STATEMENT FROM THE CARICOM PRIVATE SECTOR ORGANIZATION (CPSO)On the Capsizing of the MV Barima Ferry off Guyana’s Atlantic Coast

Bridgetown, Barbados- The CARICOM Private Sector Organization (CPSO) extends its deepest sympathies and heartfelt solidarity to the Government, Communities, and People of Guyana following the capsizing of the passenger ferry MV Barima of the coast of Guyana on Saturday 18th
July.

We are grateful for those who have been accounted for to date, while holding in our thoughts the families anxiously awaiting news of their loved ones. We join in prayer for the swift and safe recovery of all those still unaccounted for, and we commend the tireless efforts of the Government of Guyana, Civil Defence Commission, Defence Force, Coast Guard, and the private vessels and citizens who answered the call to help in the search and rescue operation.

As a regional private sector body, the CPSO stands ready to support and assist in the days ahead.

Our prayers remain with Guyana.

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