Audit Office had cited embattled company for expired HIV kits on numerous occasions
Caribbean Medical Supplies, the company currently embroiled in scandal for supplying Guyana’s Public Health Ministry with expired Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) testing kits, has,...
96 new cases as Covid-19 death toll increases to 469
Guyana has recorded 96 new cases of the novel coronavirus, taking the total positives recorded to date to 20,055.
Of this amount, more than 1500...
Health Minister meets with GPHC’s Management on Omicron wave
Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony on Sunday held a meeting with senior management staff of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), to discuss...
Guyana-Brazil crossing now open for travel Mondays to Fridays
Revised National Emergency COVID-19 measures have allowed for the Lethem Crossing to be open from Mondays to Fridays to facilitate the movement of people...
AG Report on $1.6B “Covid-19 facility” to be submitted soon
Auditor General Deodat Sharma has completed the investigation into the controversial rehabilitation of the Ocean View Hotel to act as a COVID-19 facility.
When contacted,...
Food, Drug department to clamp down on inferior drugs
Director of the Government Analyst Food and Drug Department (GA-FDD), Marlan Cole has announced that by December 2016, a Pharmacovigilance Centre for monitoring and...
2 more women die from COVID-19; 105 new cases recorded
Two more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Guyana have died, the Ministry of Health says.
This now takes the total...
U.S. CDC conducted HIV Testing training in Guyana
Representatives from the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) were in Georgetown from November 15-17 to conduct training on index testing...
Covid: 4 more deaths, 100 new cases
Guyana today recorded four more Covid-19 deaths, taking the overall death toll to 582.
The latest fatalities are all women, aged 34, 44, 70 and...
47 new COVID-19 cases recorded
The Ministry of Health has reported that 47 new COVID-19 cases have been detected today.
According to the Ministry's updated COVID-19 Dashboard, the total number...
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Two dead in motorcycle crash on Diamond Public Road
A motorcyclist and his pillion rider are now dead following an early morning accident on the Diamond Public Road, East Bank Demerara today.
Dead are...
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IPED disburses $4.3B in loans; creates over 8,600 jobs in 2023
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Schoonord to Crane four-lane highway slated for June completion
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United States oil major ExxonMobil has said it is on track to deliver natural gas from its operations offshore Guyana to land by year-end.
This...
Duo refused bail for ammo possesion
Following the discovery of eight 9mm ammunition on Wednesday, two young men were charged and remanded to prison on Friday.
Ricardo Marshall, a 23-year-old construction...
Two on remanded for WCB burglary
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Weapons, ganja found during eradication exercise
A drug eradication exercise at the Upper Berbice River in Region 10 on Friday resulted in the discovery of a massive amount of marijuana...
Colours of India store on fire
Colours of India, a popular Indian clothing store located at Bath Settlement, Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice) is on fire.
Firefighters are currently battling the blaze.
INews will...
DEMTOCO announces after-tax-profit of $2.27B amid rise in cigarette smuggling
At the 90th Annual General Meeting held today at the Marriott Hotel, Demerara Tobacco Company Limited (DEMTOCO), a leader in the tobacco industry, shared...