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43 new Covid cases recorded; 14 in ICU

The total positive Covid-19 cases recorded to date has risen to 21,850 following the detection of 43 new cases within the last 24 hours. There...

Guyana records another COVID death, 54 new cases

The Health Ministry on Friday reported that another person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has died. This takes the total number...

1 more Covid death, 141 new cases

The Ministry of Health (MOH) has announced that as of August 18, 2021, another person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has...

Covid-19 vaccination campaign for adolescents to be taken into communities

Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, says the COVID-19 immunisation campaign for adolescents will be taken into the respective communities. Speaking with DPI during the roll...

Partially vaccinated man among 5 latest Covid deaths

Five more persons who were infected with the novel coronavirus have died, taking the country's death toll to 692. The latest fatalities are three women...

Patients not required to present proof of Covid vaccination to receive medical care –...

Statement from the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation: The Management of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) wishes to clarify that ANY patient who is seeking care within...

Benefits of Covid-19 vaccine for pregnant, breastfeeding women outweigh side effects ─ Dr Anthony

Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony is again calling on pregnant and breastfeeding women to get vaccinated against Covid-19 as the benefits of taking...

Relaxed curfew will not result in Covid spike – Health Minister

With the national curfew now being adjusted to 00:00h to 04:00h, Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony is adamant that these relaxed hours will not...

Private sector has capacity to manufacture Pfizer’s COVID pills – Health Minister

The Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony has disclosed that there is a possibility that the local private sector can produce Pfizer's antiviral COVID-19...

Administration of Covid-19 booster doses picking up

The Ministry of Health is seeing a favourable increase in the administration of the COVID-19 booster shots to the adult population here following its...

Recent Articles

4 homeless after unattended stove goes up in flames

A mother and her three children are now homeless after their Number 60 Village, Corentyne, Berbice home went up in flames. The woman had to...

Letter: The never-ending saga of street vending in Georgetown

Dear Editor, There is a court order, or mandamus, demanding the removal of vendors and their belongings from the pavement and environs of the city...

Routledge affirms ExxonMobil not responsible for GtE project delays

  ExxonMobil has made it clear that it is not responsible for the delays that Gas-to-Energy contractor Lindsayca CH4 cited to justify taking the government...

ExxonMobil will work with Govt to identify 20% of Stabroek Block for relinquishment

  ExxonMobil is expected to relinquish 20 per cent of the lucrative Stabroek Block later this year and according to the company’s Guyana President Alistair...

Govt examining innovative ways for the working class to get more money in their...

Even as the government is building out an ecosystem where every citizen prospers, President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali revealed that his government is examining...

Couple jumps through window as fire flattens house at Fyrish

A fire of unknown origin has flattened a two-storey wooden and concrete house located at Fyrish Village, Corentyne, Berbice, leaving three persons. The incident occurred...

No progress without the working-class – GAWU

GAWU’s President, Seepaul Narine Labour Day address 2024 Comrades, on this momentous occasion of Labour Day, the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) extends...

GPF acquires modern ‘crime scene’ vehicle to improve crime-solving efforts 

With the recent acquisition of a cutting-edge crime scene vehicle, the Guyana Police Force has taken a monumental step towards fortifying its crime-solving prowess. This...

Opposition’s case to remove Jagdeo from Parliament “premature” – Nandlall

  Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall on Tuesday criticised legal action filed by Opposition Members of Parliament to remove Vice President...

$4.1B money laundering case against father, son discharged

    Money laundering charges against Kenneth Kellawan Ramnarine and his son, Damian Brandon Ramnarine were dismissed by Magistrate Rhondel Weaver after she upheld a no-case...