AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoMaritime Disaster Probe: President Irfaan Ali has named a five-member international Commission of Inquiry into the MV Barima ferry tragedy, with Belize jurist Justice Godfrey Phillip Smith as chair and commissioners including maritime experts from Poland, Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago, tasked to examine causes, loading and passenger boarding, vessel seaworthiness and maintenance, compliance, crew conduct, emergency response and whether negligence or failures contributed. Recovery Update: Authorities report 73 bodies recovered and 30 still unaccounted for, as search and recovery continues with divers working to access the wreck. Political Pushback: Opposition parties are calling for parliamentary involvement in setting the inquiry’s terms of reference, while critics warn against scapegoating lower-level officials. Education Infrastructure: The Ministry of Education has retendered the Orealla Secondary School project in Region Six after terminating the original $198M contract over delays, with the new estimate put at $207.2M. Mining Deal Watch: Canadian firm XAU Resources has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Barbados parent controlling Guyana’s Quartzstone Gold Project, following Fortuna Mining’s US$5M entry into the project. Energy & Trade Context: Global energy planners are accelerating pipeline plans to bypass the Strait of Hormuz, while Guyana faces a new 12.5% U.S. tariff under forced-labour rules.
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