| – Minister RamsammyA bigger, better Health Ministry will arise from the ashes (By Mondale Smith)In the face of speculations that the Health Ministry’s fire may have been a personal attack, Health Minister, Dr Leslie Ramsammy begged to differ with what he calls irrefutable evidence.Noting that he is “perhaps the easiest Minister for people to attack,” he said he’s always walking the streets alone while his two drivers and assistants are always looking for him.Prior to the building being set a blaze, at nights he was often alone driving.He reiterated that he worked at the Ministry many late nights by himself and categorically stated that,NFL Jerseys Outlet, “if somebody wants to kill or harm me they didn’t have a problem to do that because my whereabouts are no secret.”He noted that even his securities at home are always sleeping and at nights while he’s in the office he often sends his drivers home. No more tears: A smiling Health Minister yesterday amidst the rubble of the burnt out Health Ministry. Contrary to reports and implications, the Minister said the fires could not have been set to hide anything as “there is nothing for us to hide.”He said it couldn’t have been because of “some stupid thing” said in the US” since if “those type of people want me they ain’t coming to burn down no God damn building, they would get me someplace else. So this is nothing but an act of pure terrorism.”Clearing the air on the $120M which his Ministry could not provide paper work for in 1994,Cheap Jerseys From China, the Minister said this was because his Ministry could not balance its bank account from the 1980s.“There are no records from the 1980s and so those original bank accounts had to be closed and new one were started,” the Minister explained.Meanwhile,Arizona Diamondbacks Fernando Rodney Jersey, Dr Ramsammy resolved that, “The Health Ministry will arise out of these ashes bigger and better prepared to serve the people of Guyana.”Yesterday his lamentations of despair and disappointment changed to “moving forward and accelerating the process of improving health care and services nationwide”, despite the recent historical lost.More than moving forward, he was “determined” that the Ministry will arise quickly.At the site yesterday,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, staff members of all levels were seen voluntarily clearing the rubble while others were busied with construction works in preparation for offices to be occupied and work to resume with some normalcy.During a walk through even as investigations are ongoing, it was noted that the guards were changed and are backed up by ranks of the Guyana Police Force.As if it were a fallen comrade, some staffers like unto a ceremonial farewell, took down and wrapped up the Ministry of Health sign that survived Friday morning’s blaze with a resolve that it will be placed in the new building as a symbol of the strength of the old in the new era of health.As of today the ministry’s services are scheduled to continue in the other buildings, not touched by the flames in the compound closer to the Hadfield Street entrance.Though offers have been many for the Minister to operate his office from another building, Dr. Ramsammy said he chooses not to be separated from the core of his staff and emphatically stated that his office will remain amongst the lot housed in other buildings in the Ministry’s compound.Minister Dr Ramsammy said about 1200 of the files destroyed are in electronic records and will be put back together.Clear case of arsonHowever,Dwight Howard Hawks Jersey, reflecting two days after the fire, the Minister said his initial shock remains and he believes that based on what the police and President Bharrat Jagdeo have said, it is a clear case of arson and a terrorist attack.Professing his ignorance regarding “Channa bombs” Dr. Ramsammy said, “it is possible that people could have set these things out and that I would not have known what it is.” He said too that while he knows the name,Alex Delvecchio Red Wings Jersey, he had his first experience of actually seeing one when a police rank showed it to him at the scene of the fire.Dr Ramsammy in addressing the need for persons to learn to become more matured as citizens and said “Every time we are upset about something we cannot destroy national assets.”He said too that when these attacks are carried out on a government building “it’s an attack on the people.” |
