New Amsterdam Town Council implements temporary curfews on businesses
The New Amsterdam Mayor and Town Council has implemented temporary curfews on businesses within the municipality as it aims to reduce transmission of the...
Region warned to prepare for possibility of severe dengue outbreak
Based on regional modeling the possibility of a dengue outbreak is on the horizon. At least this is according to information released today by...
Chronicling the two year presence of deadly COVID-19 pandemic here
March 2022 marks two years since Guyana confirmed its first imported case of COVID-19, a virus that is now responsible for over 1,200 local...
Exposure of staffer to COVID-19 triggers immediate closure of Courts in Essequibo
The Office of the Chancellor of the Judiciary has announced that the Essequibo High Court, Suddie and Anna Regina Magistrate's Courts have been closed...
COVID-19: U.S. Embassy staff working from home
The U.S. Embassy in Guyana has implemented a 100% remote work policy to protect its employees and support public measures to stem the spread...
New trends to be analysed to determine if COVID-19 is still a pandemic
Health Minister, Dr Frank Anthony says that the US Center for Disease Control (CDC) and World Health Organisation (WHO) will be conducting an indepth...
$30M Chest Clinic, Care and Treatment Site commissioned at Suddie
On Monday afternoon, Health Minister, Dr Frank Anthony along with the Local Government and Regional Development Minister, Nigel Dharamlall, commissioned a state-of-the-art health facility...
Gov’t plans university campus, hospital on 80-acre Silica City healthcare hub
The Guyana government has invited developers to express their interest in the design, finance and build-out of a planned 80-acre healthcare hub at Silica...
Destruction of property, speedy burials/cremations included in President’s anti-COVID-19 order
President David Granger has issued sweeping orders to bring into effect systems and protocols to battle the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19).
Pursuant to the second provisio...
Guyana’s first skull replacement surgery done successfully at Mercy Hospital
Guyana’s first skull replacement surgery was successfully completed on August 22 at the St. Joseph Mercy Hospital (SJMH) by neurosurgeon, Dr. Amarnauth Dukhi.
The patient,...
