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8 more COVID-19 deaths; 957 new cases recorded

The Ministry of Health today reported that eight more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died. This now takes the total...

Reg.7 pensioner dies at home from Covid-19

The country's Covid-19 death toll climbed to 218 today following the demise of two more persons who were infected with the virus. The latest fatalities...

Unvaccinated Giftland workers required to submit negative Covid PCR tests every week

Full statement from Giftland OfficeMax  Giftland’s COVID-19 Efforts to Protect Workers & Patrons It has become a worldwide known fact that 99.5% of all persons in...

55 COVID-19 cases in Guyana

Guyana now has a total of 55 COVID-19 cases. This was announced this afternoon by Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Shamdeo Persaud during the Ministry...

Task Force to wait until tomorrow to make announcement on COVID-19 measures

With the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) expected to declare the winner of the 2020 General and Regional Elections today, the current APNU/AFC COVID-19 Task...

16-Y-O Byderabo accident victim dies in COVID-19 ICU

A teenager who was injured in an accident on the Byderabo Public Road, Bartica last Sunday and has tested positive for the novel coronavirus,...

7 new Covid-19 cases; 8 persons in ICU

The Ministry of Health has announced that Guyana recorded 7 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Based on the daily dashboard, released earlier this...

Georgetown to get another dose of Chikungunya fogging from today

  - The Ministry of Health Vector Control Services will recommence fogging today (Wednesday, September 3), in identified communities around the Capital City, Georgetown...

Coronavirus: France resists idea of US getting vaccine first

(BBC) It would be "unacceptable" for French drug giant Sanofi to give priority to the US market if it develops a Covid-19 vaccine, a...

Filaria prevention pills distribution to start February

Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony is encouraging the public to take the final dose of medication to safeguard themselves from Lymphatic Filariasis (filaria),...

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New partnership to boost trade & business development between Guyana & Suriname

The Suriname Guyana Chamber of Commerce (SGCC) has announced the signing of a groundbreaking Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Berbice Chamber of Commerce...

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...

Power-sharing requires trustworthiness – Jagdeo says APNU cannot be trusted

General Secretary of the ruling People’s Progressive Party, Bharrat Jagdeo on Saturday said his party is not against power-sharing, but this requires attributes including...

Mahaica man suffers skull fracture after being hit by car

A 31-year-old man from Mosquito Hall, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara (ECD), is recovering after being hit by a car on the Unity Old Road...

Man found dead in Lethem Police Station lockups

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force: The Police Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) is currently investigating a hanging that occurred on Monday, May...