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)...
COVID-19: Guyana in critical situation; death rate stands at 10.4% compared to WHO’s presented...
There is a perception that because only 67 persons have tested positive out of 328 tests done, that Guyana is not in a critical...
GPHC denies understaffing of ‘COVID-19’ hospital
A Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) spokesperson, Chelauna Providence, says that at no time was the Infectious Diseases Hospital at Liliendaal understaffed.
Her response came...
Govt, NGO team up to tackle drug misuse among adolescent population
The Government and a non-governmental organisation (NGO) have teamed up this week in a training programme to help tackle drug misuse among the nation’s...
COVID-19 Update: Two more die; 149 new cases recorded
Two more persons, who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), have died. This takes the death toll to 419. The latest fatalities are...
COVID-19: PSC urges citizens, businesses to comply with safety guidelines
The Private Sector Commission (PSC) is appealing to all citizens and businesses to adhere to the safety guidelines in place to curb the spread...
COVID-19 death toll in CARICOM countries reaches 100
The COVID-19 death toll in Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member/associate member states has reached 100, according to statistics posted on CARICOM's website last evening.
In the...
Medical Breakthrough… Are researchers really on the brink of an HIV cure?
Guyana is currently battling to control a spike in HIV cases, a state of affairs which is especially troubling since the country...
Hookah smoking as harmful as cigarette use
There is a notable increase in the use of hookahs, especially among young adults who perceive it as a safer smoking alternative to cigarettes.
But...
