2 more die from COVID-19; death toll now at 243
Guyana has recorded two more deaths from the novel coronavirus, taking the total number of deaths from the pandemic now to 243.
According to the...
US banning of Guyana’s catfish export a “big blow” – MOPH
While the banning of Guyana’s catfish species from the US export market is just a temporary technical barrier to trade it is still a...
1 in ICU as country records 8 new Covid cases
After going days without having a Covid patient in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), the country today saw one individual being admitted for treatment.
This...
Covid: 15 new cases; 5 in ICU
Fifteen new cases of the novel coronavirus were recorded within the last 24 hours, taking the total positives detected to date to 67,114.
There are...
Mosquito-borne virus threat to Americas laid bare
(BBC) More than 500 million people across Latin America and the Caribbean are at risk from mosquito-borne diseases, a summit in Cuba has heard.
Dengue,...
2 more unvaccinated men die from Covid as 408 new infections recorded
Two unvaccinated men who were infected with the novel coronavirus have died, taking the death toll to 1,156.
The latest fatalities are aged 66 and...
Guyana has equipment to test for Chickunguna virus but no trained personnel – Health...
By Tracey Khan – Drakes
– Health Minister, Dr Bheri Ramsarran has announced that Guyana has in place equipment to test for the Chikunguna...
NEW GPC ramps up production of COVID-19 treatment
Pharmaceutical manufacturing company NEW GPC on Wednesday announced that in response to the outbreak of novel coronavirus-2019 (COVID-19), it has ramped up production of...
Death of 3 children: Amidst concerns of GPHC investigating itself, PAHO to assist
...as calls mount for external, independent investigation into tragedies
While the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has promised to conduct its own investigation into the...
President Ali commissions Dr. Yesu Persaud Clinical Education Centre at GPHC
The Dr. Yesu Persaud Clinical Education Centre located on the south side of the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC) compound facing Thomas Street, was declared...
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Dear Editor,
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In this...
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CDB President resigns with “immediate effect”
President of the Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Dr Hyginus 'Gene' Leon, has resigned with “immediate effect” from the regional financial institution.
According to a...