COVID UPDATE: Six new cases confirmed
As of July 3, 2020, of the 43 tests done, there have been 6 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of positive...
Bond being rented for $900k per month from PM’s rep. in Linden; PAC Chairman...
Opposition Member of Parliament and Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Chairman, Jermaine Figueira says that a thorough investigation is needed into the government’s procurement of...
Second dose Pfizer vaccine to soon be administered to children 5-11 years
The Ministry of Health will soon be administering the second dose of the Pfizer – BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to children between the ages of...
Police should ’round up’, charge those spreading COVID-19 vaccine misinformation – Dr. Ramsammy
Advisor to the Health Minister, Dr Leslie Ramsammy, says that the police should "round up" and charge those who are sharing misinformation about COVID-19...
COVID-19 death toll reaches 400
Four more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died. This takes the total number of deaths from the pandemic to...
All markets, street vending operations must cease from Friday at 7PM-M&CC
The Mayor and City Council for Georgetown has advised that with effect from Saturday, all Municipal markets will be closed until further notice. This...
Over 20% of Guyana’s tobacco smokers ages 13 to 15
Of the 148,000 Guyanese that use tobacco products, 22% are between the ages of 13 and 15. This is according to the Pan-American Health...
COVAX increases allocation to Guyana; 104,000 UK, EU-approved AstraZeneca vaccines to arrive shortly –...
The COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) has increased the allotment of COVID-19 vaccines to Guyana to combat the diseases responsible for the death of...
Govt. to roll out early screening programme for breast, cervical cancer
Advisor to the Ministry of Health, Dr Leslie Ramsammy recently disclosed that a Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) testing programme for women, ages 30 and...
COVID-19: Guyana Govt. mulls approval of home testing kits
The Government of Guyana is considering the introduction of COVID-19 home testing kits. According to President, Dr Irfaan Ali, health authorities are analysing the...
