Guyana records fifth COVID-19 death
Deryck 'Mad Dog' Jaisingh, a popular drag racer, passes away
His death comes hours after the Health Minister reported that the number of cases had...
Guyana implements basic safeguards in wake of global Ebola concern
The recent move by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to declare an outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo a...
Tourism Authority calls for waiver of VAT, PAYE and NIS amid coronavirus outbreak
In light of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) is calling on the Ministry of Finance and the relevant...
COVID-19: UN,IOM distribute food, hygiene supplies to over 4,000 Venezuelan refugees/migrants in Guyana
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), along with the International Organization of Migration (IOM) have been doing their part to assist Guyana...
Health Ministry reconciling, digitizing COVID-19 vaccination data to improve record-keeping
The Ministry of Health is currently verifying and reconciling its vaccination data so that it can be better able to keep a record of...
GPHC denies understaffing of ‘COVID-19’ hospital
A Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) spokesperson, Chelauna Providence, says that at no time was the Infectious Diseases Hospital at Liliendaal understaffed.
Her response came...
Children awaiting heart surgery to get treatment within two months – Pres Ali
For families anxiously waiting for their children to receive life-saving heart surgery, relief is on the horizon as the government prepares to offer the...
Government investing $235M to upgrade No. 1 Dispensary, Dorothy Bailey health facilities
The government is investing $235 million to upgrade No. 1 Dispensary and Dorothy Bailey health facilities in Georgetown, aimed at expanding the level of...
Cancer patients at higher risk of contracting most severe form of COVID-19 – Oncology...
Dr Latoya Gooding, Oncology Specialist attached to the Georgetown Public Hospital Oncology Department, says that individuals who are diagnosed with cancer and are on...
Woman, 34, is latest COVID-19 fatality
A 34-year-old unvaccinated, Region Six woman is Guyana's latest COVID-19 fatality. The death count now stands at 1,224.
Guyana has also recorded 14 new cases,...
