Port Kaituma is a regional town in Guyana’s northwest, a transport hub for rivers and roads; current news centers on a ferry disaster and ongoing rescue operations.
A ferry disaster off Guyana’s coast has prompted a large-scale search and rescue operation. The MV Barima capsized near Iron Punt while traveling from Georgetown to Port Kaituma. Authorities say 67 people have survived; many remain missing. The government is leading the response, with life jackets and lifeboats in use and investigations into possible wrongdoing underway.