Captain and two others on murder charges arising from MV Barima tragedy

What this source establishes

"Police slapped 40-year-old captain Kevin Price, 42-year-old chief mate Rondell Dwayne Roberts and 33-year-old Delon Granderson, the loading superintendent from the Transport and Harbours Department, with a total of 72 murder charges." — independent CMC confirmation of the 72 total. Gives the toll as "at least 73 people dead and more than 30 others missing and feared dead" — i.e. 72 counts against 73 confirmed dead. [ALLEGATION — assertion by an accused person] Price in court: "I don't deserve this Father God... Everybody know thats an 87 year old vessel, the vessel got a lot of issues, the vessel don't have a.

Key claims

• "Police slapped 40-year-old captain Kevin Price, 42-year-old chief mate Rondell Dwayne Roberts and 33-year-old Delon Granderson, the loading superintendent from the Transport and Harbours Department, with a total of 72 murder charges." — independent CMC confirmation of the 72 total.
• Gives the toll as "at least 73 people dead and more than 30 others missing and feared dead" — i.e. 72 counts against 73 confirmed dead.
• [ALLEGATION — assertion by an accused person] Price in court: "I don't deserve this Father God... Everybody know thats an 87 year old vessel, the vessel got a lot of issues, the vessel don't have a radar, the vessel don't have a search and rescue transponder," adding that many problems were known since 2022.
• Confirms procedure: appeared before Chief Magistrate Judy Latchman at the Georgetown Magistrates' Court, not required to plead, remanded until 3 August 2026.
• Todd: "We listened to the prosecution narrate the facts in relation to why they were charged and who has what responsibility and that the boat was overloaded."
• Todd "expressed concerns about establishing the vessel's actual weight and questioned whether the upcoming Commission of Inquiry might become problematic."
• Notes the vessel sank on July 18.

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