– RamsammyPersons desirous of establishing medical training institutions must be registered by the Ministry of Education and comply with the directives of the Ministry of Health in order to operate legally.Health Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy made this disclosure on Saturday when he hosted a press conference at the Health Ministry’s Brickdam headquarters.The Minister’s comments came in wake of questions regarding disclosures by the owner of a so-called medical institution who allegedly fleeced nearly 200 students out of thousands of dollars.That matter had gained the attention of the police and the woman,China Jerseys Cheap, according to reports,Cheap Jerseys From China, had volunteered to repay the students.No charges have been laid against the woman although there are reports that some of the students had not been paid in full.This newspaper has since learnt that the owner of the institution,China Jerseys Free Shipping, Nanda Kissoon, who is known by several aliases,wholesale jerseys, has insisted that her medical institution was always legitimate and in fact will be re-opened.But according to the Minister, there is a process in Guyana for the establishment of any school.Additionally, he noted that it is not simply because someone wants to open a school that they can do so as they have to demonstrate that they can run such an institution.As such, he asserted that such entities must first be registered with the Ministry of Education under the Education Accreditation Act of 2004.And according to the Minister, that process had not been engaged by the owner of the recently exposed nursing school up to the last time he checked.“I am not even going into people’s qualifications to run a medical school…I am going straight to what the law is and up to two weeks when I checked with the Ministry of Education that still had not been done.”Without going through the lawful channel the Minister noted,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, “right away you begin with an illegal school.”Naming one currently registered school, Dr Ramsammy divulged that although the owner has been trying to meet all of the requisite obligations the Ministry has been very tough with him.“As much as he is trying we are still giving him a hard time and in fact we had even withdrawn the accreditation from his school…we only recently gave it back to him.”The Minister pointed out that even though some entities may be registered to operate, if they are at some point found to be without the necessary qualified personnel to teach courses, their operation could be halted.According to the Minister, two offshore medical schools in Guyana have also felt the Health Ministry’s wrath. He however said, “they have been trying. They had the impression that once they register they are okay.”For this reason,Cheap Jerseys Wholesale, the minister said that the health ministry would be monitoring all medical training institutions to ensure that they meet at least the minimum standards required.

…as power company expresses frustrationMark Anthony August GPL workers remove illegal connections at the scene of last Sunday's electrocution. The Guyana Power and Light Incorporated (GPL) says that last Sunday’s electrocution of eight-year-old Mark Anthony August highlights the enormous challenge the company faces from determined electricity thieves.In a statement issued in the wake of the incident,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, the power company said that neither its appeals nor raids, arrests and prosecution of hundreds, have served to reduce the prevalence of electricity theft.August, of Annandale Railway Embankment,Jerseys NFL China, perished around midday Sunday after he came into contact with an illegally connected electricity wire, which led to a house in the area.The errant homeowner, who reportedly vanished from the scene, is now in custody as the police await a post mortem examination before proceeding with charges.Residents lamented the fact that despite several complaints to and interventions by the power company, the illegal connection had still existed.But according to the GPL, its personnel did previously visit the area.“On July 31, 2010,Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping, GPL’s personnel accompanied by the Police visited the Annandale North area and removed illegal connections.Two persons were arrested and are currently before the court,” the GPL said in its statement.This newspaper was reliably informed that the homeowner connected to Sunday’s incident was not one of those charged.According to the GPL, despite its constant raids in Sophia,Wholesale Stitched NFL Jerseys, particularly Cummings Park and Section D; North and South Ruimveldt; Friendship E.B.D.; Plum Park; Angoy’s Avenue; Kaneville; Soesdyke and Annandale North, illegal connections are replaced within one day.The company said that for years it has been warning that the illegal networks pose an ever-present danger to everyone in the communities in which they are located, particularly children.The GPL noted that the recent amendments to the Electricity Sector Reform Act 1999, which are currently before Parliament, are wide ranging and when enacted would impose stiffer penalties for stealing of electricity, including prosecution of perpetrators of electricity theft (meter tampering,Cheap Jerseys Free, by-pass and illegal connection).The GPL is again appealing to the public not to be involved in the establishment of illegal connections/networks, since electricity is extremely dangerous and the probability of death or serious injury is always high in cases of illegal connections.“Yet another family mourns the death of a loved one at the hands of unscrupulous electricity thieves. GPL wishes to express its deepest sympathy to the family of Mark Anthony August,” the GPL said.***********************Gender-based violence workshop starts today The Ministry of Labour, Human Services and Social Security (MLHSSS) in collaboration with the United Nations Development Fund for Women, will be conducting a gender-sensitising workshop today at the Carifesta Sports Complex, Carifesta Avenue.The event will be hosted for youth participants as part of a project aimed at reducing gender-based violence in communities, especially against women and girls.Under the theme “Strengthening State Accountability and Community Action for Ending Gender-based Violence in the Caribbean” the Ministry will address the relationship between violence and gender.According to the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security, twenty youth participants from Regions Four, Six and Ten will benefit from the first three-day workshop to be held in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture Youth and Sport from today thru Thursday at the Carifesta Sports Complex.After the workshop participants will return to their communities where they will conduct four one-day workshops with their peers on the issue with support from the MLHSSS and their respective organisations. Participants will include representatives from organisations such as Artistes in Direct Support from Region Four, Comforting Hearts, Region Six, and the Youth Friendly Spaces,Jerseys NFL Cheap, Regions Four and Ten.