Письмо редактору: семьям жертв трагедии MV Barima не хватает правды и справедливости

Latest update September 2nd, 2026 10:50 AM Sep 01, 2026 Letters Dear Editor, Martin Carter’s immortal words, “This Is the Dark Time, My Love,” once captured the fear, anguish and oppression that overshadowed British Guiana. Although Carter wrote about a different national crisis, his words resonate painfully today as Guyana mourns the victims of the MV Barima tragedy—and confronts a government response marked by delay, silence and inadequate accountability. For the grieving families, this tragedy did not end when the vessel went down. Their suffering continues with every unanswered question, every unfulfilled promise and every day that passes without truth, justice or closure. They have already endured the unbearable loss of their loved ones. They should not also be forced to endure the additional torment of official inaction and uncertainty. This is indeed a dark time: families waiting for answers, a nation searching for the truth, and unexplained delays keeping wounds painfully open. Their grief must never be treated as a political inconvenience, a public-relations problem or yesterday’s news. Behind every victim was a human life—a parent, child, spouse, sibling, relative or friend—whose absence has left a permanent void. Carter transformed national suffering into a call to conscience. The MV Barima tragedy must similarly awaken the conscience of Guyana and its leaders. The Government has a solemn duty to raise and preserve the vessel, safeguard all available evidence, complete a credible and genuinely independent investigation, provide truthful answers, account fully for all public expenditures, establish responsibility, and deliver fair and timely compensation to the victims and their families. The entire nation deserves answers: Why has the MV Barima not been raised and properly preserved? Why has the investigation not been completed? How have the public funds allocated after the tragedy been spent? When will the findings be released? When will the families receive adequate compensation? Who will accept responsibility for the failures that caused or compounded this tragedy? These are not partisan questions. They are questions of humanity, justice and public accountability. Guyanese at home and abroad are entitled to ask whether the Government’s failures reflect indifference, arrogance, incompetence, political calculation—or a callous disregard for human suffering. At what point does unexplained delay become official indifference, and official indifference become institutional cruelty? No sophisticated messaging, political strategy, data analytics or artificial intelligence can conceal the human cost of inaction. Public relations cannot raise the vessel, uncover the truth, comfort the bereaved, compensate the injured or bring the dead home. Only honest, compassionate and decisive leadership can begin to do that. Until truth, justice, accountability, compensation and closure are delivered, the darkness surrounding the MV Barima will remain a permanent stain upon this administration. History will judge the Government not by the sophistication of its explanations, but by the urgency, compassion, transparency and integrity of its response—or its failure to respond. The MV Barima tragedy has become a defining test of this administration’s leadership. Unless it acts decisively, humanely and transparently, it will also become its defining legacy. Regards, Albert Baldeo Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email. Sep 02, 2026 Kaieteur Sports – Round Three of the Pegasus Weekly Chess League, organized by Drayton’s Chess Club in partnership with the Pegasus Chess Club and Guyana Chess Federation, continued on Monday... Aug 30, 2026 By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – For generations, Kenscoff was where people from Port-au-Prince went to breathe. Its cool hills offered relief, and its farmers supplied the capital’s markets. Gang attacks reached the commune in January 2025, but it remained an important barrier between... Freedom of speech is our core value at Kaieteur News. If the letter/e-mail you sent was not published, and you believe that its contents were not libellous, let us know, please contact us by phone or email. Feel free to send us your comments and/or criticisms. Contact: 624-6456; 225-8452; 225-8458; 225-8463; 225-8465; 225-8473 or 225-8491. Or by Email: [email protected] / [email protected]