COVID-19 Update: Confirmed cases now 92; 27 patients recover
Guyana has confirmed 10 new COVID-19 cases; taking the total number of known persons affected with the disease to 92.
The number of persons recovered...
Four more fatalities take COVID-19 death toll to 687
Four more persons, who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died. This takes the total number of deaths from the pandemic to...
Mass Drug Development 2020 to commence in Region Ten
The Mass Drug Administration (MDA) campaign to make Guyana filarial-free by year-end is underway. The campaign commenced with the hosting of the first Regional...
President’s address to nation on COVID-19
President David Granger in his address to the nation today, reminded citizens of what is required of them; and the measures in place as...
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...
$97M digital x-ray unit commissioned at Fort Wellington
Residents of Fort Wellington and other neighbouring communities can expect expedited X-ray services as a modern, $97 million digital X-ray unit was commissioned at...
Bill tabled in National Assembly to establish Suicide Prevention Commission
In an effort to address the worrying suicide rate in Guyana, government on Thursday tabled the Suicide Prevention Bill 2022. It was presented to...
Trade Unions, NGOs complain to U.S. about Gov’t lacking resources to enforce occupational safety...
Under the laws of Guyana, every citizen is entitled to a safe workplace. The laws also provide that some categories of workers have the...
PAHO urges countries to do more COVID-19 testing
The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Carissa F. Etienne, has called for accelerated and expanded testing for COVID-19 in countries of...
Regular monitoring needed to protect health of nationals, visitors to the Caribbean-Lawrence
Public Health Minister, Volda Lawrence expressed today that she wants regular monitoring on the regional front burner to help protect the health of nationals...
