Businesses must enforce COVID-19 measures; 34.4% of adult population fully vaccinated – Minister

Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, is appealing to local businesses to enforce the gazetted COVID-19 guidelines. During Thursday’s COVID-19 update, the health minister said...

Ten more die of COVID-19; death count now 669

The Ministry of Health (MOH) has informed that as of September 09, 2021, ten more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)...

Health sector suffered major collapse under APNU+AFC administration – Min. Anthony 

Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony on Tuesday lambasted the former regime for its poor policies which led to the health sector suffering for...

New CARPHA surveillance Dept. to regulate medicines in CARICOM states

Speaking about this recent development In order to actively monitor the safety of registered drugs entering CARICOM Member States, the Caribbean Public Health Agency...

Latin America, Caribbean will see sharp growth reduction for 2020-IDB

As a result of the novel coronavirus, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has predicted that Latin America and the Caribbean will see sharp growth...

COVID-19: PSC urges citizens, businesses to comply with safety guidelines

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) is appealing to all citizens and businesses to adhere to the safety guidelines in place to curb the spread...

Quarantine facility established at Lusignan Prison; inmates, staff being tested

Director of Prisons, Gladwin Samuels said that an additional quarantine facility has been established at the Lusignan Prison to house positive COVID-19 inmates. This...

COVID-19 Update: Number of recovered patients moves from 27 to 34; no new cases...

Seven persons that were infected with the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) have since recovered; taking the number from 27 to 34. According to statistics provided...

Public, private offices in G/T to operate for no more than four hours daily...

The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) of Georgetown is imploring persons to refrain from congregating in public places; and for all public and private...

GPHC’s Accident & Emergency Unit reduces waiting time to 1 hr 4 mins

The Georgetown Public Hospital's Accident and Emergency Unit (A&E) has successfully reduced patient waiting times, while experiencing a rise in patient referrals in 2023....

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