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Guyana Took In Six Deportees Under a Deal Its Own Opposition Didn't Expect: Georgetown's Pact With Washington

Guyana took in six deportees with no criminal record under a new US pact its opposition had to fight to see. Here's what's in it.

Latin Times

King Charles's autumn tour announcement makes one thing crystal clear - could it be the start of a new royal travel tradition?

He and Queen Camilla are heading to the Caribbean in October but his schedule also includes some important visits without her

Woman & Home

King Charles to visit three Caribbean nations on autumn tour

Charles will visit the Bahamas, Guyana, and Antigua and Barbuda

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King and Queen’s autumn tour destination revealed

Charles and Camilla will travel to Antigua and Barbuda, while the King will also head to the Bahamas and Guyana solo.

Evening Standard

British corporation continued trafficking of enslaved Africans to Guyana 40 years after abolition

Letter written in 1847 to Sandbach, Tinne and Company’s Liverpool office reveals it engaged in practice after receiving taxpayer-funded compensation, book says

The Guardian - UK

‘A critical crossroads’: who is the woman vying to become the first Caribbean head of the UN?

If elected, Guyanese politician Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett wants to prioritise climate issues and ensure the United Nations remains a force for good

The Guardian - UK

The sinking of the MV Barima puts Guyanese inequities under a global spotlight

The MV Barima — an 87-year-old ferry owned and operated by the state of Guyana — recently sank off the country’s coast on its way from the country’s capital of Georgetown to Port Kaituma, a journey of about 18 to 24 hours.

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A Caribbean court rules that a US extradition process against Guyana's opposition leader can resume

The Caribbean Court of Justice has ruled that a U.S. extradition process against Guyana’s main opposition leader and his father can resume after it was disrupted by a legal challenge from the two

The Independent UK

Guyana police file murder charges against captain and crew mates in deadly ferry capsizing

Police in Guyana have filed murder charges against the captain and two crew members of a state ferry that capsized, killing over 70 people

The Independent UK

Ian McDonald obituary

Trinidad-born author and poet whose novel The Humming-Bird Tree is a classic of Caribbean literature

The Guardian - UK

Guyana appoints experts tasked with investigating ferry capsizing that killed dozens

Guyana’s government has appointed a group of international experts to investigate the recent sinking of a state ferry that killed dozens of passengers in the country’s worst maritime disaster on record

The Independent UK

Death toll rises as international crews try to salvage capsized ferry in Guyana

The confirmed death toll from the recent capsizing of a state ferry off Guyana’s coast has climbed to 72, with more bodies recovered as a multinational team struggled to salvage the partially submerged vessel

The Independent UK

Families in Guyana demand answers as anger grows after 100 drown in ferry accident

Guyana’s government is under pressure to explain why a state-run ferry sank over the weekend, killing an estimated 100 people

The Independent UK

Guyana says capsized ferry had 179 people aboard as survivor describes a chaotic sinking

Guyana's prime minister says a ferry that capsized over the weekend had as many as 179 people aboard, far more than listed on its manifest

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International Business Times UK

Guyana Ferry Captain Tests Positive for Marijuana After Deadly Sinking Leaves 27 Dead, 83 Missing

Authorities say the captain of the Guyanese ferry that capsized, leaving 27 dead and 83 missing, tested positive for marijuana after the disaster.

The Times of India

'Captain tested positive for marijuana': 110 feared dead after ferry sinks off Guyana

At least twenty-seven people died after a passenger ferry sank off Guyana's coast. Sixty-nine people were rescued, while eighty-three remain missing after the incident. An investigation has been launched into the ferry's sudden sinking after hitting a large wave. The ferry captain and crew members tested positive for cannabis, raising…

International Business Times UK

Guyana Ferry Disaster Death Toll Rises as Officials Reveal 46 More People Were on Board Than Manifest Showed

A ferry capsized off Guyana's coast, leaving 27 dead and 83 missing. Rescue efforts are hampered by passenger list inaccuracies, with investigations into potential negligence underway.

Bangkok Post

27 bodies recovered, 83 still missing after ferry capsizes off Guyana

GEORGETOWN — Guyana's ‌government said on Monday that 27 bodies had been recovered from a ferry that capsized off the coast over the weekend with 179 people on board.

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Guyana ferry capsizes, leaving dozens dead and scores missing

At least 27 people died after a ferry capsized off Guyana, Prime Minister Mark Phillips said Monday, as rescuers searched for 83 people still missing. Sixty-nine passengers have been rescued since the MV Barima overturned Saturday night while traveling from Georgetown to the inland Essequibo region, Phillips said.

The Independent UK

Guyana launches criminal probe as crews scour waters for survivors after ferry capsizes

The search for survivors continues in Guyana after a ferry believed to be overloaded capsized over the weekend

The Economic Times

Dozens feared dead after passenger ferry sinks off coast of Guyana

A ferry carrying 133 people capsized near Guyana's coast. Authorities managed to rescue 67 individuals; however, dozens are still missing and feared drowned. It's been revealed that crew members tested positive for marijuana, and issues such as inaccurate passenger lists and an overloaded vessel are under examination.

The Independent UK

Guyana ferry disaster: Dozens feared dead as captain and crew test positive for marijuana

Captain and crew members arrested as search and rescue continues

Bangkok Post

Ferry capsizes off Guyana, 66 people still missing

GEORGETOWN (GUYANA) - An aging ferry carrying more than 100 people capsized off the coast of Guyana, with 67 saved and rescue teams searching for the rest, officials said Sunday.

The Guardian - UK

Huge search operation after passenger ferry sinks off coast of Guyana

Authorities launch criminal investigation after passenger list – showing more than 100 passengers – was found to be inaccurate, complicating rescue efforts

The Independent UK

A ferry carrying 116 people capsizes off Guyana, with 53 rescued as search continues

Authorities in Guyana say a ferry carrying 116 passengers and crew has capsized

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