<div><p>Guyana's president is ordering an investigation into whether hospital negligence caused the recent death of an education minister.</p><p>Desrey Fox was one of three Amerindians in the president's Cabinet and an icon in native minority communities. She died Dec. 11 after two days in the hospital following a car crash.</p><p>President Bharrat Jagdeo said Thursday that he was told the 54-year-old minister had suffered only fractures and was stunned when she died.</p><p>The health minister defended the hospital and said Fox received its best possible care.</p><p>Fox led an Amerindian affairs unit at the University of Guyana and held a linguistics doctorate from Texas' Rice University. She translated the national anthem into six native languages.</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=65985315&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>

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