{"id":32398,"date":"2026-10-12T18:59:31","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T22:59:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=32398"},"modified":"2026-10-12T18:59:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T22:59:31","slug":"mv-barima-coi-moves-to-mabaruma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/mv-barima-coi-moves-to-mabaruma\/","title":{"rendered":"MV Barima CoI moves to Mabaruma"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211;&nbsp;<strong>M<\/strong><strong>eeting families and survivors<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">-by Kimberly Giddings <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Survivors and families of those who perished in the MV Barima tragedy welcomed the Commission of Inquiry during&nbsp;the commissioners\u2019&nbsp;visit to Mabaruma&nbsp;today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today&#8217;s session helped residents understand the\u00a0CoI&#8217;s\u00a0work and how they can take part ahead of the formal hearings, which begin on Wednesday, October 14.\u00a0<br><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-13-1024x768.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-13-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-13-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-13-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-13-1536x1152.png 1536w, https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-13.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Commissioners of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the MV Barima tragedy are in Mabaruma, Region One, meeting families and survivors.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The commissioners will also be visiting the wharf facilities in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Survivors and families of those who perished in the MV Barima tragedy welcomed the COI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One resident said, <strong>\u201cI thankful, I thank god the people come to find out and investigate how this thing&nbsp;happen&nbsp;and&nbsp;yeah&nbsp;I thank god for&nbsp;themand I feel very pleased with it<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Commissioner of Inquiry also visited the Kumaka waterfront front and Kumaka packaging facility in Region One.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Their visit to the region will continue on Tuesday at Port Kaituma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-14-1024x768.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-14-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-14-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-14-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-14.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-14.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-14.png 1080w, https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-14-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-14-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-14-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8211;&nbsp;Meeting families and survivors -by Kimberly Giddings Survivors and families of those who perished in the MV Barima tragedy welcomed the Commission of Inquiry during&nbsp;the commissioners\u2019&nbsp;visit to Mabaruma&nbsp;today. 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