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NEWS13 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2021 | GUYANATIMESGY.COM 5 injured after car crashes into parked truck
Some five persons were injured on Tuesday morning when a car veered off the Corentyne highway at Clifton, Region Six (East BerbiceCorentyne), and slammed into a parked lorry.
According to the Police, motor car HC 4909 was travelling along the Corentyne highway and in the vicinity of Clifton Village, the 46-year-old driver of Belvedere, Corentyne, lost control and collided with the front right side of the motor lorry, which was parked on the northern grass parapet.
As a result of the impact, the driver and passengers were taken out of the vehicle and rushed to the Port Mourant Public Hospital by the owner of the truck.
One of the passen-
In October 2019, Brutus stated that it was alleged by the Deputy Commissioner for Administration that he committed a breach of discipline. The PSC appointed Assistant Commissioner Royston Andries-Junor to investigate the allegation. But according to him, he was not served with a breach of discipline notice until October 2020, and the investigation has not progressed beyond this point. In a letter dated December 17, 2020, Brutus stated that he called on the PSC to ignore the allegations of indiscipline against him in considering his appointment to Assistant Commissioner of Police.
He complained that he further called on the PSC to be heard before any decision is taken to deny him the promotion. The PSC responded in a letter dated December 21, 2020, asserting its constitutional independence and citing its commitment in ensuring that investigations are concluded expeditiously, Brutus stated in his application before the High Court. But he claims that no meaningful attempt was made by the PSC to answer the allegations raised in his letter.
Brutus argued that the PSC committed an error of law and violated the principle of legality when it acted in a manner that was incompatible with his fundamental right to equality of treatment guaranteed under Article 149D of the Constitution of Guyana. Also, he argued that the decision not to promote him in the circumstances is an act of punishment as the PSC has no good cause or reason to deny him a promotion.
Brutus is asking the court to grant an order overruling the PSC’s practice of not promoting officers with pending disciplinary matters. (G12)
The wrecked car
gers was treated while a 43-year-old woman was admitted at the Port Mourant Public Hospital. The driver, a 38-year-old woman and a 43-year-old man of Smithfield, New Amsterdam, were transferred to New Amsterdam Public Hospital for further medical attention. Police have since said that they attempted to conduct a breathalyser test on the driver but as a result of his injuries, this was not possible. Meanwhile, the 43-year-old passenger is suffering from trauma to the head while the 38-year-old passenger is suffering from internal injuries. Their conditions are regarded as serious. An inves(G4)
The truck which the car slammed into at Clifton, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne)
Region 2 to open $12M COVID isolation facility
Regional Health in place to reduce transmis- case is recorded. Officer of Region sion. In keeping with this Meanwhile, Dr Singh Two (Pomeroon- goal, it has increased its said the region continues to Supenaam), Dr Ranjeev testing capacity by deploy- appeal to people flouting the Singh has said construction ing a mobile unit which tar- gazetted COVID-19 meais soon to be completed on gets students, residents and sures issued by the Ministry a $12 million COVID-19 fa- miners, particularly those of Health to desist from this cility at the Suddie Public travelling from hotspot com- practice. Hospital to boost treatment munities like Mainstay, “People who are delinat the isolation facilities at Kabakaburi and Capoey. quent… we are appealing Lima Sands and Mainstay. “Our testing capacity to them to make sure when-
In an interview with has increased significantly ever they are in public that the Department of Public weekly. Sometimes, we do they wear a mask and sanInformation on Monday, Dr 200 tests in the region and itise. It is very important to Singh said the 20-room fa- because of this, it is only fair note that those who do not cility would comfortably ac- to say that our cases might have to go out, should not. commodate two persons per increase as well. Most of Before the Christmas searoom. these cases are asymptom- son, our active cases were
It would allow more pos- atic and would not need hos- actually down, however, it itive cases to be confined, pitalisation,” he said. rose as anticipated.” further reducing the risk In such instances, the re- The RHO reminded resof transmission, while en- gion dispatches a technical idents that it is every resiabling the hospital to re- team to monitor the prog- dent’s responsibility to prosume its normal functions. ress of the asymptomatic tect themselves.
Dr Singh said the re- patients and their families gion continues to record low to prevent the spread of the COVID positive cases be- disease. It also conducts concause of the strict measures tact tracing when a positive
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tigation has been launched.
