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While there has been no recorded H1N1 (Swine Flu) deaths in Guyana so far, the country will have at least one death as a result of this virus.This is according to Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, who at a press conference yesterday revealed that Guyana will not escape the pandemic without a death, since it has happened in every country that has the virus.However, according to Minister Ramsammy,Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys, at this time, there might now be opportunities that Guyana will get to the stage where deaths from the virus will not occur but as of now,Cheap China Jerseys Authentic, the prediction would be that there is bound to be a death.“So you shouldn’t think it would not happen and I want to make this quite clear that we would not hide that information from anybody…there is no reason to hide it…the best systems in the world have not been able to stop it,” Dr. Ramsammy explained.Three of the more advanced countries in the region of the Americas, (United States, Canada and Mexico) in terms of medicine and technology have had the most deaths.Dr Ramsammy urged persons to remain vigilant,Cheap Jerseys, since it mostly depends on individuals to abide by the rules and practice good hygiene. If this is done, then the probability of a H1N1 death will be reduced.Thus far, Guyana has 17 confirmed H1N1 cases, while nine have been referred for testing.The confirmed cases have occurred mostly to persons between the ages of 15 – 40. According to Minister Ramsammy, pregnant women are extremely vulnerable, as the worst prognosis has been among them.The elderly and young people with certain diseases are also at risk of getting the virus and succumbing to it eventually.While 200 million doses of the vaccine will be made available in the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) region,China NFL Jerseys, Minister Ramsammy revealed that approximately 400 million doses would be needed if the region would give two doses of the vaccine to its citizens.He added that the 200 million doses will only satisfy 50 per cent of the population in the region.If Guyana is to meet the level of immunisation that is going to cover most of the population, then approximately 500,000 doses of the vaccine would be needed.However, Guyana has only been able to obtain 240,000 doses.“We are still in negotiation for more,Cheap Jerseys Online, but what it means is that we will be identifying groups of persons to receive the vaccine.”Those who will be receiving the vaccine include children less than five years of age, pregnant women, the elderly and persons with certain existing health conditions that will make them vulnerable.The Health Ministry is also considering targeting groups based on their occupation, such as health care providers, those employed at the airport and security personnel.At this time,Cheap Jerseys USA, Guyana does not have the resources to vaccinate the entire population. If 500,000 people were to be vaccinated, it would cost the Ministry of Health another $800 million in procurement cost.“When we add other things, it will be over a billion dollars so unless we get help, we would not be able to vaccinate every citizen.” The Ministry of Health hopes to commence vaccination by November 15.(Fareeza Haniff)

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The Court of Appeal (Amendment) Bill 2008 was yesterday described as a ‘recipe for disaster’ by Alliance for Change, Member of Parliament, Khemraj Ramjattan,Wholesale Hockey Jerseys 2018, when the Bill was debated in the National Assembly.Attorney General, Doodnauth Singh, presented the Bill, which did not capture the support of the opposition parties.However, the PNCR has indicated its willingness to salvage the legislation, through its member, Clarissa Reihl, who stated yesterday that the party is prepared to discuss the Bill and make further changes.The Bill is seeking to provide for appeals by the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) to the Court of Appeal and to the Caribbean Court of Justice for connected matters.This will also give the DPP the power to appeal any acquittal by judges in the High Court.Addressing the National Assembly last evening, Khemraj Ramjattan said that the amendment, which the government has introduced as part of continuing its criminal justice reform, ‘will only add to that mess.’“This government feels that its only obligation is to legislate because that mandate has been granted to (it). It fails to appreciate the other obligation it has– to pass laws which must improve the lives of its citizens.”This amendment, he added, will not improve the lives of citizens.“The lot of the accused will be made more horrifying and horrible and so too the lot of all those who are involved in the trial process: witnesses, police, juries and even Judges…the entire system.”Ramjattan pointed out to the National Assembly that the acquittal rates at present are ‘quite soaring’ but that is not due to the fact that the State does not have a right of appeal.“Now with this amendment the State will be given that right to appeal. It would be foolhardy to conclude that there will be more convictions and less acquittals.”More convictions,Wholesale NFL Jerseys China, the AFC member said, will only happen when there is an improved quality of investigation of crime and a high quality of prosecution.Both these phases require a sustained effort at training the personnel, keeping abreast with the advances of technologies, having advocates at the trial process,Cheap Jerseys Wholesale, who apart from articulating in a manner to convince a jury must also be sharp enough to counter the blocks of any good defense counsel, he added.“Improving and strengthening the policemen, prosecutors and prison would realise what this government should strive for and what the citizens want: a fair criminal justice system.”What was presented to Parliament yesterday, he added, are several ‘dangerous themes’ running through the legislation,Cheap Jerseys From China, which must give cause for concern.“In a 100 or more years of the common law jurisprudence the settled situation, the bedrock foundation of our criminal justice system, has been that a jury’s verdict of acquittal represented the limit of the power of the State to impose punishment upon a citizen.”He said that when the jury says ‘you are acquitted’ that was the limit.“No matter what wrong the prosecutors and the State might have felt occurred during the course of action, those words ‘jury acquittal’ was the limit.”This, Ramjattan said, was the ‘perfect’ balance and counter balance between the powers and resources of the State and the relative weakness of the individual within a democratic state.Clarissa Reihl, in her presentation to the National Assembly, told the House that the answer to rampant criminality is not to tighten the screws against the few who are caught by bringing ‘onerous’ and ‘oppressing’ legislation but by widening the net.“This can be done by enhancing police investigative skill, employ and maintain a core of competent prosecutors and appoint strong judges.?She urged that political interference should be ceased at all levels of the criminal justice system.”The DPP, she added, is a powerful functionary in the Criminal Judicial System. “She has the dominion over all criminal cases in Guyana. She makes decisions to prosecute or not to prosecute and to vest her now with the right of appeal on acquittals in the High Court is to make her all powerful,” Reihl added.On the other side of the House, Anil Nandlall told the National Assembly that under the present law, when an accused person stands trial for a criminal offence before the High Court of Guyana, that vital component of the rule of law and the constitutional guarantee that all is equal before the law is absent.The proverbial scale of justice, which at all times ought to be equally balanced between parties in legal proceedings, is tilted in favour of the defence, he said.Explaining the position that is taken by his party to amend the Bill,<a href="http://www.cheapwholesalejerseyschina.u

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