Canefield businesswoman dies during trip to Halloween party

Petal Payne

A Canefield, East Canje, Berbice businesswoman is now dead after she reportedly lost control of her motorcycle while navigating a turn at Airy Hall, at Mahaicony, on the East Coast of Demerara.

Petal Payne, 44, of Lot 77 East Canefield, East Canje, Berbice, was a single mother of four who owned and operated a cassareep business where she would make and bottle the product to be sold to numerous supermarkets and vendors in and around Berbice.

Payne was heading to a Halloween party at a fun park at Mahaicony around 4 pm on Sunday when the accident occurred.