Woman who jumped off Kaieteur Falls confirmed dead

Why all them pretty, young women taking their lives in style to jump off Guyana waterfall?

Yuh being a Hindu should know about appeasing Ganga Mai. It is known generally as Marine Spirits. Ulyses had to strap his men down on the ship mast not be overwhelm. 

 

The Minister of Tourism should implement a system to avoid the temptations to jump into the gorge.

In 2009, 23-year-old Aliya Bulkan jumped from Kaieteur Falls to her death.

In September this year, Mrs Laleta Sivanand jumped to her death too.

Today, 21-year-old Roshinee Pagwah has done the same.

The suicide epidemic among the Indo-Guyanese community is getting too dramatic, and it calls for urgent and frank and honest appraisal from members of this community. Something is definitely wrong. Families are hurting with every suicide and the soul-searching should begin at the family level. Happy people don't kill themselves. People don't run away from a good life. Indo-Guyanese families have to begin examining themselves and confront the harsh truth, whatever it is, or else the suicide trend will continue.

My condolence to the family of Roshinee Pagwah.

Since becoming aware of Hollywood, from time to time I would read of celebrities killing themselves. It is a spirit. Such a spirit causes despair and channels into the mind the defeat of life.

I suspect the highest rate of suicide comprises the Indo Guyanese based on the names published and also Hindus account for most. I wonder what the Hindu organizations are doing to curb this form of death amongst this close nit community?

Roshinee Pagwah, RIP

Suicide is a serious problem in Guyana as well as in most countries, including the United States.  Before we jump up to speak hoping to score political points or impress our Guyanese friends or foes we should all try to get a proper understanding of why people commit suicide and what can be done to prevent it. It's utterly disgusting to inject any sort of biggotry in this matter. I urge you people who are eager to speak on this matter to do some research first.

Cobby..put politics aside bro this is a serious issue only a few

weeks ago there were two young ones  who took their lives.

 

What is wrong with our people,i wish there are some answers.

 

 

Cobra......

De Phagwa family is

in a state of Shock and mourning...

and look at the nonsense

yuh throwing in de people face.

 

Roshinee Pagwah, RIP

 

 

Quote Billy Ram Balgobin......

Suicide is a serious problem in Guyana as well as in most countries, including the United States.

 

Before we jump up to speak hoping to score political points or impress our Guyanese friends or foes we should all try to get a proper understanding of why people commit suicide and what can be done to prevent it.

 

It's utterly disgusting to inject any sort of biggotry in this matter.

 

 

I urge you people who are eager to speak on this matter to do some research first.

 

Quote Django.......

Cobby..put politics aside bro

this is a serious issue

only a few weeks ago

there were two young ones 

who took their lives.

 

What is wrong with our people,

i wish there are some answers.

Ahhhhh.  My heart goes out to the family of this baba.   No parent or community should ever have to go through this.  

Django, if Jagdeo face can make people commit suicide, Granger can make it worse for young people to take their life. My statement doesn't mean I don't care about the woman and her family. Most of you that pretends to care about this one woman, never said a word on other suicides that happened under Granger watch. I am the most hated person on GNI to call a spade a spade, and I have no apology for anyone. Y'all have to learn to live with a plain speaker with bad manners.

You would think after the September suicide attempt that the Granger administration would put up a fence at the falls to dissuade distraught visitors from jumping. But the incompetency of this government continues to manifest itself every day in almost all aspect of life.  

 

Billy, bai you head right...

Suicide in Guyana is not political.

 

Its a people who was not taught how to handle challenges in life.

Dem Papa rass ah dea rum shop and dem modda  ah try to teach dem how to become adults.  While dem friends teach dem how  to screw-up  dem life.  

 

In our years in Guyana, the kids who dropped out of school, came into our program and was taught how to handle daily challenges. They returned to school and are now graduating from UG and high schools.

Betta yet, they are becoming teachers at the school they dropped out.

A wonderful mentorship initiative, to other students with similar challenges.

 

But abee rass ah one lil bai, when it comes to suicide prevention in Guyana.

The government MUST coordinate a national program to be effective in other parts of the country, because individual NGOs are too fragmented in their efforts.

 

Suicide can be prevented in Guyana by teaching the people how to deal with challenges, instead of grabbing a cutlass or poison, at the first disagreement.

 

Me rass might be in sling fa dis one: But coolie people need to stop being followers and start thinking fa dem self.  Dis is not a political statement.          

I don't wish to score political points as I know it's not connected however, for years is was blamed on the PPP, even our resident "expert" alluded to this over the years!

 

The causes are complex and why is it so prevalent among Hindu Indians?  This is something that needs to be addressed at the community level and make recommendations to the national Govt, should measures be needed there.

 

 

Suicide is driven by a mental illness.  Too many people are metally ill in Guyana.

Baseman, one less dulahin fuh you.

Kishan..why the alarming level in country with such a

small population,mostly affected are the Indian people,

this issue need to addressed by the people themselves,

some one in the homeland need to make a move.

So then South Korea is the 2nd basket mental case to Guyana in the world.  Wow, some intellectual prowess being displayed here!

Very sad, condolences to the family left behind.  It's key to be involved in your children's lives so you know what is going on. 

Yes, the Korean people are all tightly wounded up with stress.

And most are Hindus. What are the Hindu Sabhas, Pandits, Swaamees and Spiritual leaders doing to curb it?

Economic depression is causing people to commit suicide. People can't live on the salary they making. Its not mental illness. It's slavery.

Yes, economic deprivation, I guess.  So Guyana Hindu Indians and South Korea are the two most stressed populations on this planet.  Now you should advise the Govt to import stress-relief drugs and hand it out to the Hindu Indian population.  Do you realize what a hero you would become.

Stop talking pass the issue!

I have seen volatile changes in your mood since the PPP/C loss the  election. That is a possible sign of depression.

That girl doan looked troubled, mentally stressed or suicidal. She turned and ran towards her death.

Ow Mits, that's unfair to my friend Base. What you call "volatile" is what others may call "passion". Dat ent no sign ah depression. Dat is just a peculiarity of personality.

Ok! But I was speaking to Cobra.

Depression is not only determined from physical appearances. Some actions can be impulsive.

Oh shucks! I withdraw!!

Then, I think that is a spirit. Now, doan misinterpret what I am writing. The Bible talks about such spirits. Everything has a spirit-good or bad. Most native cultures attributes many events to spirits. In this modern world we think there is no place for them. Some things baffles the mind.

 

You don't wish to score political points !!

What you been doing  for years backing Bush, Jagdeo, and now Trump. Me hope he hair na fall and bruk he foot.  

 

The PPP did absolutely NOTHING  for suicide prevention during their term in office. This was rotten of the PPP,  because the same families  who had suicide victims, also voted for them.  

The national committee under the MOH was  a farce, only for front page news, to make dem look good.  I was with the committee, me know first hand. Dem rass corrupt like Jagdeo.

 

Understanding some aspects of suicide on Guyana is not complex. The PPP from day one, made Indians followers for their political purpose. Jagdeo was better at converting the people, with his nastiness and vindictiveness and the youth might never recover.

 

Now the people who were not made to think for themselves, don't have the tools to handle daily challenges, thus high levels of suicide ONLY in Indian communities. They use a cutlass or drink poison, because they don't know how to articulate daily challenges, so they lash out.  

Its the same in rice communities built by the PPP, not enough  recreation facilities  for youth.   

 

If you are smart as you thing you might be, answer the  following, during the PPP government....

 

1.  Why regional officers did not accept a letter from the national committee to assist with suicide prevention in Berbice ? 

Instead they told an NGO to f**k-off, because they take instructions only from Jagdeo, who put he wife to sleep outside.

 

2. Regional officials was asked to cut the three foot grass at school playgrounds that also had snakes.  Why did dem rass only knock it down and two weeks later the grass was back to three feet ?

 

3. If you go to Mibicuri  and Lesbeholdn  school you gun see basketball hoops, where students uniform gets messy by bouncing the ball on muddy ground. This are was to be paved with concrete by an NGO and the NDC was supposed to fill with dirt. Years later the NGO is still waiting on the NDC, because they say dem waiting fa de rain to stop falling to move the dirt. Dat was five years ago.

 

3. Why did BBP lost CDN$230,000, because regional officers  did not move their  ass to complete a  new computer room at Mubricuri  school ?

 

4. Unlike some in the PPP, how may in the present government are demanding a 'fee' for an NGO to operate in their area ?

You want evidence, first provide protection  for local committee members, who are afraid of victimization by those involved.

One clue, they are the most hated PPP members in Berbice.

 

5. Why did a lawyer with  PPP connection bought a building that was earmarked for a suicide counselling/crisis line  centre ?

Is his family business more important than youth killing themselves ?

 

6. Trust is a hard thing to find in the  PPP, why did they charge an ECD NGO  for land to build a centre, that they were going to donate ?  

 

You rass come hea stating that the PPP is better dan  dog s**t, they made conditions  worse for suicide in Guyana.

 

You said one good thing : Suicide needs to be addressed at the community level. None ah dis GT people try to help, while they stand on a pedestal.

 

The PPP made Indians so stupidee, dem asking one mo question :

When a dark skin person is cremated, is de smoke mo black ?        

 

         

You lost it somewhere.  The political point related with the unfortunate incident and the overall Guyana situation.  Unlike you and other who try to link it to politics.

Don't derail this post, put your intelligence to the test.   

You started on the wrong rail.  Go reflect!

You rass like de PPP, when confronted, you find excuses to hide.

Ignore to conquer a PPP slogan.  No wonder so many Indians are committing suicide, they ignore them well.   

This is what I meant, for you it's all about politics.  The fact that after some 10 years of your active involvement you see no progress, blame it on you, not the PPP or PNC.  It seems you actually thrive on these tragedies without which, your political cussing will have lost it's calling.  Now you have your PNC, go stop these tragedies and stop belching hot air.  No one is interested!

Why don't you tell us what has the PPP/C done during their 23 years in power to curb the suicides in their strongholds?

A typical PPP response 'No one is interested', while they are busy building mansions.