Snakebites claim 95 lives in five years
With the recent availability of snakebite venom in Guyana, the Ministry of Public Health has developed a treatment protocol. This is particularly...
Jagdeo claims PPP provided evidence of phantom registrants, GECOM “categorically” denies
By Abena Rockcliffe-Campbell
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is “categorically” denying claims made by People’s Progressive Party (PPP) General Secretary, Bharrat Jagdeo to the effect...
NCDs fatalities more than communicable infections in the Americas
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as heart disease, cancer, and stroke are the main causes of death in the Americas and their resulting death rate...
GPHC screens 205 for glaucoma
Even as the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC) concluded its week of glaucoma screening activities, the institution is urging members of the public to get...
Uncuffed prisoners escape from police vehicle in front of Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts
Police ranks at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts along with ranks on patrol today had their work cut out for them after two prisoners escaped...
Bandit pretends to be patient, robs doctor at Sophia Health Centre
A doctor was robbed yesterday afternoon when a bandit pretended to be a patient and grabbed the medical practitioner’s phone at the...
Farmers seeing benefits from lands given by NICIL
Several farmers who would have received National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) lands from the former WALES estate have said that they are...
Numerical count alone will not ensure credibility; matters raised must also be addressed –...
If the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is to produce credible results for the March 2020 General and Regional Elections, then counting the ballots alone,...
Over 40 persons arrested, charged for breaching emergency measures
(DPI)- The Guyana Police Force has arrested over forty persons for breaching the 6pm to 6am curfew implemented by the Public Health Ministry to...
Body of conductor recovered
A minibus conductor who was feared to have drowned yesterday at the Unity Foreshore, East Coast Demerara, body was this morning recovered by family...
