat and let the families know what happened, where the boat is,\" Haresh said after returning from sea. \"Well, I did my job.\"\r\nThe brothers are among a close-knit community of fishermen from the Essequibo Coast whose livelihoods depend on understanding the ever-changing waters between the coast and the North West District.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_231483\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"366\"]\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-231483\" src=\"https://newsroomgy.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/images-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"366\" height=\"312\" /\u003e The MV Barima[/caption]\r\n\r\nWhen the Barima capsized, that local knowledge became one of the country's most valuable rescue tools.\r\n\r\nOn Sunday morning, the brothers helped direct search efforts towards the waters off Hackney, where they believed survivors would have drifted. They later spotted the flashing locator light - known among fishermen as the \"winky\" - attached to a life raft.\r\n\r\nAround it were exhausted passengers who had spent hours in the open sea.\r\n\r\nTheir boat rescued 11 survivors before returning to shore with several children who urgently needed medical attention.\r\n\r\nBut it was Monday's mission that would prove decisive.\r\n\r\nWhile official search teams scanned a wide stretch of ocean, the brothers focused on something almost invisible - a faint line of oil stretching across the water.\r\n\r\n\"We searched from Hampton Court to Better Success,\" Haresh said. \"I trusted my brother to captain the boat.\"\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_231619\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1600\"]\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-231619\" src=\"https://newsroomgy.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/haresh-singh.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" /\u003e Veteran fisherman Haresh Singh[/caption]\r\n\r\nAs they drifted over one area, something caught Haresh's attention.\r\n\r\n\"I saw one little spot of oil,\" he recalled. \"And the smell... it was very, very rank.\"\r\n\r\nThe current was behaving differently.\r\n\r\nThe fishermen carefully positioned their boat and followed the slick.\r\n\r\nSoon afterwards, they spotted a yellow mooring line breaking the surface.\r\n\r\nThey hooked onto it.\r\n\r\n\"We knew it was the boat there.\"\r\n\r\nMoments later, the sea confirmed what they feared.\r\n\r\nBodies began rising to the surface.\r\n\r\nThe Guyana Coast Guard, which arrived afterwards, began recovering the victims while the fishermen remained on site until nightfall.\r\n\r\n\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-231618\" src=\"https://newsroomgy.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/fishermen-mv-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" /\u003e\r\n\r\n\"We waited until 6:30. It was getting late,\" Haresh said.\r\n\r\nThe vessel was not where many had initially believed it had sunk.\r\n\r\nInstead, the brothers determined it lay offshore between Dartmouth and Better Success, a location they recorded using GPS before alerting authorities.\r\n\r\n\"We know that area very well,\" Haresh said simply.\r\n\r\nHe was quick to credit others involved in the search, particularly fellow fishermen who joined the effort.\r\n\r\n\"I have to say thanks to all the fishermen.\"\r\n\r\nFor Deonarine, 36, the rescue and recovery mission drew on skills acquired over a lifetime.\r\n\r\nFishing is more than an occupation in his family.\r\n\r\nIt is a tradition stretching back generations.\r\n\r\n\"I've been fishing for 20 years, since I left Anna Regina Multilateral,\" he said. \" Our entire background is fishing.\"\r\n\r\nThis was also far from his first emergency at sea.\r\nIt marked his 11th rescue mission.\r\nAmong the rescues he remembers most vividly was March 2023, when his own brother, Haresh, nearly lost his life after his fishing boat sank in exceptionally rough seas.\r\n\r\nThe Coast Guard had been reluctant to venture out because conditions were so dangerous.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_231617\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1600\"]\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-231617\" src=\"https://newsroomgy.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/deonarine.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" /\u003e Deonarine Singh[/caption]\r\n\r\nPowerful waves rolled over the vessel, injuring one crew member.\r\n\r\nHaresh and the rest of the crew survived only by clinging to an ice box, sections of the boat and other floating debris while wearing life jackets.\r\n\r\nThat experience, Deonarine says, reinforced one lesson above all others - the sea must be respected.\r\n\r\nThis week, it was that respect, combined with decades of experience, that helped the brothers read subtle signs others could easily have overlooked.\r\n\r\nIn the end, it was not sophisticated equipment that revealed the Barima’s final resting place.\r\n\r\nIt was fishermen.\r\n\r\nAnd in Haresh Singh's eyes, every fisherman who answered the call is a hero. Few in Guyana would disagree."])

self.__next_f.push([1,"Kelton Benn, a 28-year-old resident of Dartmouth Village, Essequibo Coast, died on Monday afternoon after he was believed to be electrocuted.\r\n\r\nIn a release, Police Headquarters said preliminary inquiries revealed that Benn had gone to use an outdoor toilet situated at the back of the yard. After he failed to return, a relative went in search of him and found him lying motionless next to a chicken coop.\r\n\r\nAn electrical wire had been connected from the house to the chicken coop several months earlier to provide lighting. It is believed that the man was electrocuted.\r\n\r\nAdditionally, a nine-year-old boy and a six-year-old girl, who were subsequently seen shaking while leaning against the structure, were taken to the Lima Regional Hospital, where they were admitted for observation.\r\n\r\nBenn was also taken to the Lima Regional Hospital, where he was examined and pronounced dead by a doctor on duty.\r\n\r\nThe body is presently at the Lima Regional Hospital Mortuary awaiting a post-mortem examination.\r\n\r\nThe Guyana Power and Light Inc. was contacted and the electrical wire was disconnected. Investigations are ongoing."])

self.__next_f.push([1,"For years, Bibi Mohamed and her husband, Ravindra Singh, made the long and often treacherous journey by sea from Georgetown to Port Kaituma.\r\n\r\nThey travelled with bags of clothing, walking the streets and waterfront to meet loyal customers who had come to know them over the years.\r\n\r\nIt was hard work, but it kept the family going.\r\n\r\nNow, their son, Safraz, fears that journey has claimed both their lives.\r\n\r\nThe couple are among those still missing after the MV Barima capsized on Saturday night while travelling to Port Kaituma.\r\n\r\nFor Safraz, Saturday had begun like countless others.\r\n\r\nHis mother called him in the morning before setting out. Then, as was her custom, she called again around 3:30 p.m. to let him know the vessel had departed Georgetown.\r\n\r\nThere was one more call he had come to expect.\r\n\r\nWhenever the boat neared Port Kaituma, she would telephone again to say she had arrived safely.\r\n\r\nThis time, that call never came.\r\n\r\nInstead, Safraz learned through the news that the passenger vessel had capsized.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_231605\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1920\"]\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-231605\" src=\"https://admin.newsroom.gy/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/NR-2025-7.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" /\u003e Bibi Mohamed and her husband, Ravindra Singh[/caption]\r\n\r\nPanic set in.\r\n\r\nHe immediately began calling his mother's phone, hoping she would answer.\r\n\r\nShe never did.\r\n\r\nAs rescue efforts unfolded, he searched anxiously through the names of those brought to safety.\r\n\r\n\"I saw the list with those rescued, but their names weren't on it,\" he said.\r\n\r\nThe couple had built their lives around selling clothing across Guyana.\r\n\r\nRavindra had once worked for Puran Brothers Disposal Services, but the long hours left little time for family life. Eventually, he left the job and joined Bibi in her small business.\r\n\r\nThe pair sold clothing at the Leonora Market, but business there was only one day each week and was not enough to support the family.\r\n\r\nTo earn more, they travelled across the country, building a network of regular customers in communities including Port Kaituma, where they would be at the waterfront selling their merchandise.\r\n\r\nSafraz had accompanied them on some of those trips and understood the dangers of the journey.\r\n\r\n\"The water out there is rough,\" he recalled. \"I've been a couple of times. It's not nice.\"\r\n\r\nHis mother often spoke about how difficult the crossing could be.\r\n\r\nYet, like so many others who relied on the route for their livelihoods, they continued making the trip.\r\n\r\n\"They still kept going, no matter how rough it was.\"\r\n\r\nNow, the family waits for answers.\r\n\r\nThe routine phone calls that once reassured a son his parents had arrived safely have been replaced by silence.\r\n\r\nWith each passing day, Safraz continues to hope for the call that never came - a hope shared by dozens of families still waiting for news of loved ones lost in the MV Barima tragedy."])

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