Regional partners unite in support of Guyana after MV Barima capsizes

What this source establishes

A DPI compilation of regional condolences that also records foreign operational assets committed to the response. It states that Trinidad and Tobago deployed air and naval assets including a Coast Guard search and rescue team and a C-26 surveillance aircraft. Statements from PM Persad-Bissessar, PM Holness, CARICOM and the CARICOM Private Sector Organisation are reproduced. No regional partner is recorded as commenting on cause or on the vessel's condition.

Official statement recorded in this source

Caribbean leaders and regional organizations have expressed solidarity with Guyana; Trinidad and Tobago deployed air and naval assets including a Coast Guard search and rescue team and a C-26 surveillance aircraft.

Key claims

• T&T PM Kamla Persad-Bissessar: "The Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is deeply saddened by the tragic capsizing of the MV Barima."
• Trinidad and Tobago deployed air and naval assets, including a Coast Guard search and rescue team and a C-26 surveillance aircraft.
• Jamaica PM Andrew Holness: "On behalf of the Government and people of Jamaica, I express our solidarity with President Irfaan Ali, the Government and people of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana."
• CARICOM: "CARICOM stands in solidarity with the Government and people of Guyana..."
• CARICOM Private Sector Organisation: "As a regional private sector body, the CPSO stands ready to support and assist in the days ahead."
• Guyana's government continues coordinating search and rescue involving the GDF Coast Guard, the Guyana Police Force, private vessel operators, and volunteers.

Quotations

• “The Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is deeply saddened by the tragic capsizing of the MV Barima.”— Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago
• “On behalf of the Government and people of Jamaica, I express our solidarity with President Irfaan Ali, the Government and people of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana.”— Andrew Holness, Prime Minister of Jamaica
• “As a regional private sector body, the CPSO stands ready to support and assist in the days ahead.”— CARICOM Private Sector Organisation

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