Dr gregory bissessar biography of michael

Crystal clear evidence enough that the political will to do something is producing results. She told the gathering that not one but two letters to this effect were sent to Rowley but with no reply. She also announced new travelling measures for citizens 60 years and over who can now travel free on buses, and can travel free on the inter-island ferry.

On the issue of housing, she spoke of 4, housing starts implemented in and the expected 6, starts construction this year. She spoke of certificates of comfort offering citizens security of tenure. Azard Ali. The State normally pays for certain medical treatment for the spouses of members of the Cabinet. The same week that the Privy Council ruled that Panday should face a re-trial for allegedly not declaring assets to the Integrity Commission, the Pandays flew to London for Oma to undergo tests.

Oma was then reported to have been suffering from chest pains and occlusion of the arteries. Panday, during his term as a prime minister, had heart surgery. Former prime minister Patrick Manning had heart surgery and surgery to remove a cancerous kidney. Former prime minister ANR Robinson also had heart surgery during his tenure. Former prime minister Dr Eric Williams also battled medical problems privately during his tenure, with some raising questions over his death and his diabetes.

About 90 percent of people who undergo the surgery experience complete or dramatic relief of their symptoms.

Dr gregory bissessar biography of michael

Coronary artery bypass surgery is performed on people who suffer from severe CAD, a condition involving the clogging of arteries that bring blood to the heart muscle caused by fatty deposits on the inner walls of the arteries. They bring oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle myocardium. For the heart to pump blood normally, the heart muscle needs a constant supply of oxygen-rich blood from the coronary arteries.

When coronary arteries become blocked, the oxygen supply to the heart is reduced. There are two general patterns of blockage. In the first pattern, blockage develops slowly and only partially blocks the artery. This usually results in chest pain or angina because the heart is not getting enough oxygen. The second pattern is a complete blockage that usually develops quickly.

With a complete blockage, parts of the heart muscle are not getting oxygen and heart muscle cells begin to die. This is called a myocardial infarction, or heart attack. The most common cause of a partial blockage is cholesterol and fat deposits on the inner walls of the coronary arteries. The gradual buildup of these substances may form fatty deposits called plaques in a process known as atherosclerosis hardening of the arteries.

The plaques bulge into the large branches of the two main coronary arteries and restrict the ability of blood to flow through them. Eventually an artery can become blocked or occluded, and no blood can flow through it. Plaque can also help to form blood clots thrombosis. The slow buildup of a blood clot can narrow the affected artery even more, while a quickly developing clot can abruptly close off the artery.

A doctor will diagnose coronary artery disease CAD on the basis of symptoms and tests. Her secondary education took place at the first and only Presbyterian co-ed institution at the time in Trinidad, Iere High School in Siparia. She then broke tradition by pursuing her education at the Norwood Technical College in the United Kingdom, where she married her husband, Dr.

Gregory Bissessar to whom she has been married for nearly forty years. On completion of her studies in Jamaica, Mrs. Persad-Bissessar entered the teaching profession. She taught as a high school teacher, both in Jamaica at St. At the age of twenty-five, she became one of the youngest university lecturers at UWI, Mona Campus and also lectured at the Jamaica College of Insurance.

She later taught at the UWI campus in St. Augustine, Trinidad. Her experiences of racial discrimination and social inequity of minority women in the United Kingdom and the black power movement raging through the Jamaican and the wider Caribbean led her to pursue a career in law inspired to achieve social justice and equality for all. She earned a Bachelor of Laws Hons.

In continuance of her lifelong pursuit of education, Mrs. She is the proud grandmother of two, Kristiano and Sophie. InMrs. At the same time, she practiced law as a private attorney. She was moved by the great numbers of poor persons suffering from economic and social discrimination and especially moved by the plight of many women and children who bore the brunt of violence and poverty in the traditionally male dominated society.

In her first term in office as an MP, Mrs. During her two-year service as Minister of Education, Mrs. Persad-Bissessar was instrumental in establishing Universal Secondary Education, removing the dreaded Common Entrance Examination, replacing it dr gregory bissessar biography of michael the more modern Secondary Entrance Assessment SEAand establishing some thirty-two new secondary schools in the country, amongst other major achievements.

Of these secondary schools, one was the first ever government assisted Hindu Boys College Shiva Boysanother was the first ever Pentecostal High School. While in Government, she achieved many other milestones in her other portfolios. Cabinet accepted her recommendation for the establishment of a Family Court in Trinidad and Tobago.

She took part in writing Parliamentary papers and holding consultations to enact the Equal Opportunity and Integrity in Public Life Acts. Persad-Bissessar was also responsible for the partial computerization and launch of the automated Companies Registry. These are but a few of the accomplishments she achieved during her first incarnation in Government.