Improvement in 55 per cent cancer survival rate among children, adolescents needed in Latin...

  The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has called for improvements in survival rates of children and adolescents with cancer, currently at 55% in Latin...

Farmlands for Bajans: Norton says he’s “pro-integration but not stupid”

Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton says President Irfaan Ali must ensure Guyanese have first preference in accessing farmlands before making same available to foreigners. His...

Guyana’s Agri-Investment Forum is most successful engagement by CARICOM in 15 yrs- Sir Saunders 

Ambassador of Antigua and Barbuda to the United States and the Organisation of American States (OAS), Sir Ronald Sanders has described the PPP government’s...

Number of people with diabetes in the Americas has more than tripled in three...

Growing rates of obesity, poor diets, and lack of physical activity, among other factors, have contributed to a more than three-fold increase in the...

Trini company awarded US$2M contract for feasibility study of Guyana/Suriname bridge

  A Trinidadian firm called WSP Caribbean has been awarded a US$2M contract to conduct a seven-month feasibility study of the bridge that will link...

Despite unprecedented floods, COVID-19: Guyana leads Region with highest GDP for 2021, 2020

For two consecutive years, Guyana has held the number one spot for the nation with the highest Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This is according...

Regional roaming charges to be reduced from April

  Residents of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) travelling within the region are expected to experience a 70 to 98% saving on roaming charges starting April...

Americas at risk of losing two decades of immunization progress – PAHO Director warns

  As the COVID-19 outbreak reaches its third year in the Americas, millions of children are missing out on routine vaccinations, putting countries at risk...

CARICOM govt. reps gather to draft law to counter smuggling of migrants

  Recent data from the Caribbean have shown increases in the number of migrants being smuggled into different parts of the region. To address these...

Americas have seen 250% increase in COVID-19 cases – PAHO Director

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Carissa F. Etienne disclosed on Wednesday that over the past week, countries in the Americas (North and South)...

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