COVID-19 claims another life; 11 now dead with two more confirmed cases
Guyana has recorded it's 11th COVID-19 death, a Health Ministry spokesperson has revealed.
Also, it was reported that of the thirty-two (32) tests done today,...
Two more succumb to COVID-19; death toll is 214
Two more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died, the Health Ministry has confirmed. This takes the total number of...
EU joins with the Rotary Club of Demerara to help in the fight against COVID-19
Today, Ambassador of the European Union to Guyana Fernando Ponz Cantó, in collaboration with Rotary Club of Demerara, made an urgent donation of personal...
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...
Gov’t working with UNICEF to secure Paxlovid for COVID-19 patients
Guyanese who test positive for COVID-19 for the first time will soon be able to take the Paxlovid pill to treat the disease.
Health Minister,...
COVID-19: U.S. to send medical team to train Guyanese healthcare workers
The Health Ministry is collaborating with the United States (U.S.) Embassy to bring in a team of doctors to provide regional training to local...
Trade Unions, NGOs complain to U.S. about Gov’t lacking resources to enforce occupational safety...
Under the laws of Guyana, every citizen is entitled to a safe workplace. The laws also provide that some categories of workers have the...
Guyana to receive 60,000 more doses of Sputnik V vaccine next week
Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, says Guyana will receive its third shipment of the Sputnik V vaccine next week, further strengthening the country’s...
First COVID-19 vaccination drive for 5 to 11-Y-O children deemed a success
The rollout of the Guyana Government's first vaccination programme for children aged five to eleven has been deemed a success.
The exercise, hosted on Saturday...
Poor family planning among root causes of child labour
By Sueann Wickham
In the depths of Guyana's flourishing developments and abundant resources lies a somber reality: the pervasive and devastating practice of child labour....
