U.S. Ambassador to be tested for COVID-19 after Foreign Minister tests positive
U.S. Ambassador to Guyana, Sarah-Ann Lynch and the Deputy Chief of Mission are both getting the PCR diagnostic test and will remain self quarantined...
Region Nine gets COVID-19 relief
Some 520 hampers and over 2000 face masks were handed over to Toshaos and Community Leaders in Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo (Region Nine) to aid...
Gov’t. working to address resurgence of illegal pesticides, toxic chemicals trade
Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha says that there is a sporadic resurgence of the illegal trade of pesticides and toxic chemicals from neighbouring countries and...
UNDP provides COVID-19 support to Persons Living with HIV, LGBT+ Community
UNDP has provided $5.6 million worth of food items to make available nutritional support to Persons Living with HIV (PLHIV) and members of the...
President, Health Minister meet small political parties on COVID-19 response
President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali and Minister of Public Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, yesterday, met with the leaders of the small political parties including...
Guyana to receive additional 65,000 COVID-19 test kits; Gov’t. to secure $4B to help...
Guyana is set to receive some 65,000 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests in the coming weeks.
According to President Irfaan Ali, the Prime Minister of...
COVID-19: Guyana receives over 46,000 rapid testing kits, essential medical supplies
Director General of the Civil Defence Commission (CDC), Lieutenant Colonel Kester Craig, last evening, handed over a quantity of essential medical supplies to the...
COVID-19 cases surpass 500-mark; Region Seven has a fifth of all cases
As of yesterday, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Guyana has surpassed the 500-mark.
The total now stands at 509, following reports from the...
34-year-old East Bank man is Guyana’s 21st COVID-19 fatality
The Ministry of Public Health confirmed that a 34-year-old East Bank Demerara male is Guyana’s 21 COVID-19 death. Doodkumar Sookraj passed on July 30.
On...
COVID-19 shrinks Republic Bank’s profits by US$68M
Republic Financial Holdings Limited and its subsidiaries continue to feel the squeeze during the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, the company reported that for the nine...
