PSC wants COVID Task Force to “relax” mandatory quarantine of incoming passengers if tests...

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) has written to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF), Joseph Harmon, requesting that...

COVID-19: Some locals businesses running out of monetary reserves; more layoffs expected

Some private businesses are struggling to keep their heads above the water as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc on the local business...

MoSP, UG students to assist persons with filling up forms for COVID-19 public assistance

The Ministry of Social Protection (MoSP) is collaborating with the University of Guyana students to assist eligible persons to successfully complete the COVID-19...

Police break up protesting Uitvlugt sugar workers calling for protection against COVID-19

The protest actions by workers of the Uitvlugt sugar estate factory continued this morning, May 28, 2020, as the workers remain staunch in their...

G/Town M&CC gets $8M from PAHO for COVID-19 fight

(DPI)- The Mayor of Georgetown, His Worship, Pandit Ubraj Narine disclosed yesterday that the City Council has received approximately $8 Million (US$38,412) from the...

Other CARICOM countries seeing decline in COVID-19 cases, but not Guyana – Chief Medical...

Guyana continues to chalk up more COVID-19 cases while other countries in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are experiencing a decline, says Chief Medical Officer...

No new COVID-19 cases reported; 67 persons now listed as recovered

No new cases of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been reported for today, Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr Shamdeo Persaud said today. Meanwhile,...

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...

CDC gives hampers to flooded Region 9 village 

A team from the Civil Defence Commission (CDC), Monday, travelled to Gunns/Masekenari Village in the Konashen District, Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo (Region Nine) to conduct...

The Americas have become the epicenter for COVID-19 pandemic- PAHO

The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa Etienne, Tuesday said the response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Region of...

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