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Psychiatric services to be accessible at regional hospitals in 2024

Psychiatric services will also be accessible at regional hospitals in 2024, Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh announced during his presentation of the 2024 budget...

GPHC successfully conducts cleft surgeries

See full statement from the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation: Over the weekend, the plastic surgery and maxillofacial teams at Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) achieved...

Budget 2024: $129.8 billion injected to further develop health sector

The Ministry of Health will receive its largest budgetary provision this year, as efforts are ongoing to train more health practitioners and build modern...

New Lima Hospital to be operational by first quarter of next year

The new modern hospital that is being constructed at Lima on the Essequibo Coast should be competed and operational by the first quarter of...

$38M newly retrofitted NICU to boost neonatal care in Region 2

The newly retrofitted Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at the Public Hospital Suddie, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) was commissioned on Friday by Dr Frank Anthony,...

Decentralised Post-Basic Midwifery & Medical Laboratory Technician Training Programme launched in Region 2

Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony on Friday officially launched the first batch of the decentralised Post Midwifery and Medical Laboratory Technician Training Programme...

Sod turned for $881M modern training facility for nurses in Region Two

The sod was turned for a modern training facility for nurses and nursing students which will be established at Suddie on the Essequibo Coast,...

Significant decline in waiting time at GPHC’s A&E Unit – Dr Bux

There has been a significant decline in the waiting time that patients spend at the Accident and Emergency Unit (A&E) of the Georgetown Public...

40,000 residents to benefit from new Diamond Regional Hospital

Approximately 40,000 residents will benefit from improved access to the healthcare services being provided at the brand-new Little Diamond Regional Hospital as construction is...

Guyana recruits Cuban nurses to fill massive shortage at health facilities

Guyana has turned to the Cuban Government to assist with the shortage of nurses to fill capacities in the health system, as the Health...

Recent Articles

“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...

Update: Policeman in custody for killing pedestrian in hit-and-run

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force: Police ranks in Regional Division 4'B' are probing a 'hit-and-run' fatal accident that occurred on Wednesday, May...

Human Service Ministry launches ‘MPOWER’ initiative to upskill 1000 men

Approximately 1,000 men are set to benefit from a series of training opportunities through the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security’s ‘MPOWER’ training...

Danuta Radzik fails in 2nd attempt to stall GtE project, ordered to pay costs...

See full statement from the Environmental Assessment Board: Danuta Radzik failed in Second Attempt to Stall the Gas to Shore Project – Ordered to Pay...