Grenada placed on dengue alert
(CMC) – Grenada has been put on alert amid fears of a dengue outbreak after Jamaica reported an upsurge in cases at the start...
GDF Medic delivers baby on-board vessel en route to Mabaruma
A medic attached to the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) in the wee hours of Friday delivered beautiful baby girl onboard MV Barima en route...
Highest percentage of teenage pregnancies recorded in Regions 1, 7, 9
A recent report on practices of adolescents revealed the highest rates of teenage pregnancy in the country were recorded in Regions One, Seven, and...
Young nurse still to receive salary after 4 months
A 26-year-old nurse, whose three-year contract with the Public Health Ministry was expected to end in September has expressed deep concerns over the non-payment...
CORONAVIRUS: Guyana “likely” to deny entry to persons travelling from China
Guyana's Ministry of Foreign Affairs this morning posted an advisory for persons contemplating travel to and from China.
The Ministry noted that the country is...
Trump directs FDA to consider Chloroquine to treat COVID-19
One day after the NEW GPC announced that it was ramping up production of Chloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19 persons, US President Trump...
MoPH issues emergency measures to tackle COVID-19
All citizens must be indoors by 6pm
Full Statement:
These emergency measures are made pursuant to the paragraphs (1) and (2)(b) of the Direction by...
Chief Medical Officer reminds citizens to take precautions; says no one is exempt from...
Chief Medical Officer of the Ministry of Public Health, Dr. Shamdeo Persaud has reminded all citizens to continue to take the necessary precautions saying...
‘No evidence’ that recovered COVID-19 patients cannot be reinfected, says WHO
In a scientific brief issued last Friday, the UN health agency said there was no proof that one-time infection could lead to immunity, and...
COVID-19 mobile unit stationed at Merriman’s Mall until Friday
Persons who may be showing signs and symptoms of COVID-19 can visit the Ministry of Public Health’s mobile testing unit located at the Merriman’s...
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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...