Farm hand drowns in Abary Creek

Chris Singh, 22, of D’Edward Village, West Coast Berbice, died by drowning last weekend in the Abary Creek in Region 5.

According to Lishawattie Singh, her son, who was a father of two, travelled into the Abary Creek area several days ago to work with a cattle farmer there. She said that her son did various jobs but she noted that he enjoyed working on cattle ranches as a “cow brander.”

Singh said that the young man left their home to work with someone identified only as “Nizamudeen” in the Abary Creek area some two weeks ago. He was expected to return home on Monday and on