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President assures strong protocols will be in place before reopening of country

President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali has assured that strong protocols will be put in place and enforced before his Government moves to fully reopen...

47 new COVID-19 cases recorded

As testing increases, the Ministry of Health has announced that Guyana has recorded an additional 47 cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), taking the...

Persons found guilty of making prank calls to Covid-19 hotlines will be penalised

The Ministry of Health has warned that persons found guilty of making prank calls to the Covid-19 hotlines will be penalised. See full statement from...

Guyana records 32nd Covid-19 death

Guyana has recorded its 32nd Covid-19 death. The latest victim has been identified as 52-year-old Alfred Humphrey who died at the Georgetown Public Hospital. He was...

COVID-19 tests done in Guyana are secure & safe – PAHO

The Pan American Health Organisation World Health Organisation (PAHO/WHO) Representative to Guyana, Dr. William Adu-Krow, has dispelled the rumours of contaminated test kits being...

Guyana records 1,093 Covid-19 cases

As authorities continue to increase testing across the country, Guyana has now recorded a total of 1,093 positive Covid-19 cases to date. This is according...

23-Y-O single mother undergoes Guyana’s first partial skull transplant

By: Lakhram Bhagirat In what can only be considered a major success for Guyana’s healthcare sector, the country’s lone neurosurgeon Dr Amarnauth Dukhi successfully pioneered...

31 new COVID-19 cases recorded; 523 recovered

The Ministry of Health has announced that there are 31 new Covid-19 cases, taking the total number of cases recorded to date to 1,060. There...

Importers, manufacturers warned against substandard drugs/medicines

Following is a release from the Food and Drug Department  DRUG REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS AND ENFORCEMENT TO PREVENT IMPORTATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF SUBSTANDARD / FALSIFIED (SF)...

Minister Benn says Police to ensure compliance with wearing face masks in public

Home Affairs Minister, Robeson Benn, has reiterated that the Guyana Police Force will intensify its actions in ensuring that all persons comply with the...

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Lusignan prison escapee spotted in Parika, GPS offers reward for his arrest

Days after Jose Awad escaped from the Lusignan Prison, East Coast Demerara, he was reportedly spotted in the vicinity of Parika, East Bank Essequibo. ...

QC teacher sent on leave after allegedly beating students

An investigation has been launched into the beating of some 10 students of Queens College. According to reports, the incident occurred around 10:15h on Thursday...

Essequibo shopkeeper busted with cocaine, ganja

A 47-year-old shopkeeper of Dartmouth Village Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) was on Wednesday taken into custody following the discovery of a quantity of...

Guyanese among 2 killed in Upstate NY head-on collision

A Guyanese woman was among two killed in a head-on crash in White Creek, upstate New York. Dead are 39-year-old Shumeka Burgan-Mentor formerly of Timehri,...

Taxi driver busted with 22kg ganja gets 4 years, fined $19.8M

Fifty-three-year-old Eusi Wilson, a taxi driver who was interception with 22 kilograms of cannabis in his motorcar on April 21, 2024, along High Street,...

2-year-old-old among 3 injured after lorry crashes into concrete bridge

A two-year-old was among three persons injured after the motor lorry in which they were travelling crashed into a concrete bridge along the Glasgow...

8 illegal structures halt major infrastructural works in Linden – CH&PA

The Chief Executive Officer of the Central Housing and Planning Authority, Sherwyn Greaves, on Wednesday morning, went with a team on a fact-finding mission...

T&T Govt denies blocking importation of milk from Guyana

claims importer returned goods to DDL   The Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Ministry had very strong words for Trinidad and Tobago’s (T&T) decision to...

Conciliation talks: Govt rejects GTU’s 20% across-the-board increase ultimatum

…says demand shocked Ministry, unreasonable The sudden ultimatum by the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) to demand that the Government pay all teachers a 20 per...

Fmr. PNC General Secretary, Oscar Clarke passes

Former General Secretary (GS) of the People's National Congress (PNC) reportedly died on Wednesday after complaining of feeling unwell. He died at a private...