One year after the Director of Public Prosecutions had signaled for two senior prison officers to be charged with manslaughter for the death of prison inmate Edwin Niles, the preliminary inquiry is continuing today before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.Yesterday,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, two police officers gave evidence in chief about the incident. Niles’s mother,Jerseys NFL China, Brenda Nurse, gave her evidence on Monday last and was scheduled to be reexamined yesterday.However the matter was adjourned and she expected to be reexamined on Wednesday. On Monday last Niles’s mother gave her evidence-in-chief about her knowledge of the murder. She was crossed examined by attorney at law Hukumchand.Attorney at law Raphael Trotman is representing the family. Over the past months,NFL Jerseys From China, a number of police officials along with prison officials have testified. The two prison superintendents, Kurt Corbin, 30, and Gladwin Samuels, 26, were accused of killing Edwin Niles on July 11, 2008. The two were granted $500,000 bail by the magistrate.In a report to the DPP, police investigators had recommended that four prison officers, including the two senior ranks, be charged with murder in connection with Niles’s death. The investigators had concluded that the inmate succumbed after being tortured.No army ranks were implicated in the investigation,Wholesale Authentic Jerseys, although statements by police and prison sources allege that GDF personnel were present when Niles was interrogated.The statement had stated that Niles had alleged that another prisoner, who often worked at Camp Ayanganna,MLB Jerseys From China, was to have smuggled the ammunition into the Georgetown Prison.Niles, who was incarcerated on a marijuana possession charge, was admitted to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) on July 3,Cheap China Jerseys, 2008 with a broken arm and second and third degree burns to his shoulders, back and buttocks. He succumbed on July 11.An autopsy revealed that he died from a clot in the lungs due to the burns about the back. It is alleged that Niles was beaten and scalded with hot water while being interrogated at the Georgetown Prison in connection with the ammunition on his person.

– LovettThe conditions that exist in Caribbean prisons date back to colonial times, and as such, in the 21st century, these conditions are very difficult to rehabilitate offenders who find themselves in the custody of the state for infringements.This is according to Colin Lovett,Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping, Vice-President of Strategic Development of Carter Goble Lee (CGL) in the United States of America. He added that the current annual meeting of the Association of Caribbean Heads of Corrections and Prisons (ACHCPS) will be looking at interventions to be instituted between the times of arrest and sentencing.CGL was established in 1974, and is a multi-discipline organisation focused on providing practical solutions to system and facility development needs.According to Lovett, if implemented, the interventions would be a significant breakthrough in addressing the problems of overcrowding in prisons, which are plaguing prisons through the Caribbean.He noted that interventions represented a key area addressed during yesterday’s session, at which the regional heads for the penal facilities were looking at recommendations. They contended that interventions could save persons from actually going to prison.Among the recommended interventions were citations to appear in special courts rather than immediate remand to prison,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, and pre-trial programmes for offences such as drug use. Through the former, the offender could be placed in rehabilitation programmes.Mr Lovett said that similar programmes could be instituted for alcohol-related offences, such as drinking under the influence (of alcohol).“It would be a sentencing option for courts not to send someone to prison, but to send (that person) to a diversion programme more suited to his or her needs,” said Lovett.According to Lovett, most prisoners today are people suffering from psychotic illnesses, and they comprise between 70 per cent and 80 per cent of the prison population.He noted that they could also be termed co-offenders in that most of their offences were triggered by drug or alcohol-related addictions.This has been illustrated on several occasions in courts, where hundreds of persons are sentenced for simple larceny given that they committed the act solely to maintain their habit.Lovett opined that correction/rehabilitation rather than punishment would be a more suitable alternative,Authentic Jerseys Cheap, given that nine out of 10 times the offender will serve a short stint in prison and within months be back before the courts for similar offences.This can also be observed in the local courts, where prosecutors object to bail for offenders on simple larceny charges,China Jerseys Cheap, given their history of committing the offence.He noted that several of the recommendations, such as drug, alcohol and domestic violence counselling and anger management, among others, have been adopted in several countries (including some in the Caribbean) and have proven to be successful.“Any prison that is overcrowded has to look at what its options are…It takes commitment from Government, and maybe some funding.”He did note, however, that the financial commitment from the Government would not be significant,Wholesale NFL Jerseys China, in that most of the programmes are run by volunteer agencies and some are privately contracted.The conference will conclude on Friday and will see discussions on what role the ACHCPS will play in the future, among others.The participants of the ACHCPS are also slated to take part in a tour of the Georgetown and Lusignan Prisons,Cheap Sports Jerseys, after which there will be a review of the visit.

Even as it seeks to get its Foundation Health Care Programme accredited, the Davis Memorial Hospital on Sunday churned out 12 graduates who have acquired basic knowledge to help boost the delivery of health care.This is the ninth batch of graduates to have completed the programme for which a formal application for accreditation has been made to the Education Committee, Health Sciences Education Department of the Ministry of Health.The graduating batch of 2009Accreditation has become necessary, according to Programme Co-ordinator, Ms Jenny LaFleur, in order to facilitate the graduates accessing further training by the Ministry of Health for jobs in the health sector.It is also essential if they are to be part of the harmonisation of health training in the Caribbean Community in light of the Caribbean Single Market Economy (CSME), she said. Among the documents that have been submitted to the Education Committee are a Comprehensive Summary of the Foundation Course, Course Outlines for all subject areas taught, a list of lecturers and their qualifications, a sample of the practical attachment schedule, the credit hours awarded, the duration of each course, and the grading scheme.She disclosed, too, that “during the year we were invited by the National Accreditation Council of Guyana to be registered…we submitted our application and I am pleased to tell you we have had our first site visit. We have submitted the remaining documents to them and we are now awaiting word from them.”At a simple graduation ceremony on Sunday at the Hospital’s Durban Backlands location, LaFleur disclosed that the programme is aimed at producing a multi-faceted health care worker who has basic health care knowledge skills and attitudes to perform competently at a foundation level.The programme, she said, is endorsed by the Institute of Distance and Continuing Education and the Ministry of Health. Health Minister, Dr Leslie Ramsammy, during an address to the graduation gathering, applauded the efforts of the hospital for attempting to improve the programme. “It is important for us to recognise that when we start something like a training programme it’s not a small undertaking therefore we must commit all of our energies and resources to it.“Davis Memorial has done a wonderful job in not only starting this course but nine years on it is growing stronger,” said the Minister.And according to him, he is indeed pleased that the process of accreditation for the programme has commenced. Once accredited, the Minister said that the Ministry of Health can add the programme as a pre-qualification course for other training programmes offered within the sector.According to LaFleur, the hospital supports the concept of equal educational opportunities for all without regard for race, sex, religion, ethnicity or place of residence. As a result, those who applied for the nine-month long programme were drawn from Regions One, Two,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, Three,Cheap Adidas NHL Jerseys, Four, Five, Six, Seven and Ten. The applicants, she said, were selected primarily on the basis of their qualifications and following an interview they were shortlisted.Due to the recognition that ‘true education’ is the harmonious development of the head, the heart and the hand, the programme is divided into two parts – theoretical and practical attachment.The course, LaFleur said, is characterised by excellence in teaching,Stitched NFL Jerseys, scholarships, research activities, educational innovations and a dedication to providing a stepping stone to further educational development of its graduates.“The curriculum is one that connects the learning experience of life as it emphasises academic achievements, attitudes and practices that will facilitate efficiencies and effectiveness in the workplace.”The programme also aims at providing an environment in which the highest quality of health care possible may be learnt and practised. For this reason, it is patient-focused, drawing from the key health care disciplines including management and interpersonal relationships.This triangular approach, LaFleur said, ensures that the training course produces a versatile and well rounded health care worker.Some of the subjects the participants are exposed to include: Life Skills for the Work Environment, Study Skills,Wholesale Jerseys Authentic, Principals of Mental Health,Wholesale Jerseys 2020, Introduction to Health Care, Principals of Professional Practice, Basic Mathematics, Applied English, Principals of Communication, Principals of Occupational Safety and Health, among others.During practical attachments, LaFleur revealed that students are assessed and evaluated before a report is returned. Their assessme

Passengers on board an Air Services Limited (ASL) flight from Matthews Ridge, North West District,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, got the scare of their lives when the upper portion of the door of a Cessna aircraft burst open shortly after takeoff early yesterday morning.The pilot was forced to return to the airstrip to get the problem rectified amidst the screams of the panic-stricken passengers.The company’s management confirmed the incident, but indicated that although it was a worrying development it should not be blown out of proportion, since the pilot followed the necessary procedures to ensure the safety of all the passengers.But that was little comfort to an obviously shaken female passenger who contacted this newspaper immediately after touching down safely at the Ogle Airport.The woman, who asked not to be named, recalled that she boarded the flight shortly before 08:00 hours yesterday along with about 12 other passengers. She explained that shortly before take-off, she overheard someone telling the pilot that there was a problem with the door of the aircraft.“While they trying to lock it, the pilot turn and say the light still on pon de monitor, but he turn and say when we reach to town, he gon let dey fix it. We didn’t really know what was going on, we don’t know nothing about plane,” the woman explained.She said they eventually took off and as they were about three minutes into the flight, over an area called White Creek, “all hell broke loose”.“Is in de air we deh,Wholesale Authentic Jerseys, a couple hundred feet up in de air, the door fly open because it didn’t lock properly…and everybody on de plane start screaming,Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale, children start vomiting. The plane start to wobble and the pilot turn back,” the passenger recalled.She said that one of the other passengers, who is related to her, had to hold down the opened door, reportedly to assist the pilot to land the plane safely.The woman, who resides in the city but operates a business in the North West District, is adamant that given the earlier observation before the aircraft took off, the pilot should have ensured that all is well before taking to the skies the first time.She said that she was coming out to see her children after the Christmas holidays and really thought that she would not have made it.“I was telling myself that this is it for me. I scream and I say I wouldn’t see me children. It is not no nice experience for a plane door to fly open with you while you in de air,” she stated.According to the woman, she saw another female passenger clutching her baby tightly, thinking that they would have been sucked through the open door.To compound matters, after taking off for the second time,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, they encountered bad weather throughout the flight to Ogle.The woman said that she sat through the entire flight a nervous wreck.“This plane was dancing up and down. I never pray all de time I going to Northwest and I never cry, but I cry this time.”She said that she did not report the incident to the company’s office at Ogle when the plane landed.“All I wanted was to go to the toilet and then get home and lie down. Right now I’m trembling, I am nervous. My heart is still palpitating. It was a very bad experience, one that I never had before. It was scary,” she stressed.She is convinced that if the aircraft was higher and further away from the Matthews Ridge airstrip, a certain disaster would have occurred.But despite the woman’s obvious fear and anxiety,NFL Jerseys Wholesale, ASL officials said that given the experience of the pilot, at no time was the safety of the passengers compromised.? A senior ASL official explained that the aircraft is not a pressurised one and as such, nothing could have been sucked out, even though the door was open.The official pointed out that although the door warning indication light was on, all the preliminary operating procedures were applied prior to the departure of the Cessna 208.“Our pilot came out and physically and examined the door….this was not a scenario where the plane would have fallen out of the sky. The pilot is a seasoned pilot and he knew what to do in such a situation.”The official said that the company empathised with the passengers,Agustin Marchesin Jersey, since the experience can have a psychological effect on them. He assured, though, that there is an ensuing investigation in conjunction with the Civil Aviation Department and the manufacturers of the aircraft.“The incident warrants an investigation,” the ASL official told Kaieteur News.