A blaze of unknown origin early yesterday morning gutted a house at Stuart Path, Christianburg, Linden, and sent several residents scrambling to shut off the power to their homes, after the fire was observed on a nearby lantern post.One neighbour said that he was awakened by his dogs, which had begun to bark, and upon investigating noticed the fire on the lantern post connecting the power line to his house. He said that he quickly alerted other residents to what was happening.Some residents indicated that at first they did not see the fire on the house,DeVante Parker Dolphins Jersey, as it was locatedCaretaker Daniel Crandon stands near what remains of his friend's property.behind the other houses at Stuart Path, and was therefore hidden from view. They pointed out that they had only noticed the fire on the lantern post, sometime after 3 a.m.“Right away people start calling out to each other and telling them to shut off their main switch, because everybody get frightened,Cheap Jerseys Outlet,” one woman reported.Calls were also made to the Linden Fire Service and the linesmen of the Linden Utility Cooperative Society Limited (LUSCSL) who soon arrived on the scene and took off the power.The fire service reportedly arrived on the scene when the house was almost totally consumed.Daniel Crandon, the caretaker of the house, said that he was at his shop resting, when one of the ferry boat operators run and told him, “Man you deh hey sleeping and the house burning”.Crandon said he was in shock, as he couldn’t understand what could have caused the fire. However he left his shop at the Mackenzie market,Wholesale China Jerseys, and hurried across the river to check on the house.“By the time I get here the place de done bun down,Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale, the fire tender and everything was here, but nothing was saved, everything bun up.”Crandon said that the house belonged to his friend,Wholesale China Jerseys, Phillip Dutchin, who presently lives in Montserrat.According to him, he was left in charge of the house, but spent most of his time at his shop. However he would make regular checks on the house to see that everything was in order.He said that he could not estimate his losses,cheap jerseys authentic, neither those of his friend.Crandon said he has so far been unable to make contact with Dutchin, as he had no cell phone, and the man’s numbers were stored at the house.Investigations are currently ongoing to determine what may have caused the fire.

A swine flu virus that has killed as many as 68 people and sickened more than 1,000 across Mexico poses no immediate threat to Guyana. This is according to Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy who at a press conference yesterday at the Regency Suites on Hadfield Street, noted that his Ministry has been monitoring the situation since the first two cases were reported in the United States.Despite the deaths,Wholesale Jerseys For Sale, according to Minister Ramsammy, only 17 cases have been confirmed as the Swine Virus (H1 N1 virus) in Mexico.“The present situation is not one that is immediately threatening to Guyana. However, this country is not waiting for an immediate threat to evolve before we take action. So there is an ongoing monitoring of what is happening in the swine population. It is not unusual for swine flu type of illnesses to go from pigs to people,Brian Urlacher Bears Jersey,” Minister Ramsammy said.He added that the Ministry of Agriculture Animal Department and the Ministry of Health Environmental Health Department have been monitoring illnesses that are related to the swine flu in animals particularly the swine.The danger and the threat that have now emerged in the region of the Americas is that there is definite evidence of person-to-person transmission and this now makes it a totally different health problem, explained the Health Minister.The World Health Organisation (WHO) has not yet defined it as an epidemic on the emergence, but the Health Ministry has been in direct contact with the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) and the WHO and any new development will be immediately communicated between the two.According to Minister Ramsammy, since there is no immediate threat of the virus here, there is no need to close the borders,Cheap Jerseys From China, or to prevent persons from visiting the United States or Mexico, but urged for persons to be cautious and know how to protect themselves when visiting these countries.In the meantime, surveillance has been upgraded at the borders and at the airport, because any fever cases must be reported to the Ministry. All health centres,Cheap Jerseys USA, doctors and private hospitals have to make daily reports to the Health Ministry on any fever cases that they are treating.However, according to the Health Minister, Guyana’s response to dealing with this issue can change within hours, as it depends on the development of the virus. He explained that Guyana is well stocked with the treatment for this virus. There is enough stock of Tamiflu ready in case swine flu emerges.When Guyana had to deal with the SARS situation in the country, the government had procured raw materials for the production of Tamiflu in the country and according to Minister Ramsammy; Guyana now has the capacity for on demand production of Tamiflu.“I want to assure the Guyanese public that the situation is being closely monitored…If there is any evidence that it is spreading outside of Mexico, then my Ministry will take protective action as the level of action will change.”Swine flu is a respiratory viral infection with one of several types of Influenza A virus including the H1N1 currently causing concern in North America among pigs. Occasionally these viruses can spread to humans,Cheap Jerseys China, especially persons in close contact with live pigs (pig farmers, butchers etc) and may cause moderate to severe illness.Swine influenza viruses are not transmitted by food. One cannot get swine influenza from eating pork or pork products. Eating properly handled and cooked pork and pork products are safe. Symptoms of swine flu in people are similar to those of regular or seasonal flu and include fever, lethargy, lack of appetite and coughing. Some with swine flu also have reported runny nose, sore throat, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. (Fareeza Haniff)