Two years after losing her son in a fatal explosion at NiQuan Energy’s Pointe-a-Pierre plant, Allanlane Ramkissoon’s mother is relieved that she may finally get answers surrounding his death.
“I really want to see the report and what comes of it,” said 68-year-old Christine Ramkissoon, as she reacted to news that a High Court judge has quashed the Ministry of Energy’s decision to withhold its investigative report into the 2023 industrial accident that claimed her son’s life. In an oral ruling on Friday in a judicial review claim brought by Ramkissoon’s widow, Sarah Ramkissoon, Justice Avason Quinlan-Williams found there was significant public interest in releasing the information. The judge stated, “Disclosure of the report will illuminate the ministry’s investigative process and its findings on the operations of NiQuan that led to circumstances surrounding her husband’s death.”
Speaking with reporters at her home in Barrackpore yesterday, Ramkissoon’s mother said her children informed her about the court’s decision.
“We would really like to see what going to work out after two years. Now I will get some answers.”
As she wiped away tears, Christine said her son’s death took a toll on the entire family, but their faith has helped them cope. “God give we the strength. We believe in a great God and He who keeping we since that happen. It was real sad—all the children and everybody was upset to see he leave we. It was very sad. It was real rough ... God give we the strength.” She also shared that her husband, 74-year-old Danny Ramkissoon, has diminished eyesight due to cataract and finds comfort in religious songs and programmes following their son’s passing.
The mother expressed gratitude to her son’s former employer, Massy Energy Engineered Solutions Limited (MEES), and to all those who supported the family during the difficult period.
Ramkissoon, a MEES plant fitter, and his colleagues were conducting maintenance work at NiQuan’s plant when the incident occurred. The father of two was reportedly disconnecting a nitrogen hose from an injection point when a fire ignited and engulfed him. He was first taken to a private hospital in San Fernando before being transferred via air ambulance to a hospital in Bogotá, Colombia, where he died three days later.
Guardian Media also visited the home of his widow yesterday, but no one came outside or responded.