President moved to hospital private room
PRESIDENT Janet Jagan at press time last night was reported to be "resting quietly" in a private ward at the St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital where she was admitted Wednesday night. Sources said the President may have suffered a suspected angina problem and was in the Intensive Care Unit of the hospital up to yesterday afternoon. A statement late yesterday from the People's Progressive Party (PPP) of which the President is a co-founder, said her physicians had advised "that she is not in danger and is getting a well deserved rest." "The President could be discharged soon", it said. A source told the Chronicle Mrs. Jagan, 79, may be in the hospital for another 48 hours. The Office of the President, in a statement earlier yesterday, said she was hospitalised overnight "with complaints of ill-defined and persistent body pains." "The origin of these pains has not been clearly established and Her Excellency has remained under intense evaluation and observation", the statement said. "Her condition is considered quite stable", it added. Another statement last night said the President was discharged from the Intensive Care Unit to a private room in the afternoon "as her symptoms continued to improve." "She, however, remains under observation. "Her initial complaints have resolved significantly and she is resting quietly", the statement said. The President has been keeping a hectic official schedule in recent weeks. She returned home from the summit of leaders of the European Union and Latin America and the Caribbean in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, after it ended Tuesday and was Wednesday night at the Canada Day reception in Georgetown hosted by Canadian High Commissioner to Guyana, Dr. Alan Bowker and his wife Carolyn. She was in her usual high spirits at the reception. President Jagan was yesterday afternoon scheduled to attend a critical briefing with her party leadership in advance of this weekend's Caribbean Community (CARICOM) summit in Trinidad and Tobago, which she is scheduled to attend. Just before flying to Brazil Sunday, President Jagan in the morning took part in the Terry Fox Run in Georgetown to raise funds for cancer research. Other activities of her hectic schedule since March included * March 18 - addressing the opening of the annual Police Officers' Conference, Eve Leary. * April 11 - commissioning the Mon Repos market. * April 25 - commissioning $70M rice mill at Hogg Island. * May 2 - on private visit overseas * May - launching `Cheddi Jagan lecture series' in Canada. * May 19 - begins four-day State visit to Brazil. * May 30 - addresses 13th triennial Congress of Women's Progressive Organisation. * June 5 - declares open a $350M Oil Mill at Pomeroon. * June 16 - addresses 51st Anniversary of Enmore Martyrs * June 18 - cancels trip to address Hindi women's conference in Trinidad because of public sector strike. The PPP, the main partner in the PPP/Civic Government, said it was "deeply concerned" at the President's illness. The party said it noted her untiring efforts to cope with local and overseas state obligations. It said her "more recent engagements in Rio, Brazil did in fact add to her fatigue." The PPP joined with the people of Guyana in wishing President Jagan a speedy recovery.
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