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Diamond Diagnostic Centre clinical services to resume in a month

Clinical services at the Diamond Diagnostic Centre are set to resume one month following the completion of rehabilitation works. This was announced by Minister of...

Diarrhea in Kamarang contained – situation being monitored

The Ministry of Public Health has reported that doctors in Kamarang have been able to contain what seemed to be a sudden upsurge in...

Trump and Melania test positive for coronavirus

(BBC) US President Donald Trump has said he and First Lady Melania Trump have tested positive for coronavirus and are now self-isolating. Mr Trump, aged...

Only fully vaccinated people will be allowed entry into Guyana from December

Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony said there will be no further extension for travellers to take the second dose of a Covid-19 vaccine...

New location likely as GPHC to be re-developed into modern, standalone facility

…US$161M contract to be signed for new New Amsterdam Hospital By Devina Samaroo In what might be the largest-ever health project in the Caribbean, the Guyana...

Covid: 38 new cases; 2 in ICU

Guyana has recorded 38 new cases of the novel coronavirus, taking the total positives detected to date to 70,926. There are eight persons in the...

Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Guyana now 29

The total number of confirmed cases of the novel corona virus (COVID-19) in Guyana now stands at 29 as of April 5, 2020. Of the...

Increase in hospitalisations among partially vaccinated persons – Dr Anthony

With over 160 persons hospitalised with Covid-19 across the country, Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony has revealed that there is an increase in hospitalisations...

‘I beat type 2 diabetes with 200-calorie drinks’

By James Gallagher Health and science correspondent, BBC News (BBC) Nearly half of patients have reversed type 2 diabetes in a "watershed" trial, say doctors...

66 cases of COVID-19 confirmed

The Ministry of Public Health has confirmed that the total number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Guyana stands at 66...

Recent Articles

“Gunbutt” shot by armed men who took advantage of stepson

An investigation has been launched into a shooting incident involving 41-year-old Calvin Johnson, called “Gunbutt”, of East Ruimveldt Trench Road in Georgetown. That incident reportedly...

Man chops reputed wife after threatened with eviction

Overseas-based Guyanese Deomattie Rampersaud of Highbury Village, East Bank Berbice (Region Six: East Berbice-Corentyne) is now a patient of the New Amsterdam Hospital after...

18 areas earmarked for new housing developments

The government has revealed a comprehensive strategy aimed at further reducing the backlog of house lots within the Ministry of Housing and Water’s database. Minister...

Legal icon Justice (rtd.) Désirée Bernard dies

Former Chancellor of the Judiciary of Guyana Justice Désirée Bernard has died. Justice Bernard’s biography is chronicled on the CCJ’s website. It states that she...

Traffic Advisory for Easter Monday

Traffic Advisory from the Guyana Police Force: Be informed that in on Monday 1st April, 2024 Easter activities will be celebrated country wide with an...

UK donates drone to GMCS for mangrove monitoring

A group of young indigenous girls and boys are being trained to champion conservation efforts in the Barima Mora Passage. They are being trained...

Counselling, other support for families of girls that died in Massara

The government has pledged to provide counselling and other support that may be necessary to the families of the three young girls who lost...

Current dry spell to persist until end of April, desist from lighting fires –...

Public Advisory from the Ministry of Home Affairs:  In recent developments, there has been a significant decrease in visibility attributed to a combination of ground...

Death of GDF rank: Truck driver says highway was dark, soldiers were not wearing...

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  Police are investigating a fatal accident which occurred at about 21:00 hrs last night (Wednesday) at Madewini,...

Texas-based Lindsayca to work on petrochemical plant, refinery & oil block in Guyana

Texas-based oil and gas firm Lindsayca has revealed that it will be doing critical work on three major local initiatives: a petrochemical plant, as...