MV Barima tragedy: 'They have exploited people's grief' – AG condemns Opposition's conduct
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Nandlall: opposition legislators "have exploited people's anger, they have exploited people's trauma, they have exploited people's pain." Nandlall characterises Monday's National Assembly sitting as "converted into an indecent vulgar melee" rather than reflecting the solemnity a national tragedy demands. "Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed and Parliamentary group leader Terrence Campbell were each offered time to express condolences but refused, instead continuing protest activities." This is a specific procedural
Key claims
- Nandlall: opposition legislators "have exploited people's anger, they have exploited people's trauma, they have exploited people's pain."
- Nandlall characterises Monday's National Assembly sitting as "converted into an indecent vulgar melee" rather than reflecting the solemnity a national tragedy demands.
- [SINGLE SOURCE] "Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed and Parliamentary group leader Terrence Campbell were each offered time to express condolences but refused, instead continuing protest activities." This is a specific procedural allegation about the 27 July sitting that the archive does not hold.
- The three men — "Captain Kevin Price, Chief Mate Rondell Roberts, and Superintendent Delon Granderson" — "face 72 murder counts."
- "The Director of Public Prosecution maintained this decision followed careful legal analysis, and prosecution can proceed simultaneously with the impending Commission of Inquiry."
- "Current figures show 73 confirmed dead, 30 unaccounted for, and 76 survivors" — iNews carries 73 here, while its own COI story the same day carries 72 recovered.
| Outlet | iNews Guyana |
|---|---|
| Author | INEWS |
| Published | 30 July 2026 |
| Type | Guyanese press |
| Genre | — |
| Archive reference | 2026-07-30_inews-guyana_mv-barima-tragedy-they-have-exploited-people-s-grief-ag-condemns.md |
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