DDL postpones Annual General Meeting until further notice
Demerara Distillers Limited’s (DDL) Annual General Meeting that was scheduled to be held on April 3, 2020, has been postponed until further notice. The...
Gov’t taking legal action against Chung’s Global for substandard work – Dr Anthony
The government has started legal proceedings against Chung’s Global Enterprise for a series of issues regarding the contract to build the new Ministry of...
“Enhanced” containment measures to be implemented over alarming increase in COVID-19 cases
The National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF), the Ministry of Public Health and various other ministries and government agencies, along with non-governmental organisations last evening...
Audit unearths additional $1.1B in expired medication; Minister says it was inherited from APNU+AFC
An audit conducted by the Health Ministry into the drug stock of the 10 regions has unearthed an additional $1.1B in expired items. Making...
Beware of Lead Poisoning
Health In Focus With Dr Zulfikar Bux
The World Health Organization estimates that there are 143,000 deaths yearly from lead poisoning. Lead exposure contributes to...
CDC, Rotary Guyana receive over $60M from Stabroek Block partners to aid Guyana’s fight...
The Civil Defence Commission (CDC), Salvation Army and Rotary Guyana have received more than $60 million to support COVID-19 relief programmes.
The funds were provided...
COVID-19: Guyana facing a national emergency-Economist, Rawle Lucas
When one considers the current circumstances where safety measures to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus have taken a toll on local economy,...
PCOS – An increasingly common medical disorder among women
There are a number of medical disorders that women can be faced with over the lifetime. One that is becoming increasingly common is one...
GRPA raising its voice to fight cancer, the silent killer
World Cancer Day is being celebrated globally on February 4 and the Guyana Responsible Parenthood Association (GRPA) is doing its part by offering free...
11 new COVID-19 cases; total number stands at 150
Guyana's COVID-19 cases continue to soar. As of today, May 28, 2020, 11 new cases were recorded, taking the total number of confirmed cases...
