Govt. tables agreements for construction of modern healthcare facilities across 5 regions
Senior Minister with Responsibility for Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh, today tabled two agreements in the National Assembly to cater for the construction of modern...
G/Town M&CC gets $8M from PAHO for COVID-19 fight
(DPI)- The Mayor of Georgetown, His Worship, Pandit Ubraj Narine disclosed yesterday that the City Council has received approximately $8 Million (US$38,412) from the...
Guyana, other CARICOM Member States Free of Zika Virus
Those within the health sectors of Guyana and other member states of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) can now breathe a sigh of relief as...
PPP/C to overhaul APNU+AFC “fragmented and incapable” response to COVID-19
Guyana’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic as established by the former David Granger-led administration is “fragmented and incapable of administering the public health, economic...
GPHC conducts first successful paired-exchange kidney transplant surgeries
Two men now have a new lease on life after successful kidney transplant surgeries were completed on them at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation...
Health Minister welcomes talks on workers’ issues as Union abandons strike attempts
Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony has welcomed the decision by the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) to abandon their threat to authorise strike...
Blood Bank faces dire shortage, urges public to donate
There is currently a high demand for all blood types at the Ministry of Public Health’s Blood Bank – the National Blood Transfusion Services...
Inability to monitor incoming passengers forces Gov’t to say no to Guyanese asking to...
National Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Task Force (NCTF) Chairman, Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo says the government will now longer ‘flex’ in allowing special flights;...
CDC, EPA probing suspected chemical spill
The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) is investigating a suspected chemical spill which occurred earlier today at the Guyana National Industrial Company Incorporated wharf (GNIC)...
Technical Working Group activated to ensure adequate prevention, diagnosis and management of Dengue
Dengue is endemic to Guyana and the Region of the Americas. Every few years there is a cyclical increase in dengue cases due to...
