More than 40 nurses from the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) recently graduated, after successfully completing a Paediatric Nurses Development Course. The course was made possible through collaboration between GPHC and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

According to JICA’s Volunteer Lecturer, Ms. Sumiko Yoshida, who has been stationed at the hospital for over four years, the goal of having the project implemented at GPHC was to improve nursing services and raise the quality of care offered at the facility. The programme was based on three principles. “These included the realisation of a child friendly environment, improvement of the education environment, and development of education programmes,” Yoshida explained. (KAIETEUR NEWS/PHOTO:Kaieteur news)…[+]

“How much more pain do I need to feel? How many more years do I need to cry? How much longer must I stand on the picket line and protest?” These were the searching questions asked by Nathalie Caseley who is convinced that enough is still not being done to ensure that justice for her son is realized. Caseley was the mother of four-year-old Jaden Mars who passed away at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) in December 2013. The child was taken to the hospital with a cut tongue which he suffered after falling at home. (KAIETEUR NEWS/PHOTO: KAIETEUR NEWS)…[+]

A really, really big bang not due for a hundred millennia may help astronomers test one of the central theories of physics, according to one of the authors of a new paper. Two black holes in Virgo are heading for a “massive collision,” Columbia University astronomer Zoltan Haiman said in a Columbia news release posted on Science Daily. Haiman is co-author of a paper in the journal Nature examining flashes coming from a quasar. The flashes, according to Haiman and his co-authors, Columbia’s Daniel D’Orazio and David Schiminovich, are originating from a pair of black holes orbiting each other in quasar PG 1302-102, about 3.5 billion light-years away. The two black holes are about a light-week or two apart — less than 200 billion miles. That’s far closer than Earth is to its next nearest star, Proxima Centauri, which is more than 4 light-years (24 trillion miles) from our planet. (CNN/photo: cnn.com)…[+]

Romel Ross, the 19-year-old inmate who was injured last Friday in what is said to be an escalating gang war, has been admitted to the Georgetown Prison infirmary. His mother is now seeking a meeting with prison authorities today, in the wake of what she said is the third such attack on her son.(Kaieteurnews.com/photo: kaieteurnewsonline.com)…[+]

A young mother, who had been fighting against placenta accreta, a life-threatening condition that most likely occurs if the patient has had previous caesarean section procedures, has died. The woman, Alexis Syfox, who had been battling for her life in the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC)’s Intensive Care Unit for almost two weeks, succumbed on Saturday.(Kaieteurnews.com/photo: guyanachronicle.com)…[+]

RUSSIA   – With Russia apparently beefing up its military presence in Syria, some countries are getting nervous about what could happen including, perhaps, Israel. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday to discuss “the Middle East peace process and the fight against the global terrorist threat,” the Kremlin said.(CNN/photo:presstv.ir)…[+]

GUYANA- “He wants all MPs to disclose their wealth, but why? We are not as rich as him. He and his best friends are the rich ones, not us.” – Ramjattan. By Abena Rockcliffe Allegations that Guyana has been robbed blind by some politicians are still to be put to rest. Those accused of the wrong are still to answer questions on their accumulation of wealth., former President Bharrat Jagdeo was, for at least the fourth time, asked about his wealth and the source of it. He told the press, last week, that he is finally ready to make the necessary disclosures but will only do so if these will be done across the board. Jagdeo wants all Members of Parliament (MPs) to make similar disclosures. Vice President (VP), Khemraj Ramjattan, has described Jagdeo’s new condition as “wholly outrageous. Ramjattan” said that Jagdeo is missing the point. “None of us, and I can boldly say this, none of us in the government are even half as wealthy as Jagdeo. So it is not about us, the public has no reason to be interested in our wealth; he is the billionaire…[+]

ENGLAND -She’s just showcased her new collection at New York Fashion Week. And Victoria Beckham was back on her home turf on Friday morning, preparing for a busy few days of catwalk shows and star-studded parties as London Fashion Week got underway. The 41-year-old designer wrapped up warm in a chic navy coat with colorful panels as she made a stylish morning appearance in the city .Stylish appearance: Singer-turned-designer Victoria Beckham ventured out in London on Friday morning as Fashion Week kicked off Victoria was her own best advert in the stunning statement coat hailing from the Spring 2016 collection she recently sent down the runway. Source and Photo (Dailymail.co.uk)…[+]

CHINA-Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong (L) and British Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt (R) sign the joint declaration of the third meeting of the China-Britain high-level cultural exchange mechanism in London, Britain, on Sept. 17, 2015. Liu Yandong and Jeremy Hunt on Thursday co-chaired the meeting. (Xinhua/Han Yan) (Xinhua/Han Yan) Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong (L) shakes hands with British Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt during the third meeting of the China-Britain high-level cultural exchange mechanism in London, Britain, on Sept. 17, 2015. Liu Yandong and Jeremy Hunt on Thursday co-chaired the meeting. (Xinhua)…[+]

GUYANA- While the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) contributes the bulk of revenues intended for the Consolidated Fund, Finance Minister Winston Jordan has said that there are worrying loopholes which have been found. He said that the coalition government is making “serious moves” to remove the identified weaknesses. Jordan said that an analysis of the problems and challenges facing the entity shows “heavy top management of the authority, coupled with low staff morale and a lack of succession planning, both vertically and horizontally.”He added that the GRA lacked transparency and accountability since it was politically compromised under the previous administration. (KAIETEUR NEWS/ kaieteurnewsonline.com)…[+]