CDC readies for COVID-19 Public Assistance Programme

The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) this morning opened its two day (Strengths Weakness Opportunities and Threats) SWOT Analysis Workshop on the COVID-19 Public Assistance...

Breaking: Guyana reports 37th COVID-19 death

Guyana has recorded its 37th COVID-19 fatality. The patient was a 78-year- old woman from Region 9. The Ministry of Health says that it is in...

No budget for 2020, COVID-19 led to project delays; we were not lapsing –...

The distressing financial state of several governmental agencies and the delays in several major infrastructural projects are no fault of former ministers under the...

Strong protocols will be in place before reopening of country -President Ali assures

(Ministry of the Presidency release) President Irfaan Ali has assured that strong protocols will be put in place and enforced before his Government moves...

Guyana’s first skull replacement surgery done successfully at Mercy Hospital

Guyana’s first skull replacement surgery was successfully completed on August 22 at the St. Joseph Mercy Hospital (SJMH) by neurosurgeon, Dr. Amarnauth Dukhi. The patient,...

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...

More COVID-19 tests done in three weeks than last six months; positive cases surpass...

Advisor to the Health Minister, Dr Leslie Ramsammy says that more COVID-19 tests would have been conducted within the last three weeks than in...

COVID-19 relief: Food Supplies Shipped Off To Region One

The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) yesterday handed over 1,200 food hampers to the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs that were donated to provide relief to...

Health Ministry debunks claims that contaminated tests being sent to Guyana

The Health Ministry is denying that fake and contaminated tests are being sent to Guyana. See full statement below: The Ministry of Health would like to...

Health Ministry receives 4000 NK95 and surgical masks from New York-based organizations

The Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony and Advisor to the Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy received 2500 surgical masks and 1500 KN95...

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