BCGI compensation in mother’s death cuts father out of child’s life

Rhonda DaSilva

Almost six months after Rhonda Da Silva died in a boating incident, life has not been the same for her partner Ivan LaRose and their four-year-old daughter as the man was rushed into signing a compensation package with the Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc (BCGI) and says he must now seek legal advice to regain custody of his child.

On March 13, 24-year-old Da Silva of Kwakwani Waterfront, LaRose and their daughter Celina were sailing in their paddle boat which was pulled under a BCGI tug after the captain started the vessel’s engine. Da Silva who was seven months pregnant