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New Portugal Ambassador and Nigerian High Commissioner accredited
Portugal’s Ambassador to Guyana, Jaoa Cateano da Silva and Nigerian High Commissioner Musa John Jen Tuesday presented their credentials to President Bharrat Jagdeo at the Office of the President, New Garden Street. The new Ambassador of Portugal told the Government Information Agency (GINA) that his priority would be to foster business relations with Guyana and his country will soon appoint an Honorary Consul to this country. Continue…
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A group of private investors from the Ogle Airport Inc. yesterday met with President Bharrat Jagdeo at his office to discuss the commencement of the second phase of the Ogle Airport development. Continue…
0 CommentsPresident meets French Ambassador
President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday met with French Ambassador Richard Barbeyron and team at the Office of the President. The Ambassador who represents his country in both Suriname and Guyana told the Government Information Agency (GINA) that at his meeting with the President it was decided that there is a need to broaden relations between Guyana and French Guiana… Continue…
0 CommentsCuba’s Charge d’Affaires calls on President
Cuban Charge d’Affaires Pedro D. Arteaga Cardenas, met with President Jagdeo at his office yesterday where the parties discussed the new Ophthalmology Centre at Port Mourant which is in its final stage of completion. Continue…
0 CommentsJudge admits dying declaration in burns murder case
Justice Brassington Reynolds yesterday admitted in evidence the challenged dying declaration in the burns murder case at the Berbice Assizes. The Judge held that all the classical ingredients required by the legal authorities for qualifications have been met by the prosecution, and as a result the statement taken by the then Lance Corporal Paul David from Savitree Persaud at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital on July 10,2003 is admissible. Continue…
0 CommentsPrice of bread to be reduced
Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce Manniram Prashad has welcomed the decision by bakers to reduce the price of bread and other flour-based products. Minister Prashad during consultation with bakers today at his South Road Office said he cannot give an exact percentage of its reduction as this would be decided among the bakers. His Ministry will continue to work with them to see how this reduction could be passed on to the consuming public. Continue…
0 CommentsPort Kaituma residents benefiting from US Humanitarian mission
The United States Humanitarian mission “Continuing promise 2008” treated more than 450 persons and dispensed over 950 medications to residents of Port Kaituma and surrounding areas in Region One over the past two days. Continue…
0 CommentsAmerindian Affairs Ministry and Hostel conduct tests
Testing for HIV/AIDS was conducted at the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs and the Amerindian Hostel on Princes Street as the week of National Testing continues with persons being tested nationwide. At the Amerindian Affairs Ministry, staff and members of the public seized the opportunity to know their status. The Health Ministry has been urging all Guyanese to come out and get tested. Continue…
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Caryl Schivley says her son, Brenton, was always very careful about what he ate — until last September 1, when he was at a friend’s house and took a cookie from a bowl on the kitchen table. “He took a bite of the cookie and he said to his friend, ‘I shouldn’t have eaten that,’” said his mother. Severely allergic to peanuts, the 16-year-old from western Massachusetts made the dire mistake of not asking about the ingredients. Within minutes he developed a severe allergic reaction to the cookie, which contained peanuts. Within an hour, he was dead. ”He should have asked [about the ingredients] but he didn’t,” Caryl Schivley said. A new study published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology suggests Brenton’s case may not be unique. Researchers analyzed 31 allergy deaths, finding most who died from food-related reactions were teenagers or young adults and were away from home when they ate the item that killed them. (Interactive: Living with food allergies) “We were surprised that so few people had gotten correct information about ingredients in restaurant settings, which accounted for about half of these fatal reactions,” said study author Anne Muñoz-Furlong, founder and CEO of the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network, a nonprofit advocacy and education group. Continue…