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Patients not required to present proof of Covid vaccination to receive medical care –...

Statement from the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation: The Management of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) wishes to clarify that ANY patient who is seeking care within...

Special Covid-19 testing site for HIV patients

Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony says by the week’s end, HIV patients would be able to comfortably and discretely get their COVID-19 vaccinations. During...

Guyana records 117th Covid-19 death

The Ministry of Health (MOH) has announced another Covid-19 death. According to the Ministry, as of October 21st, 2020, one more person who tested positive...

Authorities seize over 700lbs of illegal Brazilian meat products

The Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, on Friday, seized more than 700 pounds of meat products imported...

Budget 2022 will prepare for continued Covid vaccination, diagnostics

Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony has said that preparation to combat and prevent COVID-19 from spiralling out of control in the new year are...

25-Y-O man is Guyana’s latest COVID-19 death; total at 69

Guyana records 69th COVID-19 death (MOH- GEORGETOWN) - The Ministry of Health (MOH) regrettably informs that as of 21:00hrs on September 22nd, 2020, one other...

COVID-19: Guyana’s requests for int’l funding on hold until new president sworn-in

Chairman of the National COVID-19 Task Force, Moses Nagamootoo believes Guyana's requests for financial assistance from international organisations, to deal with the virus here,...

Powerlifter’s death: Probe unearths negligence at Diamond Hospital

…staffer faces termination An investigation launched into the death of local powerlifter Rawndel Clementson at the Diamond Hospital, East Bank Demerara (EBD) has unearthed negligence...

Covid-19 cases surpass 9000 with 76 new positives

With 76 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) recorded today, Guyana’s total figures raised to 9,069. Statistics from the Health Ministry’s dashboard revealed that...

Florida: Man who believed virus was hoax loses wife to Covid-19

(BBC) A Florida taxi driver, who believed false claims that coronavirus was a hoax, has lost his wife to Covid-19. Brian Lee Hitchens and his...

Recent Articles

8 illegal structures halt major infrastructure 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...

GMSA urges T&T authorities to resolve ‘breach’ swiftly    

Full statement below: The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) has taken note of the recent denial of entry into the Republic of Trinidad and...

Guyanese exporters have been subjected to unfair treatment by T&T for decades – GOGEC

say latest development is blatant violation of free trade embodied in the Treaty of Chaguaramas The Guyana Oil and Gas Energy Chamber (GOGEC) has...

GCCI calls for removal of NTB following T&T’s refusal to import milk, water from...

Full statement below: The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce & Industry (GCCI) notes, with strong consternation, the attempts by Trinidad & Tobago (T&T) to frustrate the...

MoA procures 100 Vessel Monitoring Devices for fisheries sector  

The Agriculture Ministry through its Fisheries Department recently procured 100 Vessel Monitoring Devices (VMDs) as part of its monitoring strategy for artisanal fisheries in...

CARICOM Trade Ministers meet in Georgetown for 58th COTED

CARICOM Ministers with responsibility for trade began a two-day meeting on Tuesday, May 14 at the CARICOM Secretariat in Georgetown, Guyana. Minister of Trade and...

MoE issues warning letters sent to 9 contractors for failing to meet deadlines, substandard...

The Education Ministry has issued several warning letters to nine contractors for breaching their stipulated contractual deadlines as well as for producing substandard work. This...