Several days after Transport Minister Robeson Benn had indicated that a statement on the status of the North West Ferry, MV Kimbia would have been disseminated; it is yet to reach this newspaper.
Stabroek News contacted the Transport Minister last Thursday on the issue following an incident two weeks ago in which one engine of the vessel became inoperable during its return trip to Port Georgetown from Kumaka in the North West District, resulting in its arrival in the Capital City a day later. He had said that the statement would be distributed through GINA. GINA later said that it was unaware of it.
However, a news item based on the statement appeared in Saturday’s edition of the Guyana Times. The statement is still however to be received by SN.
The MV Kimbia departed Kumaka on August 6 around 6:30 am with 360 persons on board and developed an engine problem several hours later, around 5:30 pm, leaving it to limp along on one engine. It eventually moored at Port Georgetown around 3:30 am on August 8, with one passenger describing the trip as a nightmare while several businesspersons in the North West area made calls for the vessel to be replaced. The MV Kimbia has been plying the Georgetown/ Kumaka route for over two decades and is seen as a very important form of transportation to residents living there. It travels to the North West area on a fortnightly basis along with another vessel, MV Barima, which travels to Port Kaituma.
Those in SN office responsible for monitoring incoming stuff from GINA were all day yesterday shouting throgh window on Robb sreet below to passersby: “Hey you ! Yes, you ! Got any news on Simel case we can use?” So they missed the GINA report. Others were busy doing so called follow up junk stories…
Reddy do u have a personal vendetta again SN, u sick me to the stomach
Hope when they get the news on a hung jury verdict and Simmels walk free they will publish it…
This Reddy character is something else. He is making mockery of a very serious matter.
Gina obviously sent the press release to Govt-owned news outlets and deliberately remissed on SN. In so doing they put Minister Robeson Benn in a spot.
The “slight” perpetrated on SN is an old trick they chose to perpetuate.
Soldier: Can you point to an instance when you have criticized this government or the P.P.P.? Your comments have acquired the characteristics of the bleating of sheep.
Whu should I critisize the Government BORAPOKE,,,it is the best government Guyana has ever had and I am with the 55% of Guyanese that support the Governmnet…All the other Political parties are interlectually bankcrupt of ideas and visionless…
GINA is not a real news agency red rover is a govt propaganda apparatus.
Ben should fax the info or email it to SN. Can your govt do that?
or dem nah handastan dis?
Solideer what data are you using and metrics are you using to arrive at this statement that the PPP was the bestest govt Guyana has ever had?
From where I am standing the PPP and the PHENc are one and the same they both stink to the high heavens so where are you getting your info from?
Seems like you were left hanging Solideer, your predictions are all wrong, not surprising at all. You may need to rethink some of your positions and realize that the grease is under your shoes.
Seriously!!! Does this guy have no self-respect? If you have nothing constructive to add to discussion, just bow out. Damn! Get a life, RiB.
Terence!When bloggers respond to this guy’s insipid comments they only make his day,the man is probably a nuisance to his environment and has no place to go except here.
Reddy, were you there? Raj, you are correct. SN is not part of the Govt. so they feel that it is not important to give them a statement. That is if Govt. mentality. Hope they can do something about that boat. My sister and her children were on that boat and they suffered…muchless the elderly and the little ones. Time for a new boat Mr. Benn.