The Ministry of Health has signalled its intention to test thousands of people in this country for HIV for today’s World Aids Day.Over 2000 people have participated in the 36 hours test-a-thon taking place around the country, including on the Brian Lara Promenade on Port of Spain.The Health Ministry has set a target of 3000 people to be tested

East Coast Demerra-The police found a vehicle that gunmen escaped in after relieving a butcher Nazim Ali of Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara of a quantity of cash and jewellery.

According to the police,three bandits, one armed with a handgun stormed the Mon Repos home last night at around 9:15 pm and took away $87,000 and jewellery and escaped with Ali’s car.
No one has yet been apprehended for the crime as police investigations continue,

Berbice –A suspect is now nursing wounds to his ankle and wrist and treated for poison.The police are investigating the murder of Jennifer Thomas, 49 years of Moleson Creek, Corentyne, whose body was found in her home at about 6:15 pm. yesterday with suspected stab wounds to her neck.

Investigations led to the arrest of a suspect who was found in his nearby home with wounds to his left ankle and left wrist and is suspected to have ingested a poisonous liquid in attempts to commit suicide. The suspect has been admitted to the New Amsterdam Hospital under guard.

Georgetown- Police are closing in on all leads as more evidence of terrorist involvement comes to light with a key criminal in custody.According to police sources, there is no doubt that this is a big network that operated under the radar for almost two years until now.With the further arrest of the criminal’s brother, more information on plots and targets were revealed during attacks on Government offices in 2009.TrakkerNews understands that the police continue to maintain a strong presence in the area of the initial arrest and discovery of the shallow graves up the Kara K

Following much publicity and deliberation on the fate of a doctor convicted of sexual misconduct abroad in 2008, the Minister of Health Dr.Leslie Ramsammy is taking the blame for employing him, and is apologizing to the many people who were offended with his employment.The Doctor was given a license to operate locally, and even with knowledge of his conviction, officials here saw no risk to the population.

Berbice– Guyana Sugar Workers across the country staged a weeklong strike for increase in wages, now subject minister responsible Robert Persaud claims the US$185M factory is the most productive during the strike period.

Since the state of the art facility was commissioned in August 22nd, 2009, there were difficulties faced with the design and construction.
 

Georgetown-
The United Nations (UN) agencies in Guyana came together for the lighting of the HIV red ribbon, which is a symbol of solidarity for people who are HIV positive, those who live with AIDS, and also to remember the countless lives that the dreadful disease has claimed
The global observance of World AIDS Day this year, would mark 30 years since the incurable disease was first reported in 1981 in the United States. 

Georgetown
Dr. Vishwamintra Persaud had been sacked by Health Minister Dr. Leslie Ramsammy today.
The Minister publicly apologize to all persons that were offended by the decision of the
GPHC to offer employment to Dr. Persaud.
Dr. Persaud was convicted in the United States for sexual offense.
The Minister contended that his Ministry erred in not ensuring that the employment of Dr.
Persaud was in compliance with the Sexual Offenses Act.
He pointed out as Minister of Health, it is his responsibility to ensure that in

Georgetown-
The police are investigating an incident which occurred at the Georgetown Magistrate Court this afternoon whereby remanded prisoner Earl Melville, who was on a charge of trafficking in narcotics, drank a quantity of suspected formalin after the Magistrate informed him that he had been found guilty of the offence.
Melville has been admitted a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital.