Berbice farmer facing financial crises due to flood commits suicide

Jun 26, 2021 News

By Malisa Playter-Harry

Kaieteur News – Narine Dindial, 54, a rice farmer for over 30 years of No.58 Village, Corentyne, Berbice, chose to end his life two weeks ago to escape his financial burdens. Narine Dindial was found hanging from his home by his maid on the 11th June 2021. His son, Paremeshwar Dindial, 32, also a farmer, of No.60 Village, Corentyne, Berbice while speaking with this publication disclosed that his father was planting 150 acres of rice and was harvesting some prior to his death.

Deceased, Parmeshwar Dindial.

Parmeshwar Dindial – son.

“He had about 45 acre more to cut and whatever he harvest out of the rest, due to the water he nah really get much and the 45 acre, he didn’t touch anything from it,” the son explained.
Parmeshwar revealed that his father had threatened to end his life because he lost so much due to the flooding and was hit with financial constraints as a result of the natural disaster.
“He got a lot of loans, mortgage for his house, he owes installment for he combine, he get crop loan by IPED and he start to stress out and I don’t know, he committed suicide,” Paremeshwar said.
The grieving son said that he feels “stressed out” because of the persons that his father owed “now they trying to rush us down for money and I don’t have anything.” The young farmer stated that he has no idea how he will deal with what he and the family in after his father’s untimely death, “he left me in a situation that I am confused.”
According to Parmeshwar, there was some hope when his father had decided mere hours before his death that he will travel to the US and try to get a job for a few months to help pay off his debt.
“I felt happy when he said it like that because me seh, he mood change and in no time, in about two hours time, I got the news.” the son said.
Narine Dindial was a father of two and his wife resides overseas but has since returned to Guyana to deal with what took place. Currently, hundreds of rice and livestock farmers are faced with the reality of losing millions of dollars due to the heavy flooding caused by the rain over the past few weeks. It has left many if not all in a crisis. Teams from GLDA and the Ministry of Agriculture have been conducting assessments and putting measures in place to alleviate the flooding and provide some amount of relief.