‘Guyana faces threat of substandard drugs’- Food and Drugs Director
Guyana is not immune from the threat of substandard or falsified pharmaceutical drugs, says Director of the Food and Drugs Department, Marlon Cole.
He made...
‘Critical situation’ …highest percentage of teen pregnancies recorded in Regions 1, 7, 9
A recent report on practices of adolescents revealed the highest rates of teenage pregnancy in the country were recorded in Regions One, Seven, and...
Substandard, falsified medicines continue to flood Guyanese market
Substandard drugs and other medicines not registered by authorities in Guyana continue to be sold to the populace, according to Government Analyst-Food and Drug...
CORONAVIRUS: Guyanese students in China tell their stories
By: Devina Samaroo
Stephen Seeraj, 25, and Bianca Phillips, 24, are two Guyanese students currently in China amid the deadly coronavirus outbreak, one of the...
NAMILCO advises customers to cease “panic buying” of flour
The National Milling Company of Guyana Incorporated (NAMILCO) is urging its customers to end their panic buying of flour.
In a notice to the public,...
COVID-19: Population is at risk – Opposition Leader
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has accentuated on the seriousness of the COVID-19 pandemic in Guyana, while noting that sections of the public sector are...
Guyana records 2 new COVID-19 cases
From statistics released by the Public Health Ministry today, the novel coronavirus cases stand at 57 while the death toll remains at 6.
The number...
GWI records 20% increase in water consumption
The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) is reporting an increase in water consumption across the country, given the current circumstances
Figures as recent as last Friday...
Counting interrupted at workstation 8; everyone screened for COVID-19
Counting was interrupted earlier today (Tuesday) at Work Station 8 to allow for persons to be screened for COVID-19 after a report was made...
COVID-19 total jumps to 135 with 8 new cases
The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Guyana has increased to 135, after another eight cases were confirmed today (Sunday, May 24, 2020).
This...
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Cevon’s driver shot by bandits during robbery at South Rimveldt office
A driver attached to Cevon Waste Management is now hospitalised after he was shot during a robbery at the company's Aubrey Barker Road, South...
Police suspect vessel in Port Kaituma was used for drug trafficking, transshipment – Benn
More than one week after a semi-submersible vessel was found along a river at Port Kaituma in Region One (Barima-Waini), Home Affairs Minister Robeson...
5 new chickenpox cases recorded at Lusignan Prison
In the past week, the Health Ministry recorded a total of five new chickenpox cases at the Lusignan Prison, East Coast Demerara (ECD).
This was...
No seawall vendor has been dislocated – Min Edghill assures
No vendor operating at the Georgetown Seawall has been dislocated, according to Public Works Minister Juan Edghill as he responded to a statement issued...
Guyanese American Chamber of Commerce “gravely concerned” over boycott threats against Guyanese businesses
Condemnation continues to increase against the recent antics of the Caribbean Guyana Institute for Democracy (CGID), which attracted backlash after threatening to boycott any...
Region 9 produces first batch of Pharmacy and Nursing Assistants
History was made on Friday as the first batch of newly trained Nursing and Pharmacy Assistants graduated in Lethem, Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo)...
Significant boost for Region 9 district hospitals with new Ultrasound units
Ultrasound services will now be offered to residents of Annai, Karasabai, Aishalton and Sand Creek in Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo), eliminating the need...
Man confronting ex at Eccles Gas Station shot in leg by security guard
A man now nursing a gunshot wound to his leg after he was injured by a security guard attached to the Two Brothers Gas...
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...
“My heart breaks… How do I start over?” – Colours of India owner after...
The mid-afternoon fire that gutted the popular Colours of India Boutique on the West Coast of Berbice occurred just a few days shy of...