Donald Ramotar says the opposition used the MV Barima tragedy for cheap political mileage instead of showing grief and dignity.
Families should not wait on an MV Barima COI before civil, criminal and political accountability begin, Halley writes.
Janette Bulkan says Guyana should not need a change of government before MV Barima is raised and victims’ remains returned.
Roopnauth Hardyal says murder can also arise from extreme recklessness when someone shows wanton disregard for human life.
After a national tragedy, Blackman says the government shut out the opposition and chose a tainted inquiry instead of real transparency.
G. Ramdar asks whether Transport & Harbours Department even has a board and wants its chairperson publicly identified.
After the ferry tragedy, Yannason Duncan says oil wealth should be funding helicopters, ferries and disaster readiness instead of excuses.
Quincy Anderson says opposition attacks on the MV Barima inquiry before it starts deny grieving families the facts they deserve.
Sasenarine Singh salutes the French and Guyanese divers for 15 perilous dives and for telling grieving families the unvarnished truth.
Janette Bulkan says a heavy-lift vessel near Trinidad should be requisitioned now to raise the MV Barima and recover bodies.