Police have launched an investigation into the disappearance of multiple pieces of equipment from the Ophthalmology Department of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC).The equipment, this publication understands. went missing earlier this week.This development was yesterday confirmed by Minister of Public Health, Dr. George Norton, who is very familiar with the missing equipment as he, prior to his ministerial appointment, headed the Ophthalmology Department.The Minister said that he learnt that two pieces of equipment went missing on Wednesday but he was not immediately notified of the development. “I am surprised that I had to come to the hospital to learn about this in spite of the fact that it happened since Wednesday. I was told that it was reported to the relevant authorities,” said Dr Norton.The matter,Cheap NHL Jerseys, he said, is being investigated by the Alberttown Police Station.? When asked if there are any suspects who have been taken into custody,Wholesale Jerseys USA, the Minister said, “We have no idea who could have done this.” He is also surprised that someone would have opted to remove the equipment.He disclosed that the equipment, at the time of purchase several years ago, would have cost quite a sum of money but currently the clinical value is obsolete. “In other words nobody uses the equipment anymore. I used them to demonstrate to medical students what they look like and how they were used…These are clumsy,Cheap Jerseys From China, big machines that you have to fit on your head,” said Dr. Norton who noted that the eye care equipment now being utilised is rather simple.When asked if the removal of the equipment could have been a deliberate ploy to cause embarrassment, the Minister would only say “I would prefer not to comment on that.”Turning his attention to the investigation being carried out into the matter,Cheap Air Max 97 Trainers, the Minister said that some level of concern was aroused since some of the nurses who are associated with the Ophthalmology Department are convinced that they are being intimidated.According to the Minister,Cheap NFL Jerseys Free Shipping, he was informed that some of the nurses were told that they would be taken to the Police Station for interrogation.“I don’t see the necessity for that…I believe they can interview the nurses in the Clinic in much the same way they can interview at the Station.”“These nurses were told that their cell phones will be taken away, and words to that effect, and the nurses have expressed deep concern about the manner in which it is being handled,” said the Health Minister.He noted that these remarks from Police ranks have not gone down well with some of the nurses. “I have worked in that (Ophthalmology) Department with those nurses for years and I know when they are disturbed and they are,” said Dr. Norton.The Minister added, “I would wish that our police officers be very professional in the way they treat the nurses in their investigation. This is not in any way wanting to stand between them and their investigation but these nurses are also professionals and insinuation can mean a lot.”

“Scrap Iron Dealers have been stealing important assets and converting them to their own use,” said Minister of Housing and Water Irfaan Ali when he commented on the challenges faced in the quest to improve the sewerage system.According to Ali, these persons have been making a handsome profit from the items that are crucial to the upkeep of the system. And it has been observed that the theft has been widening in its scope, he added.“We have written on this matter extensively but it is widening…They are stealing our galvanised pipes that protect the connections in the distribution network and they are now stealing air valves.”“We can’t put a security at every air valve but these are important components to keep the system working.”According to the Minister,Cheap NFL Jerseys, the misuse of the system because restaurants are not implementing grease traps, the abuse of citizens who dump of garbage into manholes are all challenges that are faced by the water sector.Efforts will be made to have regulations in force to ensure that they are enforced in the coming year.But in order for any preventative plan to work Ali said that the involvement of the citizens is very essential as they would be instrumental in reporting any illegal acts.“People need to protect these assets that are there for the benefit of the communities.” And to boost the anticipated citizens’ cooperation, the Minister disclosed that plans are afoot to battle the challenge with even more vigilance on the ground.He said that next year the Guyana Water Incorporated a pilot plan that will see the formulation of a Community Rangers Programme, which will be streamed through the various Neighbourhood Democratic Councils.The programme he said is geared at addressing issues of tampering,Cheap Jerseys USA, theft, wastage of water among other issues that have plagued the sector over the past year.Minister Ali had said that failure to adhere to the GWI call for the use of grease traps is likely to see at least five major businesses in the city being taken before the courts.An additional 20 medium to small-scale businesses could experience a similar fate,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, he had disclosed.The move to the courts,NFL Jerseys Supply, he said, comes as part of the water company’s enforcement efforts to ensure that restaurants and other similar businesses in the quest to preserve the sewerage system in the city use grease traps.A number of defaulting businesses were identified earlier this year and warned about their failure to use grease traps,Wholesale Jerseys, according to the Minister, a development, which had prompted a public awareness education programme.Following the public awareness period, Ali disclosed that letters were sent to businesses that continued to default. “Among the number of defaulting businesses that we found a number had taken corrective action…but there are others that haven’t taken heed.”As a result, he noted that measures have already been put in place to deal with those businesses that have not taken corrective action.

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