Latest update April 17th, 2024 12:59 AM
Feb 12, 2016 News
Should the United States require any information on the appointed chairman of the Georgetown Public
Hospital Corporation board, Dr. Noel Blackman, in relation to the matter about prescription drugs, the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) stands ready to assist, says Sydney James head of the Unit.
In an invited comment James said, “As far as I’m aware that investigation is being handled by US authorities, however we have some amount of cooperation with the US authorities, so if they require assistance, the normal channel is through the Ministry of Public Health, and once we are so directed we will assist.”
Sixty-eight year-old Blackman served as Health Minister under the PNC government. He was taken off of a Guyana-bound plane lastSunday in New York and has since been arraigned in a Long Island Court. He was also alleged to have in his possession about US$30,000 in his suitcase.
Reports out of the US indicate that Blackman wrote 114 prescriptions in 2014 for about 3,800 Oxycodone pills and nearly 2, 500 prescriptions for about 365,000 pills last year. Dr Noel Blackman is the founder and co-owner of HBTV Ch9.
Reports are that Federal authorities on Sunday took the doctor into custody after they ordered a Guyana-bound jet, taxiing for takeoff, to return to an airport terminal.
The Miami Herald Courier reported that federal agents were tipped off that the Guyana native planned to leave the country permanently.
Dr. Blackman was returning to Guyana to Chair the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC)’s Board of Directors. He was officially designated to perform the related duties for the period of one year, from December 1, 2015 to November 30, 2016.
JAGDEO ADDING MORE DANGER TO GUYANA AND THE REGION
Apr 17, 2024
2024 CWI Regional 4-Day Championships Round 7…GHE vs. CCC Kaieteur Sports – After a highly-successful round 6, Guyana Harpy Eagles will look to take full advantage of the out-of-sorts...Kaieteur News – Every school teacher should take a close look at the students in his or her classroom. The probability... more
By Sir Ronald Sanders Waterfalls Magazine – On April 10, the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States... more
Freedom of speech is our core value at Kaieteur News. If the letter/e-mail you sent was not published, and you believe that its contents were not libellous, let us know, please contact us by phone or email.
Feel free to send us your comments and/or criticisms.
Contact: 624-6456; 225-8452; 225-8458; 225-8463; 225-8465; 225-8473 or 225-8491.
Or by Email: [email protected] / [email protected]