COVID-19 shrinks Republic Bank’s profits by US$68M
Republic Financial Holdings Limited and its subsidiaries continue to feel the squeeze during the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, the company reported that for the nine...
Health in Focus with Dr Zulfikar Bux – Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine...
As we continue to wage war against the novel coronavirus, drastic measures are being taken. Government has announced a continuance of its partial lockdown...
PAHO closely monitoring dengue epidemic
A new epidemic cycle of dengue has invaded Latin America and the Caribbean Region and the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) is...
COVID-19 forces EU Election Observers Group to withdraw from Guyana
In wake of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the Election Observer Mission fielded by the European Union (EU) has left Guyana.
The EU EOM...
WHO establishes negotiating body to prepare for future pandemics
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has established an Inter-governmental Negotiating Body (INB) that will help prepare countries for any pandemic in the future.
Speaking during...
Rwanda’s vaccine factory can be emulated in Guyana to serve wider region- President Ali...
President, Dr Irfaan Ali said Guyana will be seeking to develop the framework and infrastructure to not only build a similar facility like BioNTech's...
Enforcement of anti-COVID measures still a weak area; more education needed – Health Minister
Enforcing anti-COVID-19 measures remains a herculean task for Guyanese authorities even as the virus continues to ravage Guyana with 78 deaths in six months.
During...
Four more die of COVID-19; 258 new cases recorded
The Health Ministry has confirmed that four more persons, who were tested positive for COVID-19, have died, taking the death toll to 744.
The patients...
Republic Bank loses US$36.1M in profits due to COVID-19
As a result of the economic impact of COVID-19, Republic Financial Holdings Limited and its subsidiaries recorded a profit attributable to shareholders of US$81.7...
Shipment of Sputnik V second dose expected in a week – President
Guyana will be receiving a shipment of component two of the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine within the next week, President Dr Irfaan Ali said...
