A TWENTY-seven-year-old man of Onderneeming Housing Scheme on the Essequibo Coast ingested a poisonous substance on Thursday in an attempt to end his life.According to reports, the man was rushed by relatives to the hospital and admitted. Reports said the man drank the poison after allegedly suffering from personal problems.
Doctors and nurses at the hospital are trying to save his life.
And last Sunday, an 18-year-old of Jibb/Paradise on the Essequibo Coast, died at the Charity Hospital after ingesting a quantity of gramoxone poison. She had been having problems with her boyfriend.

Yesterday, a seminar was held in the Anna Regina Magistrate’s Court Hall to address the growing suicide problem in the country. The focus of the seminar was on the National Suicide Prevention Programme of the Ministry of Public Health.