Six die in Pomeroon River crash

Six persons including a boat captain perished in the Pomeroon River yesterday when a boat contracted to the One Laptop per Family Project (OLPF) collided with a passenger speedboat on its way upriver in low visibility due to rain.

In a statement at 11.50 pm yesterday, police identified the dead persons as follows: Harrinarine Bhagwandin; Velda Rodrigues, 50 years,