Probation Department increases telephone support during COVID-19

The Probation and Social Services Department, Ministry of Social Protection has increased accessibility to its offices countrywide by including mobile numbers to its directory...

Two more fatalities take COVID-19 death toll to 1,066; five persons in ICU

Two more persons who tested positive for COVID-19 have died, taking the number of deaths since March 2020 to 1,066. The latest fatalities are two...

No new COVID-19 cases recorded in Guyana; 90% of the 543 calls to hotlines...

The number of confirmed Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in Guyana remains at five, Public Health Minister, Volda Lawrence said today. Four adults under...

Some things to note in the case of a head injury

Our head houses our brain which functions as our main control centre. Every single thought and action that we perform is derived from this...

CHINA DONATES FACE MASKS, GLOVES, OTHER ITEMS TO GUYANA’s COVID-19 FIGHT

Permanent Secretary (PS) of the Ministry of Public Health, Collette Adams today accepted several items in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic from the...

New Amsterdam administration strict on adherence of curfew – Mayor Haywood

Ensuring residents of New Amsterdam, Region 6, adhere to the nationwide curfew remains a priority for Mayor of the Town, Winifred Haywood. Speaking to DPI...

Food and Drug Dept. issues alert for fake Daflon tablets

An alert has been issued by the Government Analyst –Food and Drug Department (GA-FDD) for fake Daflon brand tablets currently being circulated on the...

COVID-19 Hotspots: Tuschen, Vreed-en-Hoop, Sophia, Pouderoyen, Kitty

Guyana continues to record high number of COVID-19 infections, with the Health Ministry urging persons living in 'hotspots' to take added precautions. Health Minister, Dr....

Guyana needs to double current vaccination rate to achieve herd immunity

For Guyana to achieve herd immunity against the COVID-19 virus, it must fully vaccinate between 80 and 90 percent of its adult population, says...

PANCAP advocates for treatment continuity for people living with HIV/AIDS during COVID-19 pandemic

(PANCAP Coordinating Unit, CARICOM Secretariat): The Pan-Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP), the mechanism that provides a structured and unified approach to the...

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