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Nov 09, 2013 News
What was usually an early morning jog for a book store proprietor ended fatally in the wee hours of yesterday morning when he and a companion were struck down by a contracted minibus.
The dead man identified as Bholan Boodhoo, 65, of lot 41 Third Street, Alberttown, was a long standing member of the Alliance for Change and an adviser to the political party on matters of Economics and Finance for several years.
According to the police, investigations revealed that the driver of minibus BGG 4671 was proceeding north along the roadway about 04:45 hrs, allegedly at a fast rate when Bholan Boodhoo reportedly attempted to cross the road and was struck down.
The police further claimed that Boodhoo’s jogging partner, 59-year-old Bibi Baksh of Stanley Place, Kitty, who was also attempting to cross the road was struck by the vehicle. They were both rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital where Boodhoo was later pronounced dead. Baksh was admitted.
Boodhoo’s wife, Mahadai Boodhoo, said that her husband had just returned to Georgetown from an out of town trip on Thursday. She said that as a usual practice since 2006, her husband would frequently go on early morning jogs along with a companion.
“I don’t go with him and he usually leaves at 04:30 hrs but this morning (yesterday) he came down at four o’ clock and I came down with him. I know he don’t lock the gates properly so I went behind him just to make sure he did and he gave me the keys,” the grieving wife said.
The woman added that about 05:00hrs she was awakened by a phone call notifying her that Boodhoo was involved in an accident and was rushed to the GPHC.
“I say is which customer calling me at this hour, and I get up and answer the phone. Me husband friend, ‘Kato’, told me that dem boys at the National Park call he and tell he that me husband get in accident,” Boodhoo bewailed.
The widow said that she immediately boarded a taxi and travelled to the National Park. “When I jump in the car the taxi man tell me is not the National Park they had one by JP Singh road and he took me to the scene and then took me to the hospital,” Boodhoo explained.
The woman said that when she arrived at the hospital, one of the police officers greeted her with the news that her companion had passed away.
“The police lady say, ‘Tek a seat; I want you take a seat.’ I go there expecting broken bones but I didn’t expect her to tell me is fatal. Then she tell me I have to be strong and then I start hollering,” the wife lamented.
The woman said that while at the Kitty Police Station, she saw the driver whom she said was in a drunken state, and the bus which took her husband’s life.
Boodhoo remembered her husband as the number one fan of Wrestle Mania. “I remembered at one time we were at a function and he left me to walk all by myself because he needed to ketch the wrestling pon TV,” the wife remembered.
Meanwhile, Leader of the AFC Khemraj Ramjattan, in a release, said that the members of the Alliance for Change are saddened at the death of its long-standing member.
The release added, “He obtained a first degree in Economics at the University of Guyana in the early 1980’s and completed his Masters in England thereafter.
“He served in the State Planning Secretariat for a number of years and also in the Ministry of Finance in the 1990’s and early 2000. At the time of his death he was country agent for English Text Book Publishers, Longman/Hieneman Publishers of texts book out of England. He was originally from Stewartville, West Coast Demerara.
“He was recently assigned by the AFC leadership to participate in the 2014 tripartite budget talks. He has been advising the AFC on matters of Economics and Finance for several years now.”
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