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GPHC gets EKG machine from overseas Charity Organization

  - The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) received an Electric Cardiogram Machinefrom the New York based, charitable nonprofit organization - Operation DreamCatchers on...

World leaders sign landmark Paris climate accord …‘We are in a race against time,’...

United Nations - As world leaders gathered at United Nations Headquarters in New York this morning to officially sign the Paris Agreement on climate...

Children born to mothers under 30 are more likely to die

- Children born to mothers under 30 are more likely to die than those born to older mums, a report on child deaths in...

International Heart Foundation to provide free pediatric surgeries

- The Georgetown Public Hospital will be partnering with the International Children Heart Foundation to offer Pediatric cardiac surgery and care. In addition, the...

GPHC maternal unit to undergo $236M expansion

– Government has allocated $236M for the remodeling and extension of the Maternity Ward at the Georgetown Public Hospital. A sod turning ceremony, as...

GWI evaluating food-based agent to improve water quality

The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) has commenced evaluating a food-based agent called “Seaquest” which has the ability to improve water quality by reducing the...

Firefighters trained to become first aid responders

Seventy Five ranks of the Guyana Fire Service have been trained in First Aid and Traffic accident response by the French Guiana Fire and...

Blue Caps calls out Health Officials on apparent surge in Chikungunya Virus

  - Blue CAPS says it has received a surge of many unofficial reported cases of Chikungunya, a viral fever illness caused by bites...

Finally, a vaccine for HIV?

* New HIV vaccine to be trialled in South Africa Durban (CNN) A vaccine against HIV will be trialed in South Africa later this year...

Cow carcass contaminates Lima Sands water supply

- The remains of dead cow in the Main Canal, Lima Sands Village, Essequibo Coast has contaminate this source of water for household...

Recent Articles

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...

Ramsay Ali re-elected as GMSA President

Georgetown, Guyana, May 2, 2024: The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) is delighted to announce the successful election of its new Board of...

Govt designates ambassadors to Brazil, Switzerland, Belgium

The Guyana Government, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, today announced several diplomatic appointments. Professor Compton Bourne has been appointed as the...

3rd victim in fatal Williamsburg smash-up dies

The third person who was involved in the fatal smash-up at Williamsburg, Corentyne, has succumbed to his injuries. Dead is 17-year-old Veeram Seecharran of Lot...

‘Public Works Ministry has been delinquent’ – Jagdeo on illegal structures on Govt reserves

The Ministry of Public Works needs to be more proactive in addressing the construction of illegal structures on the government’s reserves, according to Vice...

Diplomats urge journalists to maintain integrity

ABCEU Joint Statement – World Press Freedom Day: The Heads of Missions of the Embassy of the United States of America, H.E. Ambassador Nicole Theriot;...