Boasting the ability to complete an unprecedented number of angiograms within a one-week period, the Cardiology Department of the Dr. Balwant Singh Hospital has been proving to be a medical force to be reckoned with.Since being introduced in 2012,Wholesale NHL Jerseys, the department has performed approximatelyFrom left: Dr. Jorge Carlos Machin Rodriguez, Dr. Madhu Singh and Dr. Javier Almeida Gomez.800 angiograms. An angiogram is performed when coronary arteries are blocked or if they have narrowed. If there is a blockage,Wholesale Jerseys China, or narrowing, blood supply to the heart will be decreased.According to Medical Director, Dr. Madhu Singh, “Today, our department is currently performing 15-20 angiograms per month.”She, however, disclosed yesterday that the hospital was able to break its own record by completing 40 angiograms between the period April 25 and April 30, 2016.The hospital has also been offering open-heart surgery, stent placements for blockages in the coronary arteries and pacemaker implantation for those patients who suffer from abnormal heart rhythms.According to Dr. Singh, the importance of offering cardiology services is linked to the fact that there has been a high incidence of cardiac diseases in Guyana. She disclosed that coronary artery deaths in Guyana reached 888 or 15.7 per cent of total deaths in May 2014, based on the World Health Organisation statistics.Dr. Singh disclosed yesterday, too,Wholesale NBA Jerseys, that the age of adjusted Death Rate is 217.39 per 100,000 population and therefore ranks Guyana at number 14 in the world.The FDA approved Cath LabIt was in order to combat a growing cardiac challenge that the Cardiology Department was introduced. The facility, according to Dr. Singh, was brought into being complete with a GE Innova 3100 Cardiac Catherisation Lab (Cath Lab) which is approved by the FDA in the United States and is used in North America and Trinidad.According to Dr. Singh, “All disposables for the angiograms and stents are sourced from North and European Companies and are manufactured to their standards.” She insisted yesterday too that “our angiogram price is the cheapest in Guyana and the rest of the Caribbean at $160,000.” The other facility that offers regular cardiology services is the Caribbean Heart Institute which is located at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation.Dr. Singh bragged, yesterday, that the privately operated hospital is the only one in Guyana to offer a 24-hour service provided by a full-time Cardiologist who is supported by a cardiac surgical team.And the Medical Director made it clear that “this is the international standard of care and safety and is a requirement for cardiac centres to function safely and be licensed.? If, any centre does not have a cardiac surgeon’s support, they are taking a huge risk with their patient’s lives.”Yesterday, Dr. Singh introduced two of the newest members of the Cardiology Department who have been helping to advance the services offered. Dr. Javier Almeida Gomez, who holds a first and second degree in Cardiology and has completed a fellowship in Interventional Cardiology in Spain, joined the team at the Dr. Balwant Singh Hospital in October of last year.He, according to the Medical Director, has to date performed more than 9,000 coronary angiograms which are done using the radial artery in the hand.“This allows for the patient to be discharged from hospital a few hours after the angiogram has been completed,” Dr. Singh explained as she added that “he has performed approximately two to three thousand stent placements.” He has also performed approximately 150 angiograms at the private hospital.The hospital’s Resident Cardio-vascular Surgeon is Dr. Jorge Carlos Machin Rodriguez, who has a first and second degree in cardiovascular surgery. He has performed, to date, more than 2,000 cardiac surgeries including bypass surgery or surgeries for patients with congenital heart disease and valvular disease.In fact Dr. Rodriguez has special training in off pump bypass which is not performed by all cardiac surgeons. According to Dr. Singh, “Both Dr. Gomez and Rodriguez bring much needed skills and experience to Guyana.”In stressing that the Dr. Balwant Singh Hospital is the number one cardiac centre in Guyana, Dr. Singh highlighted that not only does the facility offers 24-hour support to its patients,Wholesale Jerseys, but it has the largest functional Cath Lab which provides better visualisation of the coronary arteries. “Our programme is the only one in Guyana to have a cardio-vascular surgeon based here on a full-time basis. Having a cardiovascular surgeon is very important because he would be able to provide critical support to the cardiologist should any patient need it. In c

By Zena Henry A number of villagers from Isseneru, in association with the Amerindian Peoples’ Association (APA), have expressed displeasure with the recent ruling of High Court Judge,?Diana Insanally, in favour of a miner Joan Chang conducting works in what they consider to be Amerindian ancestral lands. The Amerindians have seen the ruling as “an assault on our rights and way of life”,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, and have deemed the Amerindian Act 2006 as “a document with no power.”Isseneru executives Lewis and Dwight Larson (far right) with Toshaos and representatives of other concerned villages.At a press conference held at the Guyana Human Rights Association headquarters yesterday, villagers called on the Government to review the Amerindian Act, and to make the necessary amendments to strengthen and encompass a broader scope of rights for?the indigenous people. They also plan to host peaceful vigil and picket exercises in order to meaningfully show their dissatisfaction with the court’s ruling.The villagers brought to the fore, many incidents where they said they are contending with miners for areas given as titled lands. Currently, they said,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, many cases are before the courts and some which they have already lost are being appealed. Given these developments, they questioned what power they possess to control and monitor their lands, citing the negative implications the ruling may hold for Amerindians countrywide.“The implication here is that the rights of miners take precedence over the people who were there before, simply because one was granted their legal papers before the other. What then is the relevance of the constitution; Article 149G that says ‘Indigenous peoples shall have the right to protection, preservation and promulgation of their languages, cultural heritage and way of life?’” Isseneru Village Councilor and Secretary, Dwight Larson asked.The Isseneru villagers said that they received their land title from the government in 2007. The land was, however,Jerseys NFL China, much smaller than what they had applied for and considered as traditional lands. About three months after receiving the title, they said it became clear that the officially recognised land was not in effect theirs, since miners started making claims to carry out their activities.They said that in 2008, when they tried to negotiate with another miner, “We were taken to court, and in late 2008 a decision was made stating that we did not have the right to stop the mining activity. Isseneru appealed the matter, but it is still pending in court and the miner is still carrying on mining on our lands.”After the issues experienced by the villagers, they said the government demarcated their land in 2010 and a Certificate of Title was given,Nike NFL Jerseys China, but the mining problems persisted.“We sent letters to the Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment and the Minister of Amerindian Affairs about our concerns and arranged a meeting in Isseneru which they attended, together with the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC), the Environmental Protection Agency and the Lands and Surveys Commission. The response was that the Ministers would look into the matter, but we never received word back. As a next step, we addressed the GGMC in order to have a cease work order issued towards the miner, Joan Chang. This was done – twice – but as a result, Chang chose to take both our Village Council and the GGMC to court.”“We are deeply disappointed and worried with this ruling and what it means to our village and to Amerindian communities in general. On the ground it has serious environmental and social impacts for us. The miners have, for example, brought with them problems related to drugs and prostitution. At the higher level, we feel that when the High Court tells us that we have no rights to decide and control what takes place on our land,NFL Jerseys China, then the land is not ours. Why has the government given us this land when it has already given the same land to someone else? Just Friday, when inquiring at the office of the GGMC, we learnt that our whole land is covered with mining concessions. Yet, the government has not informed us about this,” the community members asserted.They opined that with the existing Act, Amerindians’ way of life is at risk as they depend wholly on the land for survival.The Amerindian Peoples’ Association (APA) has also highlighted its disappointment towards the court ruling and by extension, the treatment of Amerindians in connection to the rights given by the Amerindian Act.Several members from various Amerindian villages were also in attendance to lend support to the representativ

Forty-three-year-old Abdool Raffi Khan has been made to face the challenges of living with two failing kidneys and may even succumb if he does not undergo an urgent kidney transplant.During an interview with this newspaper yesterday,Cheap Jerseys Online, Khan who is being accommodated at the Muslim Youth Organisation (MYO), Woolford Avenue,cheap nfl jerseys, said that he is appealing to some suitable member of the public to donate a kidney to save his life.According to the man, the transplant operation will be facilitated by the Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana (CIOG) leaving him with the task of soliciting a donor.Khan,Cheap China Jerseys Authentic, who hails from Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara, is a father of four boys whose ages range from 14 to two.And according to him, his wife,Cheap China Jerseys, Parbattie, and the boys had accompanied him some two years ago when he took up an appointment at the MYO as a live-in caretaker.Khan disclosed that all was going well for him and his family until about six months ago when he developed a noticeable loss of appetite which consequently resulted in him losing weight rapidly.The situation, he said, was compounded when he started suffering from shortness of breath,Wholesale Jerseys 2018, a development which saw him being rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation.And it was while at the hospital, Khan noted, that doctors detected the problem with his kidneys. It was, however, initially thought that the problem was treatable, Khan related, but disclosed that during his last visit at the hospital about three weeks ago, the doctors informed him that there was nothing further that they could do for him.According to the man,Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale, the doctors advised him that the only way to prolong his life would be to have a kidney transplant.Khan said that neither his wife nor other adult relatives are compatible with his blood type, hence the appeal to the public to be able to secure a suitable donor.For the past two weeks, Khan has been receiving dialysis treatment through the CIOG but emphasised that the treatment would be of no worth if his appeal goes unheeded.Anyone willing to donate a kidney to Khan can contact him on telephone number 225-1233 or 612-4963.

The Police Corporal who was on trial on two counts of traffic violations in the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s court had both charges dismissed for want of prosecution.The vehicle that Webster drives.Corporal Orlando Webster, attached to the Central Police Station, New Amsterdam,Wholesale Jerseys,? and of Hopetown Village,Cheap Soccer Jerseys Free Shipping, West Coast Berbice,Jerseys From China, appeared before Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus in the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court.He is accused of driving an uncertified motor vehicle and using a tinted vehicle without the necessary permit.The matter was called on a number of occasions and on none of the occasions did any of the witnesses and the person making the complaint turn up to give evidence in court.? This forced the magistrate to dismiss the case for want of prosecution. However Kaieteur News learnt that an appeal has been filed challenging the Magistrate’s decision to dismiss the matter.Although Webster was charged with using an uncertified vehicle,Cheap Adidas NHL Jerseys, the man produced a Certificate of Fitness No 2498692,Nike NFL Jerseys China, which was still in force at the time.The policeman is also contending that although his vehicle is tinted, there are other police officers whose vehicles are even more tinted.Relatives are calling for the matter to be investigated since they sensed that Webster is being victimized by a senior Police Officer which goes back some time when they were both stationed in A Division.Concerning the issue with the tint on the vehicle, Webster stated that he doesn’t have a problem removing the tint,Cheap Authentic Jerseys, but all the other vehicles will have to remove their tints. He stated that there are a number of police officers- both senior and junior who have dark tinted vehicles.

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All flights arriving and departing at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport last evening were cancelled after the runway lights shut down.Kaieteur News was told that,China Jerseys Free Shipping, at about 18:45 hrs, the lights on the runway, which were going on and off for most of the evening, completely shut down.A source told Kaieteur News that, some two weeks ago,Cheap Soccer Jerseys Free Shipping, it was reported that the lights on the runway were faulty.“This time is not the generator. Apparently, there was some problem with the light circuit since the last time when the generator was burnt by lightning, but it was fixed,NFL Jerseys Supply,” the source said.Some of the lights on the runway were fixed, the source said,Wholesale Jerseys China, but the circuit was yet to be properly examined.Last Wednesday, the same problem had occurred at the airport.With 10 more days before the opening of Carifesta X in Guyana, Minister of Tourism Manniram Prashad had said earlier yesterday that the problem with electricity at the airport had been rectified with a backup system in place.On July 29 last,Cheap Jerseys China, lightning knocked out the electricity supply to the GCAA tower and the entire airport.The situation worsened after the back-up generator went down when a flight was about to land at the airport.Efforts by technicians and controllers stationed there averted disaster when an approaching Sky Services aircraft almost ran off the runway. Reports reaching Kaieteur News stated that, at about 14:15 hrs on July 29 last, there was a thunderstorm in the area, which knocked out the electricity.On routine, the GCAA generator kicked in,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, but at about 16:15 hrs, the generator shut down.The total shutdown at the airport led to the cancellation of Caribbean Airlines and Zoom flights, which were scheduled to arrive that evening.

A misunderstanding between two young men on Sunday night resulted in a brutal clash outside Stabroek Market which left a Guyhoc teen nursing chops about his body.Reports reaching Kaieteur News revealed that Ashley Cummings,China Jerseys, 17,Cheap Jerseys From China, of lot ‘E’ 19 Guyhoc Park,Cheap China Jerseys, accompanied by his friends was approached by a male armed with a cutlass. The teen became engaged in a heated argument with his assailant and was chopped about his body several times before he fell to the ground.The assailant who is said to be also in his teens fled the scene soon after the chopping; while police remain on a look out for him.Up to press time,Cheap NFL Jerseys, Cummings was still a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital.

Three young men were remanded to prison on Friday when they appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann Mc Lennan at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court to answer a charge of robbery.Kurt Nelson,Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping, 21,Cheap NBA Jerseys China, of 195 La Penitence; Ken Belle 22, of Wismar, Linden; and Ronaldo Johnson, 21,NFL Jerseys Cheap, also of Linden; stood before the court to answer to the charge which stated that on Wednesday February 16,Cheap NFL Jerseys, at Bayroc Ball field,Cheap NFL Jerseys Online, the three accused robbed Oswald Mc Allister, of Melanie Damishana,Wholesale Jerseys, of a cell phone, one measuring tape, one spirit level and $10,000 in cash while armed with a cutlass.It was also alleged that on February 10, Ken Belle, had in his possession one Blackberry and one Coral phone, both thought to be unlawfully obtained.There was objection to bail due to the gravity of the offence and the Magistrate remanded the three defendants to prison.The matter was transferred to the Linden Magistrate’s Court for March 9. The Commander of E Division would like to thank all those who assisted in capturing the defendants.

A 49-year-old businesswoman was yesterday afternoon robbed while transacting business at Transport and Harbours Department, on Water Street.The traumatized victim, who asked to remain unidentified,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, told this publication that she was sitting in the company’s bond when she was approached by a dreadlocked man wearing a stocking over his hair. She said the man placed a gun to her head before snatching her handbag which contained US$140, $100,000 in Guyana currency, National Identification card,Cheap NFL Jerseys, Scotiabank card and Scotiabank checkbook.The bandit is said to have dashed through a bushy area adjacent to the establishment’s office which led to Water Street where his accomplice awaited on a CG motorcycle. The two bandits made good their escape, riding south along Water Street.Kaieteur News understands that this is the second time in less than a month that the businesswoman,Wholesale NFL Jerseys China, who runs a business in the North West District,CHeap NFL Jerseys China, has been robbed.On February 4,Cheap Jerseys 2018, the woman had just stepped out of a downtown restaurant after having lunch with her husband and the couple’s driver when she was attacked and robbed. The men attacked the woman while her husband went to the washroom and the driver approached the car.One of the men had grabbed her handbag but she held on to it. The driver saw what was happening and he picked up a piece of wood,NFL Jerseys China, but the robber’s accomplice pulled out a gun. She said the bag contained $4.5 million, passports and other documents. The culprits had on that occasion also made good their escape on a CG motorcycle.The businesswoman is speculating that the two robberies may have been carried out by the same perpetrators considering the similarity in modus operandi. Investigations are continuing into yesterday’s matter.