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Cardiological-related ailments are among the most challenging health problems facing the local health sector,Wholesale Jerseys China, and according to Head of the Caribbean Heart Institute (CHI), Dr Gary Stephens,Jerseys NFL Cheap, the root cause of this state-of-affairs could be aptly analysed with a study.According to the doctor, during an interview with this newspaper, heart cases have a certain mix of a number of factors including genetics,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, race, and even diet.Dr Gary StephensDr Stephens has on a number of occasions alluded to the fact that the CHI list of cardiological patients that are yet to be attended to is seemingly inexhaustible as cases are added constantly.He pointed out, though, that to him it is not unusual, since Guyana has a similar population mix as many countries with a similar heart disease rate.“Trinidad has about 1.6 million people and they have three heart surgery programmes going at the moment. They told me just recently they have a waiting list as well,” Dr Stephens related.However, the Cardiac Surgeon highlighted the fact that all of the cardiologists that he has brought to CHI have expressed surprise at the extent of the disease here. In addition,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, the doctor observed that the patients here often do not fit the regular profile of heart patients as is known in the United States where he is based.“The majority of the heart cases we see are younger and are not obese as we are accustomed to seeing…so there may be some genetics involved and this has to be figured out. I think it would make the basis for a great study once we have enough numbers.”Accordingly, Dr Stephens said that efforts are being made by CHI to carefully chart all of the patients who are operated on to find whether there is a common thread that is specific to Guyana.“If we find evidence of factors specific to Guyana we can go out and educate people of perhaps the need for a change in their lifestyles or to explain to them that there is a certain group that may be at higher risk than another.”And though it may take a number of years to make such determinations, Dr Stephens said that plans are already on stream, even as he speculated that the process may take a number of years before realistic data can be derived.In the meantime, CHI is poised to offer the best of cardiological services to the local public at a sustained reduced cost.During the past weekend, CHI conducted a number of operations, including about seven stenting procedures which saw the utilisation of the latest Medtronic Stent which is currently not even available in the US, Dr Stephens said.“It is big in Europe and is the latest model of stent available. It is drug-eluting and each one costs us about US$1200. With the cost of shipping and everything else the actual cost is a bit more…And I must confess that the deal we offer is not available in any other part of the world,” he insisted.According to Dr Stephens, although it is difficult to maintain the reduced cost,China Jerseys Wholesale, CHI at its inception had made a commitment to the government to keep the cost down and that was the whole selling point.”“We are struggling to do it but we have not been cutting corners,nhl jerseys outlet, we have been delivering a quality service to the people here. If you get a stent in Guyana you can be sure it is the same stent you will get in any other part of the world,” Dr Stephens asserted.(Sharmain Cornette)

Police are investigating the death of a 57-year-old man whose body was found in a drain at the Mon Repos Market Road yesterday afternoon.Kaieteur News understands that Harold Persaud,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, who is said to be mentally challenged,Discount NFL Jerseys, was discovered by residents lying motionless in the drain at around 16:30 hours.There are reports that Persaud may have imbibed alcohol and fell into the drain,Cheap Stitched Jerseys, where he reportedly drowned.No marks of violence were found on the body,Cheap China Jerseys, but detectives are awaiting a post mortem report to continue with their investigations.

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– as Prosecution closes its case Simone Diane De Nobrega, the former cellmate of murder accused Bibi Shareema Gopaul, who testifiedMurdered:Neesa Gopaulthat the woman confessed to participating in her daughter,cheap nfl jerseys sale, Neesa Gopaul’s murder, maintained that her statements are true and accurate.This came even as she was subjected to a series of questions from the Defence, yesterday.De Nobrega who is also known as Simone King,Jerseys NFL China, was among two final witnesses to testify in the trial for which Bibi Shareema Gopaul and her lover, Jarvis Barry Small, are facing an indictment for the murder of 16 year –old Queen’s College student,Cheap Jerseys Wholesale, Neesa Gopaul.Small and Bibi Shareema are on trial before Justice Navindra Singh and a 12-member mixed jury for the murder which occurred some time between September 24, and October 2, 2010.The team of lawyers representing the two accused persons comprises Glenn Hanoman, Bernard De Santos SC, Lyndon Amsterdam, Zanna Frank and George Thomas.? The case was presented by State Attorneys Diana Kaulesar, Stacey Goodings and Mercedes Thomas.De Nobrega returned to the stand to continue her cross examination.In her evidence in chief, the witness had claimed that the girl’s mother Bibi Shareema Gopaul had confidedMurder accused Bibi Shareema Gopaulin her that she sat and watched as Small first strangled and then bashed her daughter’s skull before disposing of her body in a creek on the Linden/Soesdyke Highway.The victim’s five-year-old sister, De Nobrega said,wholesale jerseys, was sleeping in the car while Bibi Shareema remained unmoved,Wholesale Jerseys China, even as her daughter begged for her life.De Nobrega said she met and befriended Bibi Gopaul during a period of incarceration at the East La Penitence Police Station lockups.Yesterday, De Nobrega faced a series of questions from Defence Attorney, George Thomas. Thomas inquired from the witness her reason for being in the East La Penitence lockups in October, 2010.? The witness said that she was incarcerated on 24 counts of fraud-related charges.The Attorney then suggested to the witness that given her criminal background it would have been difficult for persons to believe her story.? Thomas then noted that De Nobrega never gave the police any proof of any conversation she had with his client.“I am suggesting to you…that you have no proof. It is your word against hers,” Thomas said adding that his client never told the witness such things.In response, De Nobrega said that police never asked her for any evidence and she therefore didn’t offer any proof to them.Murder accused Jarvis Barry SmallThe lawyer then inquired from the witness whether she gave the court an accurate and complete account of what transpired between her and the accused.De Nobrega said that it was the truth to the best of her knowledge maintaining that Gopaul had indeed confided in her.?? The witness also accepted that there was an issue between her and the accused after she related to the police the information she obtained about the murder.De Nobrega had earlier admitted that she surrendered to the police after she had absconded after she was sentenced in absentia. She was sentenced to serve five years for obtaining credit by false pretence.De Nobrega claimed that she received threats from persons who claimed that they were linked to Neesa Gopaul.? The witness also claimed that she feared for her life because Bibi Gopaul had someone place a razor blade in her (Simone’s) food.As such, Thomas suggested to the witness that she surrendered to the police with the hope of getting time off her sentence.“I am not doing this for anything sir… I am doing this because it is the right thing to do and because I believe Neesa deserves justice, not because the state promised me anything,” De Nobrega replied.The lawyer then noted that there are a number of inconsistencies in the story De Nobrega gave to the Judge and Jury in comparison to her initial statements in the Magistrate’s court.In response, the witness explained that in the Magistrate’s Court her statement was obtained after she was asked specific questions but that in the High Court she is telling the story to the best of her knowledge.De Nobrega also maintained that although she could not recall the sequence in which the story was told, she was telling the truth.The lawyer suggested to the witness that she wanted to be seen with his client, while she was in the lock ups because she would later say that the accused told her certain things.In reply, De Nobrega said that she had been at the lockups because she was granted bail but was waiting on her mother to accumulate the money.Assistant Superintendant

An Ogle labourer and his family are calling for charges to be laid after he was beaten severely by several men Saturday.The men,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, he said, are closely linked to an Ogle businesswoman who was recently embroiled in another incident in which a maid was locked in a bond and threatened after she was accused of stealing.According to Richard Delapara, of Sugrim Singh Road, Ogle, he was accused of stealing and dragged from his home and beaten on the road, before being released.The labourer who works in the hinterlands on a gold dredge recalled that he was just emerging from his downstairs bathroom around 17:00hrs Saturday when he saw two men in the yard.Richard Delapara (right) and his aunt,NHL Jerseys From China, Marcelle Welch.“One of them had he hands by he waist and de other hold me by me T-shirt. They keep telling me I is a thief.” According to Delapara,Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping, he was dragged to the roadway in front of his home.His neighbour’s SUV was parked there with the businesswoman sitting inside, watching the proceedings.“One man keep hitting meh head. He had on something like a glove.”Delapara said the son of the businesswoman also threatened to “end” his life and wipe his family out.The men stayed with Delapara for about 15 minutes, continuously beating him before they left.According to Marcelle Welch, an aunt, the family went to the Sparendaam Police Station where no statements were taken.“I was bleeding.”However, police took Delapara to the businesswoman’s home,Cheap Jerseys China, which is located right next door to the labourer.“They pass the house and seh like nobody ain’t deh home. Dem tell me they gun call.” However,Cheap Jerseys From China, the family said that there were no calls.“I went to them yesterday and I behave bad and is only then that they take a statement. They tell Richard that when he see the men dem to call.”The family even went down to the police Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) and spoke to Mohamed Jameer, the senior officer there, who sent them with a note to Sparendaam.“We not taking it like this. We have to get justice. They just can’t beat people like this,Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale,” an angry Welch said.The police yesterday said that ranks were searching for the businesswoman and the men.

The 25-year-old man who was detained by police in connection with the Pomeroon double murder has been released from police custody.This newspaper was told that the man was released from the Anna Regina Police Station after intense questioning.According to a source,Cheap Stitched Jerseys, the man was assisting investigators in identifying a vessel,Cheap China Jerseys, which was believed to have been the victims’ vessel.Also,China Jerseys Cheap, yesterday Romeo De Agrella’s wife said police once again visited her home claiming that they were searching for illegal items.On Monday last the bullet-riddled bodies of 41-year-old Romeo and his 20-year-old son Clint De Agrella were found in the Pomeroon River.According to an official,Cheap Jerseys From China, 20-year-old Clint De Agrella sustained bullet wounds to the head,Cheap NHL Adidas Jerseys, while his 41-year-old father was shot in the back.Both victims appeared to have been shot at close range and a bullet the police retrieved indicated that the killer(s) used an assault rifle.

The controversy surrounding the brutal slaying of eight miners at Lindo Creek, Upper Berbice River has taken yet another twist. This time the Police say that they have hard evidence of the involvement of wanted man Rondell ‘Fine Man’ Rawlins and his gang.Acting Police Commissioner Henry Greene yesterday disclosed that an eyewitness has given investigators a detailed account of what transpired at the camp where the miners’ cremated remains were discovered two weeks ago.He said that the information was obtained as recently as two nights ago, but he declined to identify the eyewitness for what he described as obvious reasons.Greene told reporters that the identity of the witness cannot be disclosed at this time.“The eyewitness has said that the men were attacked by ‘Fine Man’ and his gang. They went there the night. Basically, they attacked the men. They tied them up, they cooked, et cetera, and then the next night they were shot and killed,” Greene told members of the media at the end of yesterday’s Police Anniversary Route March.He added that the eyewitness related that, after the shooting, one of the victims was still alive, and he was beaten with a hammer until he succumbed.“That is what we have: We have how they arrived there, we have all the details. That is all I can give you for now,” Greene explained.The incident reportedly occurred even as the Joint Services were pursuing Rawlins and his gang after raiding their Christmas Falls hideout a few days earlier.According to the top cop, the killer gang arrived at Lindo Creek, which is on the opposite side of the Berbice River from the Christmas Falls base.He said that charges will soon be laid, but he did not elaborate on who will be charged.A Police report had earlier stated that evidence gathered had indicated that Rawlins and his gang were responsible for the miners’ deaths.The confidential report which this newspaper had managed to obtain stated that Rawlins had boasted about the massacre while in the process of hijacking a minibus on the Ituni road.Ballistics tests on the spent shells reportedly recovered from the scene revealed that one of them matches one of the weapons that were recovered by the security forces from slain gunmen Cecil Ramcharran, called ‘Uncle Willie,’ and Robin Chung, called ‘Chung Boy’.The others matched those recovered from crime scenes at Bartica and Triumph, East Coast Demerara.However, owner of the mining camp where the miners were killed, Leonard Arokium, maintained yesterday that the killing of his employees is not the work of the notorious fugitive.Arokium had expressed strong belief that his employees were killed by members of the security forces operating in the area.He had explained that it would have been foolish for ‘Fine Man’ and his gang, who were fleeing from the security forces, to risk going to his camp and take the time to burn the bodies of his employees, including that of his son, Dax, after killing them.But, according to the statement, Rawlins and gang members were in the Christmas Falls area,NFL Jerseys Supply, located some 300 miles up the Berbice River.The report said that Christmas Falls is located near a concession owned by Pioneer Investments Incorporated, which is controlled by the Bynoe family.The Police went on to state that, following heightened security presence in the previous safe haven of Buxton, in the wake of the Lusignan and Bartica massacres, the gang moved to the Linden area and thence to Christmas Falls, after a series of Joint Services operations in the mining town.The Police believe that the move to Christmas Falls was facilitated by Phillip Bynoe, who is known to have knowledge of the area.Following the raid on Rawlins’s hideout, the Police say, the security forces had called on all miners in the area to vacate. However, preliminary reports state that there were no economic activities in the area, something that the nation now knows to be untrue.One such operation was the one at Lindo Creek, 16 kilometres from Christmas Falls, and according to the Police, Arokium’s men did not see it fit to vacate the area.“Arokium has seen the consequence of his actions and has felt the wrath of ‘Fine Man,’ who it is felt was betrayed by Bynoe, a close associate who had guaranteed a safe hideout,” the Police report said.Acting Police Commissioner Henry Greene told members of the media that the Police are still looking for Bynoe, who is wanted for treason. The report said that ‘Fine Man’ is unique in responding to persons who betray him.The Police say that he is known to decapitate persons and burn their bodies, as were witnessed in the village of Buxton and Agricola a few years ago.“The fashion of death of the eight miners and the disposal of their remains represent the work and characteristic of ‘Fine Man’ and which are evident in this particular case,” the report stated.According to investigators, information revealed that, subsequent to discovery of the miner

Businessman, Brain Tiwarie, yesterday lashed out at President David Granger criticizing the Head-of-State’sBusinessman,Brian Tiwariedecision to rescind Tiwarie’s appointment as Ministerial Advisor on Business. Tiwarie said that the President acted recklessly and ought to rethink his actions.Via a release, Tiwarie told the media that he was never appointed advisor to the Minister of Business but as Harmon’s personal advisor on business. He said that such an appointment should only be seen as legitimate especially since he was offering his advice to Harmon for free.Tiwarie said,China NFL Jerseys, “Other Ministers, including the Prime Minister,Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping,” have made several such appointments.Admitting that the public has been hurt by revelations of Harmon’s actions,Cheap Adidas NHL Jerseys, Tiwarie said, “And relating to (Nagamootoo’s appointments) there is an absence of a sustained campaign and public outcry.”Tiwarie ventured to advise the President to, in the interest of fairness, revoke all other related appointments. He said that Granger “acted impulsively” in revoking his appointment at a time when his appointee (Harmon) was out of the country.He added, “It may well be that in quieter time the President may have an opportunity to reflect upon the propriety of impulsive decision making.”The short-lived Ministerial Advisor said in the statement that his relationship with Minister Harmon predates APNU, Guyana Elections and Harmon’s appointment as Minister.He added, “The truth of the matter is that a political struggle is underway between various elements in high places and the Tiwarie so called appointment is being used by many to achieve their objectives.”Tiwarie also admitted that he flew to China on the same private jet as Harmon did. He found “absolutely nothing wrong with this.”Tiwarie boasted that Harmon is “rightfully perceived as quiet, powerful and influential even more than theEmbattled Minister Joseph Harmonnow famous Dr. Luncheon and this has provoked the struggle for power,Cheap NFL Jerseys Free Shipping, for influence, for turf.”He claims that publication of the fact that Harmon appointed him “no doubt forms part of a personal vendetta” of Kaieteur News Publisher, Glenn Lall, against him.The man went further as to say that there is also a campaign against Minister Harmon and that this campaign had “evolved to the extent that it drags BK and its Managing Director through the mud.”Tiwarie thinks that both Kaieteur News and the Guyana Chronicle have practiced gutter journalism in publishing what went on between him and Harmon.The statement said that BK International will continue to support the Government as it has recently done in relation to the Durban Park development.“While the subject of corruption continues to be on the front burner of discussions nationally, BK International continues to be a firm supporter of any effort to counter and or stamp out corrupt practices which have in the past adversely affected our operations and threatened our very existence.? If there is evidence of our involvement otherwise, we charge that it be provided openly and publicly and honestly.”And in a terse response to Tiwarie’s comments, President Granger is quoted in another section of the media last evening,Cheap NFL Jerseys, “I won’t respond to Mr. Tiwarie. Mr. Tiwarie does not determine my policy. I’ll just leave it at that. I am not going to respond to Mr. Tiwarie”.Publisher of Kaieteur News, Glenn Lall was not amused by Mr Tiwarie’s comments of a personal vendetta. He said that Tiwarie is his cousin. Tiwarie has nothing that he wants,Wholesale Jerseys, he said.

– two men arrested By Javone VickeriePandemonium broke out in the community of Sophia yesterday after two men were arrested by police officers for protesting along with dozens of residents.The action came after residents, in collaboration with the United Minibus Association (Sophia), organized an early morning strike and protest after word got around that the neighbouring village of Cummings Lodge had received road repairs.Region Four councilor and resident of Sophia,Wholesale Jerseys 2020, Andrea Marks, said that she was very upset that roads from ‘B’ Field and ‘E’ Field have remained in a deplorable state for over 12 years. She noted that after a number of requests were made for the rehabilitation of the ‘C’ Field road, workers brought pieces of stone which were thrown in the pot holes and left.Marks said that residents blocked the entrance of Sophia “halfway” so as to “get the attention of the Government” so that a solution or explanation can be provided to them.“It is not fair for bus drivers to be trekking that road, they now asking for $200 and we can’t blame them” the councilor noted.Eon Isaacs,Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping, one of the protesting drivers said “de entire road dem in Sophia bad them like trench,Wholesale Authentic Jerseys, deep, with a set ah water in um. I driving for three years and I does feel it for some of them pregnant mothers who got to go through them pot holes when we drivers take our time”.“This thing ain’t got to do with road alone, is taxpayers’ money. If I got to hungry I gon deh out here” the man said.Joshua Cummings, a minibus conductor, said that due to the deplorable condition of the roads, drivers have an “every week” expense of repairing their vehicles and purchasing parts.Police officers and residents during yesterday’s proceedingsAnother driver, Lennox Willings, who took a few media persons on a tour of the ‘C’ Field road,Wholesale China Jerseys, said that taxi drivers have resorted to dropping passengers up to a certain point or charging an extra fare to travel the appalling road.”We are hoping that now this issue raise with the media so that everyone could know what is the plight we going through and we get some sort of assistance, because as it is right now there is nothing we can do,” Willings stated.Meanwhile,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, Minister of Public Works Robeson Benn explained that the roads which were constructed a number of years back were that of a “light road” quality. He further noted that the road was not built to accommodate heavy duty trucks and machinery which have been traversing the streets.He added that his Ministry has intervened in some of the streets.“Now is not the time to build any street, so I would advise the residents to be patient because we will be starting in ‘B’ Field and should be completed by the end of the year”.Benn added that a bridge is under construction which will link ‘B’ Field to Tucville, allowing drivers to save time and improve efficiency. He also made mention that another road linking ‘B’ Field to ‘C’ Field will be constructed.“I am hoping that drivers continue to uphold their responsibility of taking teachers and children to their destinations”, the Minster urged.Meanwhile, a statement from the police indicated that “During the demonstration a number of mini-bus operators withdrew their service. Persons blocked the entrances to access roads using pieces of wood, tyres, zinc sheets and other materials and also formed a human blockade across Dennis Street,Cheap Authentic Jerseys, obstructing the flow of traffic, with some of them lying on the roadway”.The police said that as a result of this action, two men were arrested and are still in police custody after they used a horse cart to block traffic along Dennis Street. The release further stated that “when protests degenerate into a number of unlawful acts infringing on the rights of other citizens, the police force will as a consequence have to take the appropriate action in response”.