Guyana Ferry Disaster Exposes Years of Off-Books Seat Sales at State Terminals

After Guyana's MV Barima capsized July 18 with 179 people aboard — 32 survivors were never on the manifest — Public Works Minister Juan Edghill said terminal officials had sold seats for cash for years despite passenger complaints, calling it "a criminal action." Twenty-seven bodies recovered; 83 remain missing. The manifest gap means authorities cannot confirm who was aboard.