SBM Offshore donates gloves, masks to Civil Defence Commission
SBM Offshore on Friday May 29, donated a quantity of gloves and masks to the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) as part of efforts to...
Local NGO set to host COVID-19 upliftment concert
Local non-governmental organization (NGO), The Caribbean Voice (TVC), will host a concert aimed at lifting the spirits of persons in lockdown and quarantine and...
COVID-19 Update: death toll now 361; 105 new cases recorded
Guyana has recorded an additional 105 cases of the Coronavirus Disease, taking the number of those infected since March 2020 to 16,235.
Meanwhile, the death...
Duncan, Jones breached self-quarantine protocols, endangered the lives of those at Parliament – Health...
Health Minister, Dr Frank Anthony said that he is appalled with opposition Members of Parliament, Sherod Duncan and Christopher Jones, who both flouted the...
WHO establishes negotiating body to prepare for future pandemics
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has established an Inter-governmental Negotiating Body (INB) that will help prepare countries for any pandemic in the future.
Speaking during...
Hand sanitizer is selling out, but soap is a much better defense against the...
(INSIDER) - Amid the panic over the coronavirus outbreak, it seems, people have forgotten that soap and water are our best defense against disease.
Pharmacies...
Researchers moving closer to human trials for pigs’ kidneys transplant
Have you ever heard of the term xenotransplantation? Well we at Guyana Standard only heard of it for the first time this past week....
Facts You Need To Know About Insomnia
Insomnia is a persistent disorder that can make it hard to fall asleep, hard to stay asleep or both, despite the opportunity for adequate...
Gov’t extends COVID-19 curfew
The Government of Guyana has extended the COVID-19 curfew to the month of April. This extension comes on the heels of 57 new reported...
Some simple home remedies can help to fight the flu
Health In Focus With Dr. Zulfikar Bux
We have all grown up to our parents and grandparents offering us some soup during an illness. Turns...
