UN donates items to Health Ministry to improve stay of quarantine patients 

The United Nations (UN) System provided a quantity of items to the Ministry of Public Health to support the quality of stay of patients...

Gov’t extends COVID-19 curfew

The Government of Guyana has extended the COVID-19 curfew to the month of April. This extension comes on the heels of 57 new reported...

Two more die from COVID-19; Death toll now 64

The Ministry of Health (MOH) has informed that as of 17:00hrs on September 18, 2020, two other persons who tested positive for the novel...

CARICOM’S TRADE AND ECONOMIC COUNCIL APPROVES STRATEGY FOR RE-OPENING OF REGIONAL ECONOMIES

The fiftieth meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) last week approved a strategy for the re-opening of economies in the...

Safety measures to be implemented to prevent robberies committed on students at East La...

Schools reopened for grades 10, 11, 12, PIC’s and TEVET institutions on November 9, 2020. On that day, the Honourable Minister of Education Priya...

Man, 59, is Guyana’s  fourth COVID-19 fatality

A 59-year-old man is the latest COVID-19 fatality in Guyana. The identity of the man is unknown at this time. Public Health Minister, Volda Lawrence...

Maternal Waiting Home at Enmore Polyclinic will be equipped with minor surgical theatres– Minister

The Government of Guyana is currently upgrading facilities around the country to improve maternal and child health, Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony says. Following...

Republic Bank sets aside $31.5M for Guyana’s COVID-19 efforts

In its bid to help the fight against the coronavirus, Republic Financial Holdings Limited has set aside US$2M for the territories in which it...

Testing and Quarantine Centres in Regions One, Three and Seven established

The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) in collaboration with the Ministry of Public Health has established eight housing units at Santa Rosa, Region One, four...

UNAIDS flags Guyana’s 14% increase in new HIV cases as a serious concern

The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)'s Caribbean office has raised alarm regarding a 14 percent increase in reported HIV infections in Guyana...

Recent Updates