Blackout delays COVID-19 testing
A prolonged period of power outage has resulted in the Ministry of Public Health not being able to provide an update on the COVID-19...
COVID-19 screening & testing unit established at Buck Hall
A COVID-19 screening and testing unit has been established at Buck Hall in the Essequibo Islands.
Buck Hall is the main access point to several...
Family suspicious of COVID-19 diagnosis, accuses GPHC of covering up death of 76-Y-O woman
By: Shemar Alleyne
Family members believe 76-year-old May Portsmouth - who has been recorded as the country's latest COVID-19 death - died as a result...
Coronavirus: WHO rethinking how Covid-19 spreads in air
(BBC) The World Health Organization has acknowledged there is emerging evidence that the coronavirus can be spread by tiny particles suspended in the air.
The...
7 new COVID-19 cases recorded in Region One
The upward trend continues for Guyana’s COVID-19 curve, with the detection of seven new cases on Tuesday – all of which were from the...
Lethem man demands full probe into how his wife contracted COVID-19 and died at...
By: Shemar Alleyne
Franklin Greaves is demanding answers into how his wife, Donna Greaves contracted COVID-19 and died whilst receiving medical attention at the Georgetown...
Brazil’s President Bolsonaro tests positive for COVID-19
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has tested positive for coronavirus.
He took the test, his fourth, on Monday after developing symptoms, including a high temperature.
Mr...
UK: Majority testing positive for COVID-19 have no symptoms
(BBC) Only 22% of people testing positive for coronavirus reported having symptoms on the day of their test, according to the Office for National...
Guyana records 16th COVID-19 death
The Ministry of Public Health this evening confirmed Guyana’s 16th COVID-19 related death.
According to the Ministry, the person is a 76-year-old female, May Portsmouth,...
WHO: Access to HIV medicines severely impacted by COVID-19 as AIDS response stalls
Seventy-three countries have warned that they are at risk of stock-outs of antiretroviral (ARV) medicines as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to...
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Dr Bharrat Jagdeo unanimously re-elected as PPP General Secretary
See full statement from the Peoples Progressive Party:
The newly constituted Central Committee of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) convened its first meeting today, May...
18-Y-O drowns at Rockstone
See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:
Police in Regional Divisional #10 are investigating the suspected drowning of Adiel Thomas, age 18, a student...
Grand Coastal Hotel wins TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Award 2024
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New partnership to boost trade & business development between Guyana & Suriname
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Ameena Gafoor Institute goes global
The Ameena Gafoor Institute (AGI) was created from scratch in March 2020 under the directorship of Professor David Dabydeen. The Institute was formally launched...
Guyana expresses solidarity with Brazil following devastating floods
In the wake of devastating floods in Southern Brazil that have claimed the lives of over 80 and displaced over 120,000, President Dr. Irfaan...
Chevron arbitration to go into 2025, ExxonMobil CEO tells CNBC
Exxon CEO Darren Woods said Monday that the dispute with Chevron over Hess Corporation’s oil assets in Guyana likely will not be resolved until...
4 friends arrested, to be charged for disorderly behaviour at police roadblock
See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:
𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞
----relative to a video uploaded on social media (Facebook)
On May 6, 2024, at approximately 21:15 hours...
Minister Indar leads Guyana’s delegation at OTC in Houston
Minister Deodat Indar is leading a delegation at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston, Texas where several Guyanese companies and Government stakeholders are...
Over 15,000 pupils receive meals during NGSA this year
The Ministry of Education has distributed over 49,500 meals, including breakfast and lunch to over 15,000 pupils countrywide who sat the National Grade Six...