Corentyne boat owner hospitalised after bee attack

A Corentyne, Berbice boat owner is now hospitalised following a bee attack in his yard on Saturday.
Injured is 47-year-old Harrynarine Ramdas, also called “Eno”, of Corriverton, Corentyne, Berbice.

Based on reports received, on the day in question at about 14:30h, Ramdas had gone to urinate at the back of his yard when he was attacked by a swarm of bees. At the time, he was shirtless.
“After me done tek a leak, dem bee them start come from the sawmill over. And me na bin get on shirt and a whole sixty-something ah dem bite me from me head to me belly,” Ramdas said in his native Corentyne dialect.
According to Ramdas, at the time of the attack, his nephew was some distance away but he was not attacked.
After the attack, Ramdas was rushed to the Skeldon Hospital where he was treated and admitted. His condition is listed as stable.
According to the boat owner, there is a sawmill next to his house with several derelict vehicles in the compound and he believes the bees inhabit them.
“Me scared bad, me can’t even trust fuh go at the back yard. And right now me get lil kids,” he added.
Back in June, 71-year-old Winston Rigby of No 41 Village, West Coast Berbice (WCB), was killed after he and several others were attacked by bees.
The incident, which occurred at Onverwagt, WCB, left the victim’s brothers, Kenneth Rigby of El Dorado Village, WCB, and 44-year-old William Rigby of Onderneeming, injured.
In addition, Basil Ramesh Davie of Bush Lot, Kenneth Hero of No 28 Village, Leon Bobb of Belladrum, WCB, Glenroy Fraser of No 22, Bel Air; and Charles Cadogan of Bel Air, WCB, were injured.
It was reported that the men were attacked while making their way out to the public road from the Onverwagt seashore.