20-year-old prison officer dies in Bartica boat collision

Twenty-year-old Prison Officer Shaloam Andrews died on Sunday morning following a boat collision on the Essequibo River near Third Avenue, Bartica.

Andrews, of Swan Village, Soesdyke-Linden Highway, was attached to the Mazaruni Prison. The Guyana Prison Service (GPS), in a statement, expressed condolences to Andrews’ family, friends and colleagues and said that the circumstances surrounding the collision are being investigated by the Guyana Police Force (GPF).

“His untimely passing at such a young age is a profound loss to his family, colleagues and the entire Guyana Prison Service,” the GPS said.