MV Barima salvage tender: Opposition will never be satisfied with Govt’s response, would criticise any approach – AG

What this source establishes

AG on the tender; fixes the 14 August deadline. Attorney General Anil Nandlall defends the open tender: "The point I am making; no matter what is done, these people will not be satisfied because they are not concerned", and that had the government picked a firm directly, critics would have called it handpicking.

Key claims

• Attorney General **Anil Nandlall** defends the open tender: **"The point I am making; no matter what is done, these people will not be satisfied because they are not concerned"**, and that had the government picked a firm directly, critics would have called it handpicking.
• **The argument does not reach the allegation.** The published complaint is not that an open tender is wrong; it is that a named firm was invited privately on 28 July, before the tender opened. Nandlall's answer does not address that date.
• Hard figures from the state side, useful for the record: vessel **38.6 m** long, **8.9 m** beam, **2.9 m** depth; wreck lying in **13–15 m** (42–49 ft) of water; salvage estimated **US$8–10 million**; **proposals due 14 August 2026**, close of business.
• Death toll given as 73.

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