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Father detained, released after sudden death of baby
A Plaisance, East Coast Demerara family was thrown into turmoil Monday morning after Police held a father following the sudden death of his four-month-old baby; a post mortem hours later revealed that the baby died of Sudden Infant Death…
6-Y-0 with brain tumor seeks financial help
The family of six-year-old Aahil Ali of Essequibo Coast is seeking the public’s assistance to have his brain tumor removed overseas.
The boys’ father Whamlonlous Ali, who is a salesman spoke with members of the media Thursday at the…
Emotional farewell for third child who died at GPHC
By Colwyn Abrams
She was once “a little angel full of joy” but on Wednesday, family and friends mourned over the lifeless body of six-year-old Sharezer Mendonca.
She was one of three children to have died under highly controversial…
Concerned Guyanese demand better health care
Several persons gathered outside the Ministry of Public Health’s office on Brickdam, Georgetown in the blazing midday sun Wednesday demanding better health care and services across the nation’s public health institutions.
The peaceful…
Berbice residents demand removal of CEO at NA hospital
Several residents of the county of Berbice Wednesday picketed the New Amsterdam Hospital calling for improved services and the removal of the current Chief Executive Officer.
On the picket line, the residents called for the reversal of…
PAHO asked to assist cancer deaths investigation at GPHC
By Fareeza Haniff
The Ministry of Public Health has solicited the assistance of the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) into the investigation of the deaths of three cancer patients who died under mysterious circumstances after…
Independent autopsy inconclusive on death of 6-Y-0 cancer victim
A second Post-Mortem Examination (PME) was done Monday on the body of 6-year-old cancer victim, Sharezer Mendonca, days after her body was mixed up with another child at the Georgetown Public Hospital mortuary.
The PME was done by Dr…
Body of child who died from cancer at GPHC given to wrong family before private PME
By Fareeza Haniff
While a family is grappling to deal with the suspicious death of their 6-year-old child, they have been dealt another blow – this time with the premature Post-Mortem Examination (PME) and the handing over of her body to…
Third cancer patient dies at GPHC
Six-year-old Sharezer Mendonca of Queenstown Essequibo Coast died this morning after days on life support at the Georgetown Public Hospital.
Mendonca is the third child to have died at the public hospital after she was given an injection…
Bodies left to rot due to non-functioning Berbice morgues
Non-functioning morgues at the New Amsterdam and Skeldon Hospitals in the county of Berbice has caused bodies to rot, leaving relatives of the dead furious.
The New Amsterdam morgue has since been shut down.
“We had to do a quick…
