COVID-19 pandemic affecting interest earned on deposits for Natural Resource Fund

Guyana’s Natural Resource Fund which currently holds a balance of USD $11,454.1 million or GYD $11.5B as at end of March 2020, has racked...

Illegal border crossings, poor border control lending to COVID-19 spike in mining areas –...

The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) says it is alarmed by the recent upsurge in the number of cases of Coronavirus in...

COVID-19 Update: Six new cases reported; total of infected persons now 215

Of the 84 tests that were done today, there are six new cases of the Coronavirus Disease, bringing the total number of cases to...

COVID-19 inflicts more harm than expected on world economy; IMF forced to temper growth...

Having examined recent statistics on the impact of COVID-19, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has been left with no choice but to downgrade its...

COVID-19 Update: Three new cases confirmed; total of infected persons now 209

Of the 78 tests that were done within the last 24 hours, three cases of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) have been confirmed, says...

91 year-old among four to recover from COVID-19 at the Palms

A ninety one year-old woman is among four residents of the Palms Elderly Care Facility to fully recovered from COVID-19 over the week-end, bringing...

COVID-19 Update: One new case confirmed; total now 206

As of 23rd June 2020, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases is now 206. To date, 107 persons have recovered. Twelve persons would...

NCTF announces repatriation flights from New York and Miami; borders with Brazil and Suriname...

The National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF) announces the confirmation of two repatriation flights for Guyanese nationals stranded in the United States of America. The flight...

IDB contributes US$750K to support CARPHA’s coordinated COVID-19 response in Caribbean

The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) received a grant from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to promote regional health security through the coordination of...

“Enhanced” containment measures to be implemented over alarming increase in COVID-19 cases

The National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF), the Ministry of Public Health and various other ministries and government agencies, along with non-governmental organisations last evening...

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