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...

Central Bank recommends deferred loan payments, other relief measures as country grapples with effects...

In an effort to help individuals and businesses grapple with the effects of the Coronavirus outbreak, Central Bank is strongly encouraging commercial banks and...

Public Urged To Not Support Unlicensed Water Vendors

Even as EMPRETEC Guyana Inc. urges Guyanese to not support unlicensed water operators in a bid to stop the spread of diseases, the organisation...

Govโ€™t will keep administering Sputnik V first dose despite scarcity of second shot

As thousands of Guyanese await their second Sputnik V jab, the Government has no plans to suspend the administering of the first dose. Guyana...

BREAKING| COVID-19 death count adjusted to 323; six were not previously reported

The Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed that an additional nine persons have succumbed to COVID-19. The Ministry said that the patients died between...

Health ministry launches $2.8B cervical screening programme to help women offset costs

To facilitate early detection of cervical cancer and reduce illness and fatalities, the government has launched its comprehensive Cervical Cancer Screening Programme, targeting women...

Bourda Market, environs to be sanitised tomorrowย  ย 

See full notice from the M&CC:   The Mayor and Councillors of the City of Georgetown will be conducting a sanitization and cleaning exercise at the...

COVID-19: 21.8% of adult population fully vaccinated; Region 10 continues to lag

Some 231,766 or 47.6% of the Guyanese adult population have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccines, with 106,344 (21.8%) obtaining both shots, says...

PAHO team begins work on assessing mercury levels at GGMC

The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) has deployed a team to the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) to conduct several tests on mercury...

$$Billions in expired drugs: Minister says persons will be held accountable

Health Minister, Dr. Frank Anthony says that his ministry is awaiting the final report on several audits which uncovered billions of dollars in expired...

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