Food & Drugs Dept. calls on water processing factories to obtain valid licence for...
The Government Analyst-Food and Drugs Department is calling on all water processing factories to conform to all the department’s requirements as it relates to...
Guyanese stranded abroad warned against traveling home without gov’t approval; repatriation to be done...
With over 300 Guyanese stranded overseas slated to return to Guyana under the controlled re-entry policy, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has warned that...
Advancement being made on self-healing capabilities
Medical Breakthrough…
Aside from striving to achieve immortality, research suggests that at the top of mankind’s scientific agenda is to find a way to be...
Helplines and services for persons looking to quit tobacco use on the cards
The setting up of helplines and services for persons looking to quit tobacco is on The National Tobacco Control Council’s 2020 agenda, which is...
When it comes to heart disease risk, you are what you eat
HEALTH IN FOCUS WITH Dr. Zulfikar Bux
Heart diseases are the number one cause of death in Guyana and worldwide. Many of these deaths can...
Minister withdraws lifting of Regions Five, Eight curfew
The Minister of Public Health has withdrawn lifting of non-curfew measures in Regions 5 and 8 as was previously announced. This is according to...
APNU+AFC accuses gov’t of dereliction of duty by allowing COVID-19 patients to home isolate
The Government of Guyana (GoG) having persons home isolate is tantamount to the administration abandoning its duty to deliver healthcare to those infected, and...
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...
Staff being trained to man regional COVID-ICUs
(Department of Public Information) Twenty-nine ventilators will soon be arriving in the country, with some destined for regional hospitals. These facilities will now have...
Natural Resources Ministry concerned with levels of mercury in GTT staff
In light of an article published in the media regarding high mercury levels in some GTT employees, the Natural Resources Ministry sought to reiterate...