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Jagdeo calls for full probe into Desrey Fox’s death

Dec 25, 2009 News

President Bharrat Jagdeo said that he is not satisfied with the report on the circumstances surrounding the death of Education Minister Desrey Fox.
The Minister succumbed suddenly at the Georgetown Public Hospital on December 11 while receiving treatment following a vehicular accident.
She had been in hospital for almost a week and according to reports was on her way to recovery when she died.
Several questions were raised concerning the treatment that the late Minister received, with Opposition Leader Robert Corbin first calling for a thorough probe.
Health Minister Dr. Leslie Ramsammy had dismissed suggestions that the Minister did not receive the best health care possible.
Speaking publicly for the first time on the Minister’s death since his return from Copenhagen, Denmark, the head of state expressed his condolence to the Minister’s family and described her passing as tragic.
“I have asked for a full investigation. I am yet to see a report. I need to see a comprehensive report. I am not satisfied with an oral report to the Minister (of Health),” the President told the press conference.
President Jagdeo said that he was told that the late Minister Fox had sustained some fractures.
“How do you move from that to dying? There has to be some explanation,” the Guyanese Head of State stressed.
He described Minister Fox as a dear friend and colleague, who campaigned with him on the way they see Guyana moving forward.
He said that it was a pity that her life had to end at such a critical time in her political career.
“She was just beginning to do what she prepared her life to do. She will be missed,” the President said.
Meanwhile, the head of state is urging motorists to be extra cautious on the roads since he expects an accident-free Christmas.
He described the traffic situation in the city as a nightmare.
And he has also given instructions to the security forces to heighten their presence on the road to ensure that Guyanese enjoy Christmas in a peaceful way.

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