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Vergenoegen residents in calls for koker upgrades, desilting major canal
The drains are clogged at Vergenoegen, EBE
“The residents are calling on the government to repair the koker having noted that as soon as it rains the area is flooded, affecting the livelihood of residents,” Norton said.
The News Room was informed that Shadow Agriculture Minister, Vinceroy Jordan, has dispatched a letter to Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, requesting a speedy intervention.
Mustapha was not able to immediately respond to the News Room’s query on Thursday as he is abroad on official government business.
But Norton also questioned the spending of the subvention given to the Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) in 2022.
He said it remained unspent at the end of last year and wants an explanation on why it wasn’t utilised.
He also wants to be assured that the money was returned to the Consolidated Fund.
‘It gave me validation’ – says Guyanese born doctor who administered first COVID vaccine in US
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Two years after Dr Michelle Chester administered the first COVID-19 vaccine to a nurse in the United States of America, she says the historical event transformed the lives of many and gave hope to an end to the pandemic.
Dr Chester is currently visiting her homeland to celebrate nurses who give extraordinary patient care. During an interview with the News Room on Thursday, Dr Chester explained that her experience represents a great achievement for all Guyanese.
Dr. Michelle Chester draws the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine into a syringe at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New York, Dec. 14. (Mark Lennihan/Associated Press)
Touching on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, she said, “It was heart-wrenching because seeing people that I work with lose a loved one, it was the most heart-wrenching thing I have ever seen.
“I’ve been in healthcare for nine years and I’ve never seen anything like it. It was truly a traumatic experience but it gave me validation that I was in the right field because I was there to help.”
On the day that the vaccine was administered, Dr Chester assisted with setting up the vaccination sites and she disclosed that she didn’t realise the magnitude of her actions until the day when she was told that she was making history.
“The only thing I realised was that we are starting the fight against COVID.
“Then I realised this is history. This is something that is forever memorialized and here I am leaving a legacy behind for my children and my grandchildren that their mom and grandmother did something not just for the US but I represent Guyana,” she said.
Dr Chester left Guyana when she was around six years old and has periodically visited Guyana; her last visit was in 2016.
She is the Corporate Director of Occupational Health at Northwell Hospital which has partnered with the Georgetown Public Hospital for the DAISY Foundation programme.
The News Room understands that Dr Chester administered the vaccine for the dreaded disease on December 14, 2020.
“I do not administer anything or any care without first believing in it. I did my research on all the different studies that were done and the effectiveness of the vaccine.
“I felt very comfortable administering the vaccine because I knew it was a way to whether we are just putting a halt to this, slowing down the spread but also stopping it,” Dr Chester said.
She is urging persons to continue the uptake of the vaccines and the boosters to protect themselves against the effects of the virus. She reminded that washing hands and usage of face masks is still paramount to stem the transmission of COVID-19 from person to person.
‘Be patient and kind’ – Nurse Joseph receives prestigious award for exceptional patient care
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Marisa Joseph, a nurse attached to the Georgetown Public Hospital, was on Thursday honoured with a DAISY Foundation award for the extraordinary level of service she extended to patients seeking care at the hospital.
Nurse Joseph, of Guyhoc Park, Georgetown, said she always strives her best to treat all patients with care and compassion since she too was once a patient. Joseph joined the profession in 2009, years after her mother tried to convince both her and her sister to become nurses or teachers.
“My mother has two girls and she said she wanted a nurse and a teacher…ironically my sister was the one nominated to become the nurse and me, the teacher.
“I knew that this was it for me and I often ask myself if I were to do something else, what it would be and in every lifetime, I think I am a nurse,” Joseph told the News Room.
Joseph said her patients are always hopeful that she will render care to them and this encourages her to continue in her work.
“I try to be as empathetic and be the best version of myself that I can be because I know what it is to be in the hospital and I know what it is to need to be dependent on a nurse and so I do that daily,” she said.
Marisa Joseph with her colleagues from the Georgetown Public Hospital
The mother of one is a registered nurse and she said that throughout her career, she has found motivation in the passion she has for the job and the opportunities it has granted her, including this award.
Several other nurses were nominated for the award which honours the extraordinary clinical skills and compassionate care given by nurses every day. The foundation allows nurses at the hospital to be selected by patients and their families.
The award is expected to be presented on a quarterly basis after a local committee overviews the process.
Giving congratulatory remarks to Nurse Joseph, the hospital’s Chief Executive Officer, Robbie Rambarran said that the award programme should be an inspiration for nurses to strive to give the best care possible.
“Most times when our patients come here, they don’t come because they want to, the come at the most vulnerable times and sometimes compassion and empathy will go a very far way,” Rambarran said.
He explained that patients do not always deem a nurse or doctor as good because of the skills they have, but also because of their attitude and the care they deliver. Rambarran committed to being a partner to nurses to ensure that they have better remuneration and support services.
The foundation was formed by the family of J Patrick Barnes who died of an immune disease and the Northwell Health hospital. His family recognised the service offered by the nurses there and decided to honour both Patrick’s memory and the nurses by forming the DAISY award programme.
Houston Secondary School teacher says she was attacked first
Kimone Gentle, the teacher at the center of an altercation that occurred at the Houston Secondary school on Thursday said she was “attacked” and is calling for a better relationship between teachers, parents and students.
“…I want to say is that this thing has become the new COVID and as an educator, I would like to see a better relationship between teachers, parents and students, so we can work on what we are being paid to do which is to educate the charges in our care,” Gentle told members of the media outside the Ruimveldt police station, where she was detained on Thursday afternoon.
Kimone Gentle
Noting that she was advised by her lawyer not to go into details of the altercation, Gentle clearly noted, “I was attacked” by a parent and student of the school.
“I don’t want to go into details…What is on the internet is already there…I was attacked…by a parent and student of Houston Secondary school,” she said.
Recently, there have been a number of incidents involving parents and teachers at schools across the country. In some of them, injuries were inflicted.
And, to address, the situation, the President of the Guyana Teachers Union, Mark Lyte, is calling for a reform of the legislation which governs the education system as part of efforts to address the situation.
“It is really bothersome and worrying on our part as the teacher representative body…The aggression has got to stop and we have got to find amicable ways to resolve our issues,” Lyte, who was present at the police station told members of the media.
“…It is a different time and the issues that we see arising now, it is a lot of aggression…the aggression and the violence and the level of abuse has got to stop.”
Reports are that a scuffle ensued between a parent and the teacher. It is unclear what might have caused the altercation.
In a video seen by the News Room, a group of persons are seen pulling and tugging. At the center of it is a student of the school who is believed to be the subject of the altercation.
In another video, the teacher, who was armed with a cutlass, is seen walking around the school compound.
“Miss Gentle, Miss Gentle. Come on man…Miss Gentle stop nah man. Oh God bai,” an individual was heard pleading with the teacher.
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Frédéric Boirond veut plus de sanctions
M. Frédéric Boisrond, est l’une des personalités les plus en vue dans les efforts pour trouver une solution à la crise haïtienne.
D’origine haïtienne le sociologue ne cesse de multiplier les séances de travail avec les officiels de son pays, le Canada, et les membres de la société civile.Au plus fort de la lutte, M. Boirond s’interroge sur l’efficacité du leadership canadien dans la crise.
Même s’il appuie la politique des sanctions visant les officiels proches des gangs, M. Boirond considère qu’elle n’est pas efficient. Cette politique des sanctions ne va pas jusqu’au bout de l’affaire, se plaint il deplorant notamment que la villa de l’ex sénateur Rony Célestin n’ait pas été saisie.Il critique le gouvernement américain qui refuse d’appliquer les mêmes sanctions et insiste sur la nécessité pour que d’autres personnes corrompues soient sanctionnées.
Seulement 17 personnes ont été sanctionnées en 6 mois se désole t-il.En outre il attire l’attention sur les insuffisances en ce qui trait à la vente des blindés.
De l’avis de M. Boirond c’est le contexte géopolitique internationale, avec notamment la Chine et la Russie, qui empêche une intervention militaire.
Une intervention militaire est impossible, dit-il tout en estimant que le gouvernement actuelle n’a pas la légitimité pour formuler une telle demande.Les haïtiens de la diaspora ne sont pas insensibles dit il assurant qu’elle met la pression sur le gouvernement canadien.
LLM / radio Métropole Haïti
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