Latest update April 18th, 2025 8:12 AM
Pomeroon boat tragedy…President Ramotar to assist relatives
The relatives of the six persons who died Tuesday evening following a boat collision at Abrams Creek,in the Upper Pomeroon River, had none other than President Donald Ramotar travelling to their community to offer his condolence.
Accompanying the President were several Government officials, including Ministers.
Ramotar met with the relatives at Siriki, in the Upper Pomeroon, yesterday and promised them that the Government while saddened by the tragic loss of an entire family will assist in some way.
The dead were identified as Vincent Singh,42, Harry Narine Bhagwandeen, Amerita Singh, 10, Rajkumar, 14, Zelda Rodriguez, 50, and one of her two sons, Sean Rodriguez, all of Abrams Creek in the Upper Pomeroon River.
Both the 10-year-old and her 14-year old brother were traveling to their Uncle Vincent Singh’s residence at Abrams Creek when tragedy struck. Bhagwandeen and Vincent are cousins.
Initial reports stated that a boat belonging to the Region Two Administration was returning from a trip to St.Monica when it collided with a boat driven by Bhagwandeen.
The impact hurled Bhagwandeen’s boat some distance which eventually ended up into some mangrove plants, resulting in the deaths of six of seven passengers who were in Bhagwandeen’s boat.
The lone survivor of the crash, 12-year-old Eli Orlando, is said to be in a critical condition at the Suddie Public Hospital. All of the dead sustained head injuries.
The children’s mother, Beverly Johnson, said that her two young children were going to spend some time with their uncle, Vincent Singh, who had returned from the interior after four months. Vincent has one daughter.
An inconsolable Johnson said that the most hurtful part was when the Region’s boat failed to render assistance to the injured.
At boat driver Harry Narine’s home his mother was inconsolable as well. She shared warm memories with Minister of Amerindian Affairs, Pauline Sukhai.
Bhagwandeen who apparently died instantly, was returning to his Abrams Creek residence accompanied by his cousin, Vincent Singh.
His mother said his engine was spinning when the boat ran over and crashed into some mangroves at Abrams Creek.
Bhagwandeen was piloting a 150 Hsp while Buddie, the driver of the Regional boat, was piloting a vessel with a 200HP engine. He remains in custody.
Reports are that the Region’s boat was transporting members of the One Lap Top Per Family to Charity. It was raining heavily when the collision occurred.
Karen Harris, Bhagwandeen’s reputed wife, said that she last saw her husband three months ago and had made several calls to him on Tuesday evening but didn’t get a response.
Harris, a Primary School teacher at the Santa Rosa Primary School, said that her husband was hard working and was the sole provider for his family.
Minister Robeson Benn, Chairman Parmanand Persaud, Junior Agriculture Minister Ali Baksh, Vishnu Samaroo, Local Government Minister Ganga Persaud, former Region Six Chairman Zulphifar Mustapha, and Amerindian Minister Pauline Suhkai were there to offer their condolences.
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