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Gregory Gaskin dies in motorcycle crash
Attorney at law Gregory Gaskin
Attorney-at-Law and Chairman of COPS (Guyana) Limited, Gregory Gaskin died yesterday after crashing his motorcycle at South Dakota Circuit.
According to reports, Gaskin was riding at the South Dakota Circuit and fell off his bike, breaking his rib which later punctured his heart resulting in internal bleeding. He later succumbed to his injuries at a city hospital.
Attorney at law Gregory Delmar Gaskin, who was a former Queen’s College graduate, was also president of the Guyana Association of Private Security Organizations (GAPSO) for several years.
He was the son of Berkeley Gaskin, former British Guiana cricketer, West Indies board member and Manager of West Indies Cricket Team and Winifred Thierens-Gaskin, former Minister of Education and Guyana’s High Commissioner to the Commonwealth Caribbean, stationed in Jamaica.
Gregory Gaskin spent his early years in the Guyana Defence Force, eventually rising to the rank of Colonel. More recently he pursued legal studies and was admitted to the local Bar about seven years ago. News of his death sent shockwaves through the community.
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