(Kaieteur News) – Lead Member of Parliament (MP) for the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), Dr. Terrence Campbell on Friday submitted a correspondence to the Speaker of the National Assembly, Manzoor Nadir, ahead of Monday’s Sitting, requesting an adjournment of the Assembly to discuss the Terms of Reference (ToR) for a Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the sinking of the MV Barima.

The 87-year-old vessel capsized off seven miles offshore, near Iron Pun in the vicinity of the Pomeroon River, with almost 200 passengers and crew members, along with over 200 tonnes of cargo on Saturday night. The vessel was heading to Port Kaituma, Region One.

Describing the tragedy on 18th July,2026 as “the worst maritime disaster in Guyana’s recent history” with a death toll already surpassing 70 persons, the APNU stated the immediate need to establish a fully independent CoI with clear terms of reference to probe the circumstances, causes and consequences of the incident.