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23-Y-O among 5 latest Covid deaths

The Ministry of Health (MOH) has announced that as of January 17, 2022, five more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)...

Health Minister says PCR tests only for persons who are hospitalised, in high-risk situations

The Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday that it will only provide COVID-19 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) testing for persons who have been hospitalised...

Private Hospital refuses to admit ‘bleeding’ pregnant woman who tested positive for Covid

A private hospital on Thursday last refused to admit as a patient an eight-month-long pregnant woman, who was registered with their clinic, after she...

Health Ministry no longer issuing Covid discharge certificates for persons in home isolation

As of today, the Ministry of Health will no longer be issuing discharge certificates to persons who have been in home isolation after contracting...

Covid death toll climbs to 1096

Guyana’s Covid-19 death toll has reached 1096, following the demise of an 87-year-old fully vaccinated man from Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) who was infected with...

Only 1% of over 11,000 active Covid cases are hospitalised

Only 1.1 per cent of the 11,494 active Covid cases are in the hospitals, according to Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony. "That’s a very small...

15 children died of Covid since pandemic began – Dr Anthony

A total of 15 children have died as a result of the novel coronavirus since the pandemic began in March 2020. Most of those...

Ailing baby dies after receiving medical treatment at Skeldon Hospital

The Regional Health Services Department has launched an investigation into the death of a 4-month-old baby at the Skeldon Hospital on Friday. The infant was...

3-mth, 6-Y-O girls among 9 COVID deaths; 1082 new infections recorded

The Ministry of Health reported today that nine more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died. This now takes the total...

Boy, 3, among five more COVID-19 deaths; 1065 new cases in 24 hours

The Ministry of Health has reported that five more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died. This now takes the total...

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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...

GDF rank struck, killed by truck during annual walk

A Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Sergeant was struck down and killed by a vehicle while participating in the Force’s annual walk. Dead is Sergeant Deslyn...

Guyana will aggressively pursue oil for national development – Pres Ali to BBC

  An interview between President Dr Irfaan Ali and Stephen Sackur, the host of BBC’s “HardTalk” show, saw the Head of State forced to defend...