FIND & POST LOCAL JOBS FOR FREE AT CARIBBEANLIFE.COM/JOBS Vol. 42, Issue 34 QUEENS/LONG ISLAND/BRONX/MANHATTAN AUGUST 20-26, 2026 CAPSIZED GUYANESE FERRY BOAT OPERATED WITH DEFECTS NEW CALYPSO MONARCH By Bert Wilkinson An aged Guyana government ferry which...
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FIND & POST LOCAL JOBS FOR FREE AT CARIBBEANLIFE.COM/JOBS Vol. 42, Issue 34 QUEENS/LONG ISLAND/BRONX/MANHATTAN AUGUST 20-26, 2026 CAPSIZED GUYANESE FERRY BOAT OPERATED WITH DEFECTS NEW CALYPSO MONARCH By Bert Wilkinson An aged Guyana government ferry which sank last month and ments show. Leaked paper trails from inside the transport and harbors depart- LEADS VINCY DAY USA PICNIC The crowd cheers behind the barricade at the Vincy Day USA Picnic. killed more than 100 passengers was operating with a litany of serious mechanical and electrical defects that were not attended to ment paint a picture of a tragedy that was waiting to happen as major ship components like gen- erators, engines, electrical sys- despite complaints from captains Photo by Nelson A. King and other crew members, docu- Continued on Page 3 By Nelson A. King the very first time — became the several former and extant Vin- Newly crowned St. Vincent and first calypsonian from the only centian calypsonians and Soca the Grena
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