Govt. seeking to hide incompetence by reducing number of daily COVID-19 tests- Harmon
Leader of the Opposition, Joseph Harmon has condemned the recent move by the Health Ministry to only provide COVID-19 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests...
Over 100 healthcare workers to benefit from mental health training
Over 100 healthcare workers from across Guyana will take part in a four-week virtual mental health course to help both them and patients cope...
UNDP provides COVID-19 support to Persons Living with HIV, LGBT+ Community
UNDP has provided $5.6 million worth of food items to make available nutritional support to Persons Living with HIV (PLHIV) and members of the...
NCTF approves decisions for CARICOM officials to do WHO- approved pre-testing prior to arrival...
The National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF) today held its statutory weekly meeting. Chairman, Moses Nagamootoo, Prime Minister of Guyana, presented the guidance and advice...
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...
COVID-19 triggered 25% increase in prevalence of anxiety and depression worldwide in the first...
In the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the global prevalence of anxiety and depression increased by a massive 25%, according to a scientific...
M&CC warns against collecting monies to enter markets, use hand washing sinks
The Mayor and Councillors of the City (M&CC) of Georgetown wishes to inform the public that it is neither involved in nor has it...
We have no legal standing to regulate market prices in wake of Coronavirus case...
By Suraj Narine
Local retailers continue to jack-up prices for selected items on the heels of Guyana confirming its first Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) case.
Following media...
Over 3,200 individuals to be trained in medical programmes
The government plans to train over 3,200 more individualsin several medical programmes this year to improve healthcare service delivery nationwide.
Some $852 million has been...
PANCAP to spearhead meeting to address gaps in HIV/AIDS fight
Although remarkable gains have been made in the fight against HIV/AIDS, there still remain some legislative barriers that must be addressed to advance the...
