Some 60,000 persons suffering from diabetes locally
An estimated 60,000 persons in Guyana are suffering from diabetes – some of whom do not know their status.
On Monday, Health Minister, Dr Frank...
RAD-AID to train local doctors to detect microcephaly using ultrasound
Over 20 local doctors will begin training on Friday at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) to use ultrasound to detect microcephaly in pregnant...
COVID-19: Food and Drug Dept. warns of falsified medical products
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE IMPORTATION, MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICAL DEVICES –GA-FDD
The Government Analyst – Food and Drug Department (GA-FDD) is hereby reminding importers and...
61-Y-O man from Region Four dies from Covid-19
The Ministry of Health (MOH) has announced that as of November 11 2020, one more person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)...
City vendors urged to take health measures seriously to contain spread of COVID-19
City vendors are being reminded to follow the necessary precautionary guidelines set out by the Ministry of Public Health to help fight the coronavirus...
Guyana to receive more Covid vaccines next month
Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony today announced that the country is expected to receive two sets of Covid-19 vaccines under the COVAX mechanism next...
Covid: 3 more deaths, 75 new cases
Guyana has recorded three more deaths as a result of the novel coronavirus, taking the overall death toll to 441.
The latest fatalities are a...
Region 4 woman succumbs to COVID-19; death toll now 209
Another death has been recorded from the novel coronavirus as of Tuesday – a 66-year-old female from Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica). This takes the death...
Guyana, Brazil discuss possibility of reopening border to fully vaccinated persons
See full statement from Guyana's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation:
At the request of the Government of Guyana, a meeting was held with...
35 new COVID-19 cases detected
Guyana has recorded 35 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours from some 609 tests conducted.
According to the Ministry of Health’s COVID-19 Dashboard,...
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Another person charged for murder of miners at Arimu Backdam
A pensioner is the latest person charged by the police in connection with the murder of two miners at Arimu Backdam, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) last...
President Ali dispels claims of discrimination
President Irfaan Ali has sought to dispel claims of his party discriminating against some communities and administrative regions in its development programmes. The President...
“We have to win the 2025 elections and win them massively” – Jagdeo
The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) is hosting its Congress at an important juncture since the country’s next General and Regional Elections are slated for...
“We will fly our flags in and out of elections” – Teixeira to Opposition
People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Executive Member Gail Teixeira on today said her party will continue to display its party colours and flags across the...
GHDS to host “Sanskriti” in G/Town, Berbice to mark Indian Arrival Day
The Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha (GHDB) will host Sanskriti – a celebration of Our Heritage, Our Culture, Our Traditions - for two days to...
$543.6M for vital bridge rehabilitation in Region Four
The Ministry of Public Works has allocated a significant sum of $543.6 million for the rehabilitation of vital bridges across Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica), enhancing...
Removal of Marxism-Leninism from Party’s Constitution among proposals as PPP 32nd Congress gets underway...
The People’s Progressive Party’s 32ndCongress gets underway today and during the two-day forum, the ruling party is expected to consider several proposals made by...
GRA reviewing invoices in 2nd oil audit to detect overstatements – VP Jagdeo
Following the recent detection of a false declaration on oil well equipment that was imported on behalf of ExxonMobil, the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA)...
Father of 4 killed after rescuing fellow villager from attackers
Joseph Forde, a 44-year-old contractor of Middle Street, Sparendaam, East Coast Demerara (ECD), lost his life on Thursday evening after he was chopped and...
Prisoner further remanded for murder of cellmate
See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:
A 23-year-old prisoner, Shamar Davis called Stamma of Lot 56 B Field, Sophia who has been on...