(Kaieteur News) – Relatives of Neil and Kenrick Cort, who have not yet been recovered from the sunken MV Barima, gathered in protest outside the Office of the President on Wednesday, demanding immediate government intervention and accountability to salvage the vessel and recover the bodies of their loved ones.

Demonstrators expressed growing outrage over what they characterised as bureaucratic delay and official negligence following the sinking of the river vessel. Neil Cort, 57, served as the ship’s canteen operator for 37 years, while his 53-year-old brother, Kenrick Cort, was assisting him on board.

Collin Solomon, 54, a spokesperson for the family, criticised the administration’s handling of the disaster, calling the proposed timeline to raise the vessel unacceptable.