65-Y-O man dies from Covid-19; death toll at 170
The Ministry of Health (MOH) has announced that as of January 10, 2021, one more person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)...
‘Contingency plan’ in place after GPHC workers test positive for COVID
Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony on Tuesday confirmed that there has been a mild outbreak of COVID-19 at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC)...
Still no movement on Specialty Hospital Project
The Specialty Hospital Project continues to be placed on hold as the Guyana Government is yet to make contact with its Indian counterparts for...
Quest Medical Centre – delivering quality medical testing for over 8 years
Recognising the need for an outpatient facility in the city, Dr. Chetram Budhu and his wife Mrs. Ratna Budhu in June 2012 established the...
65th COVID-19 death, 101 new cases recorded
The Ministry of Health has announced another death from the novel coronavirus, bringing the total number of COVID-19 deaths in Guyana up to 65.
In...
Presidential Commission on the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases reconstituted
The Presidential Commission on the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases has been reappointed by Cabinet. The reconstituted commission met for the first time...
Tyre build-up a major challenge at Haags Bosch Landfill
Officials at the Haags Bosch Landfill are struggling to overcome a major challenge; a buildup of waste tyres at the facility, which is creating...
Pfizer and Moderna unable to supply Covid vaccines to Guyana until 2022
The Guyana Government may not acquire Covid-19 vaccines from US-manufacturers Pfizer and Moderna until 2022, according to Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony.
He made this...
Covid: 6 more deaths, 77 new cases, 19 in ICU
Six more persons who were infected with the novel coronavirus have died, taking the country’s death toll to 893.
Five of the latest fatalities were...
Guyana’s Covid-19 death toll climbs to 197
The Ministry of Health (MOH) regrettably informs that as of February 28, 2021, two more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)...
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CXC delegation in Guyana to conduct the NGSA marking process
Dr. Nicole Manning from the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) paid a courtesy visit to the office of Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand.
Present at the...
ExxonMobil, Ramps Logistics charged with submitting false declarations to GRA
Business Development Manager at Ramps Logistics, Mariska Jordan, and Steve Gentry from ExxonMobil (Guyana) were on Friday charged with allegedly inflating an invoice submitted...
Minister Bharrat represents Guyana at 19th UN Forest Forum
Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat M.P., this week represented Guyana at the United Nations’ Forests Forum, which took place at the UN’s Headquarters...
Rotary Club of Georgetown to upgrade Uncle Eddie’s Home
In recognition of the 50th Anniversary of Uncle Eddie’s Home, the Rotary Club of Georgetown Central recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)...
Berbice man nabbed in Suriname remanded for attempted murder
Sasenarine Sankar, called ‘Barber’ or ‘Wire’, the 47-year-old man who had been wanted for attempted murder committed on Sandy Persaud, has been remanded to...
Govt wants hinterland communities to be self-sufficient, supply food to mining districts
In his first trip to Batavia, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) since Amerindian Heritage celebrations in September 2023, President Dr Irfaan Ali laid out his vision...
Conversation Tree Road project likely to be completed by S Jagmohan Construction – Edghill
Work on the incomplete section of the Conversation Tree-to-Dennis Street Road Expansion Project could be executed by the contractor who completed the first section...
Govt housing heavily subsidised – Croal rejects Opposition’s motion to review costs
Opposition Member of Parliament (MP) Annette Ferguson on Thursday night presented a motion calling for the establishment of special select committee to review charges...
‘Our Congress was funded entirely by party funds, not State money’ – Jagdeo
General Secretary of the Peoples Progressive Party (PPP) Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has refuted claims that the party’s 32nd Congress was funded by taxpayers’ money....
Opposition’s motion to remove autonomy of Local Govt Commission voted down
The government on Thursday voted down Opposition-proposed amendments to the Local Government Commission Act to remove its autonomy in the hiring of staff for...