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Commission of Inquiry into ill-fated MV Barima tragedy likely to begin this month

02 September 2026
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The Com­mis­sion of In­quiry, ap­point­ed to in­ves­ti­gate the cir­cum­stances sur­round­ing the Ju­ly 18 cap­siz­ing of the M/V Bari­ma that re­sult­ed in the deaths of more than 100 peo­ple, says it is com­mit­ted to con­duct­ing its work “in­de­pen­dent­ly, im­par­tial­ly, thor­ough­ly and ex­pe­di­tious­ly, with­out fear or favour”, and in ac­cor­dance with its terms of man­date.