Gov’t to invest $125B to upgrade hinterland health facilities − President Ali
Residents in the hinterland can expect improved healthcare services as the government intends to invest more than $125 billion to support critical upgrades to...
Jamaica confirms first case of the Coronavirus
(Jamaica Gleaner) - Jamaica has confirmed its first case of the Coronavirus. Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton made the disclosure a short...
NCTF announces six-phase re-opening plan
The National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF) announces a six-phase re-opening of Guyana commencing with Phase 1 starting tomorrow, June 18th and will last until...
Vaccination, negative test still required for incoming passengers
While the Government of Guyana has made some changes to its COVID-19 measures, the requirements for entry into the country remain intact.
According to the...
Health Ministry rejects claims doctors receiving inadequate pay for intense working hours
The Ministry of Health has issued a detailed response to Deputy Speaker, Dr. Asha Kissoon's recent claims regarding the working conditions of medical professionals...
World Bank team to draft Systematic Country Diagnostic for Guyana
A team of specialists from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank Group, earlier today, met with Minister of Public Health, Volda...
50 persons receive free joint replacement surgeries
Some 50 persons will walk pain-free this Christmas after benefitting from joint replacement surgeries free of cost, following a collaboration between the Georgetown Public...
U.S donates additional US$1.7M to COVID-19 fight
The United States Government today has committed an additional US$1.7 million to mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak in Guyana and the rest...
COVID-19 death toll in CARICOM countries reaches 100
The COVID-19 death toll in Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member/associate member states has reached 100, according to statistics posted on CARICOM's website last evening.
In the...
Four more fatalities take COVID-19 death toll to 687
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...
