Is something rotten in the Demerara River?

Nov 12, 2015 Letters

Dear Editor,
Regarding the recent drowning death of Gangadai Persuad, (Kaieteur News November 9, 2015) Am I the only member of the human race who feels that something is blatantly amiss in the narration of circumstances from both the eyewitness and the husband of the deceased? I am certain that even the most moronic or navigationally inept would agree that the relating of events immediately stirs the psyche to the point where the mental cognition goes into overdrive. Putting it plainly, or to coin Guyanese vernacular”that is a cock and bully story”, with an English response “Tell it to the marines”. It is a known fact that vehicle went overboard, but it appears that once it hit the water, survival mode kicked in at the expense of memory recall.
If he was asleep as reported to the Bridge Supervisor on duty at the time, how did the Canter go into reverse mode? Did he forget about the load of boulangers that had fallen off, as stated by the eyewitness? Why the change of story? Are the waters of the Demerara River now endowed with elements that produce selective amnesia? He managed, which is not impossible to unfasten his seat belt as he was able to leave the submerged vehicle, through either the door or the window. Let us not forget that water has significant mass and requires considerable force to be quickly displaced. It is a known fact that dead men (and women too) tell no tales, but in this case the tale pales, calling for a thorough investigation of the acts and the facts. To quote Shakespeare’s Hamlet “Something is rotten in the state of Denmark”. This time it is rotten in the Demerara River?
Yvonne Sam

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