$97M digital x-ray unit commissioned at Fort Wellington

Residents of Fort Wellington and other neighbouring communities can expect expedited X-ray services as a modern, $97 million digital X-ray unit was commissioned at...

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...

Surge in domestic violence reports linked to COVID-19 lockdown- local NGO

By Tiana Cole It is approaching one month since Guyana has been placed on a partial lock-down to curtail the spread of the deadly Coronavirus...

Guyana records 180th COVID-19 death

The Ministry of Health (MOH) has informed that one more person, who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), has died. This takes the...

Guyana cannot compete with UK salaries, incentives as mass exodus of nurses continues –...

The retention of Guyanese nurses is proving to be a challenge as droves continue to depart to greener pastures abroad, Health Minister, Dr Frank...

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...

President’s measures  to combat COVID-19 too extreme; will force infected persons underground – FITUG

The incumbent president, David Granger earlier this week, gave orders for the Health Ministry to take actions it sees fit, in combating the spread...

CJIA doing internal work during downtime

The Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) is using the current downtime to attend to internal works as lockdown measures remain in place at the...

Govt to train 13 persons as Dental Lab Technicians

The government will train some thirteen young people as Dental Laboratory Technicians which will significantly boost dental services in Guyana. The Training Programme was officially...

Guyana records three more COVID-19 deaths; 108 new infections

Guyana has recorded three more COVID-19 fatalities, taking the death toll to 422. These patients were admitted with COVID-19 like symptoms but died while receiving...

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