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Aug 13, 2026
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The sinking of the MV Barima puts Guyanese inequities under a global spotlight
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The MV Barima ferry in July 2004. (Kevin Gabbert/WikiMedia) , CC BY
The sinking of the MV Barima puts Guyanese inequities under a global spotlight
Published: August 13, 2026 8.32am EDT
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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.
Port Kaituma is a gateway to what’s known as the North West District that borders Venezuela, where outsider gold and manganese interests dominate Indigenous ter…
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