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Dr. Balwant Singh Hospital Labarotory receives dual accreditations

Dr Balwant Singh’s Hospital Laboratory on Saturday announced the extension of its testing capabilities to include histopathology tests, special stains, and immunohistochemistry tests. According to...

GPHC, Northwell Health provide advanced abdominal wall reconstructive surgeries

The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) today announced the resounding success of its collaboration with Northwell Health, New York State's premier healthcare provider, in...

St Lucia records first case of Omicron variant HV.1

CMC: Health authorities in St Lucia Monday confirmed that the island has recorded its first case of the coronavirus (COVID-1) Omicron variant HV.1 as...

119 newborn infants died at GPHC last year, Opposition alarmed

The Parliamentary Opposition has raised concerns over what they described as the high number of deaths of newborn infants at the Georgetown Public Hospital...

Mothers with babies born with microcephaly not forgotten

...two tell the story of raising their infants (DPI feature)  Two years on, mothers of babies born with microcephaly, Andrea Garner and Puttana Dos Santos have...

Influx of migrants from Venezuela affecting Region 1, says Regional Chairman

Regional Chairman of the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) Region One, Brethnol Ashley has declared that the most critical issue affecting residents in Region One...

Operations at Matthew’s Ridge Hospital temporarily shut down

-medical staff working from community centre, building to be fumigated Operations at the Matthew’s Ridge Hospital, Region One (Barima/Waini), have been temporarily ceased with its...

PAHO launches online course to address alcohol use in pregnancy

(CMC) The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO), worried that the rates of alcohol disorders among women are higher in the region of the Americas...

Local authorities working to prevent swine flu outbreak in Guyana

With an outbreak of the swine flu disease in other parts of the world, local authorities are working to ensure the illness does not...

18 maternal deaths recorded in 2019

Guyana has recorded some 18 cases of maternal deaths during the course of 2019, according to Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr Shamdeo Persaud. On the...

Recent Articles

Current dry spell to persist until end of April, desist from lighting fires –...

Public Advisory from the Ministry of Home Affairs:  In recent developments, there has been a significant decrease in visibility attributed to a combination of ground...

Death of GDF rank: Truck driver says highway was dark, soldiers were not wearing...

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  Police are investigating a fatal accident which occurred at about 21:00 hrs last night (Wednesday) at Madewini,...

Texas-based Lindsayca to work on petrochemical plant, refinery & oil block in Guyana

Texas-based oil and gas firm Lindsayca has revealed that it will be doing critical work on three major local initiatives: a petrochemical plant, as...

GDF rank struck, killed by truck during annual walk

A Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Sergeant was struck down and killed by a vehicle while participating in the Force’s annual walk. Dead is Sergeant Deslyn...

Guyana will aggressively pursue oil for national development – Pres Ali to BBC

  An interview between President Dr Irfaan Ali and Stephen Sackur, the host of BBC’s “HardTalk” show, saw the Head of State forced to defend...

11 homeless after fire flattens Angoy’s Avenue houses

  Eleven people are now homeless after fire destroyed two houses at Angoy's Avenue, New Amsterdam, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) on Wednesday. Rudolph Majeet disclosed that...

EPA orders rice farmers to desist from burning fields

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ordered rice farmers across the country to desist from burning their fields. See full advisory:  

‘Oil spill’ legislation to be tabled later this year – VP Jagdeo

A comprehensive oil spill legislation will be tabled in the National Assembly later this year, setting out the proposed procedures for oil spill preparation,...

Health Ministry begins chickenpox vaccination drive at Lusignan Prison

The Ministry of Health has commenced the administration of chickenpox vaccines to the general population at the Lusignan Prison, as the Guyana Prison Service...

Letter: Why does Dr Vincent Adams believe that he should not have been fired...

Dear Editor, In 2015, Permanent Secretaries Collin Croal and Nigel Dharamlall mounted political platforms during the General Election campaign, and both subsequently resigned, as required...