OIL and GAS – featuring Dr Jan Mangal – Commentary By Dr Dhanpaul Narine
Dr. Jan Mangal
First Oil will find a Guyana that is divided right down the middle. After 53 years of independence, and various governments, the country is no closer to unity as many would like.
The mere mention of the words ‘general elections’ is good enough to harden attitudes and to send the racial groups into their respective camps to widen the divisions. Guyana is a country in which racism continues to cast its pernicious shadow over the body politic and no amount of sweet-talk from the politicians can paper over the deep divide.
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Guyana: The death of Nurse Apple—Did danger lurk where nurses work? – by Yvonne Sam
Nurses are the heart of healthcare, present when the first and last breath is taken.
Permit me in the first instance to extend sincere condolences to the grieving family and colleagues of slain nurse Schenise Apple. While the circumstances surrounding the death of the healthcare employee is enigmatic to say the least, the ensuing behavior / actions of the Health Minister only serves to create further doubts. Plainly stated, there is gross absence of the normal and huge presence of the abnormal.
Schenise Apple
According to newspaper report regarding information coming from the Ministry, when the nurse was found dead Dr. Chissundra Abdool, the Regional Health Officer for Region Eight contacted the police, who then launched an investigation. If she was discovered dead, who made the discovery? She was seen hanging in her room? Who certified death? How was the Health Officer made aware of the situation? Who undertook to cut the body down? Continue reading →
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