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Thursday, March 28, 2024

Linden girl, 6, dies after suffering mild fever, shortness of breath

A six-year-old girl passed away during the wee hours of today after she was taken to the Linden Hospital, suffering from respiratory challenges. Medical Superintendent...

Coronavirus: First patients injected in UK vaccine trial

(BBC) The first human trial in Europe of a coronavirus vaccine has begun in Oxford. Two volunteers were injected, the first of more than 800...

Baby & 12-Y-O among new COVID-19 cases in Region Ten

The Regional Health and Emergency Committee (RHEC) for Region Ten has announced that there are six new cases of COVID019, thus bringing the total...

Guyana blanked from US$67M CDB funding to Caribbean in COVID-19 fight

The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has announced that US $67 million will be made available to several Caribbean countries. Conspicuously absent from that list...

COVID-19: No new cases; 68% of positive cases from Region Four

The Ministry of Public Health today announced that there are no new cases of COVID-19 in the country, but of the 150 positive cases...

Another batch of Guyanese returns home

The second repatriation flight carrying Guyanese who have been stranded in the United States has landed at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA). INews understands...

APA conducts COVID-19 awareness in Moruca

The Amerindian Peoples Association (APA) has launched a COVID-19 awareness campaign in Santa Rosa Village, Moruca in Region One (Barima-Waini). The Moruca Sub-District is considered...

South Rupununi goes on lockdown to contain COVID-19

The South Rupununi District Council (SRDC), the representative body of the 21 indigenous communities of the South Rupununi, has taken a collective decision to...

FITUG heartened by Govt’s COVID-19 relief measures

Following is a release from the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG): The Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG) was most...

Collective efforts needed to tackle COVID-19 pandemic – FITUG

Following is a statement from the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG) The Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG) has taken...

Recent Articles

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...

11 homeless after fire flattens Angoy’s Avenue houses

  Eleven people are now homeless after fire destroyed two houses at Angoy's Avenue, New Amsterdam, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) on Wednesday. Rudolph Majeet disclosed that...

EPA orders rice farmers to desist from burning fields

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ordered rice farmers across the country to desist from burning their fields. See full advisory:  

‘Oil spill’ legislation to be tabled later this year – VP Jagdeo

A comprehensive oil spill legislation will be tabled in the National Assembly later this year, setting out the proposed procedures for oil spill preparation,...

Health Ministry begins chickenpox vaccination drive at Lusignan Prison

The Ministry of Health has commenced the administration of chickenpox vaccines to the general population at the Lusignan Prison, as the Guyana Prison Service...

Letter: Why does Dr Vincent Adams believe that he should not have been fired...

Dear Editor, In 2015, Permanent Secretaries Collin Croal and Nigel Dharamlall mounted political platforms during the General Election campaign, and both subsequently resigned, as required...