Thandeka Percival

Collene Hicks, the Director of Nursing Services (Matron) at the Georgetown Public Hospital who was dismissed last Monday by CEO Michael Khan is still on the job.

The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) yesterday condemned what it termed the illegal dismissal of the Georgetown Public Hospital’s Director of Nursing Services, Collene Hicks by the hospital’s CEO Michael Khan.

Medal of Service awardee Patricia David is humbled and thrilled that her 50 years in education have resulted in national recognition and she is hopeful that it will inspire teachers of today.

Following the announcement of the results of the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA), new Education Minister Dr Rupert Roopnaraine on Thursday said there is “room for improvement” and signaled plans to restructure how literacy is taught from as early as the Nursery level.

The question of a bailout for the cash-strapped GuySuCo is to be taken to Cabinet on Tuesday, according to Minister of Agriculture Noel Holder and a forensic audit of the beleaguered corporation will be commissioned.

Following a nearly hour long verbal tug-o-war, de facto Town Clerk Carol Ryan Sooba was yesterday sent on administrative leave by the Mayor and Councillors of the City of Georgetown, following almost two years of contentious service.

New Minister of Public Health Dr. George Norton says he plans focus on reducing the maternal mortality rate, the suicide rate and ensuring much needed training for staff in the health care sector as well as the availability of medical supplies.

For four hours on Monday night, Narine Khublall, former PPP/C parliamentarian Joseph Hamilton and about 30 other persons were surrounded by an angry mob in Khublall’s Sophia home fearful that an attempt would be made to burn it.

Teresa Lalltoo, a mother who lost a baby after medical personnel at the West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH) chose to artificially rupture her amniotic sac, is claiming that the absence of theatre staff at the institution led to her child being stillborn.

Every Easter Monday the skies come alive in a burst of colour and sound as Guyanese flock to every open space with their kites to join in the annual kite-flying activity.