Guyana to begin dengue serotyping as cases increase
The Ministry of Health (MOH) will soon begin dengue serotyping to determine the variants circulating locally, as cases of the infection increase.
This was announced...
PAHO/WHO to assess Guyana’s progress in achieving int’l health regulations
The government has partnered with the Pan American Health Organisation/World Health Organisation (PAHO/WHO), to conduct an International Health Regulations Voluntary External Evaluation (IHR-VEE).
The assessment...
APA makes donations to survivors of Mahdia Sec. School deadly fire
The Amerindian Peoples Association (APA) distributed hampers comprising of items collected during a recent donation drive to support those affected by the Mahdia Secondary...
4th case of Monkeypox confirmed in Trinidad
The Trinidadian health authorities on Thursday reported that a fourth case of the Monkeypox (Mpox) virus was confirmed via laboratory testing. The patient is...
UK’s Smart Hospital initiative in Guyana ends as 5 facilities upgraded
The United Kingdom’s Smart Hospitals Initiative in Guyana has officially come to an end, with all five hospitals that were earmarked to be upgraded...
GPHC conducts historic breast surgery
The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) in collaboration with the British Foundation for International Reconstructive Surgery and Training (BFIRST), on Tuesday successfully performed the...
Mahdia fire: Teen seeking treatment in US to return home next month
Almost two months ago, one of the teenage victims of the tragic Mahdia Dormitory Fire was flown to the United States of America to...
3-Y-O medevacked to US after falling into boiling water
Battling from second-degree burns across 50 percent of his body, a three-year-old boy from Mabaruma, Region One (Barima-Waini) was flown to the United States...
Powerlifter’s death: Probe unearths negligence at Diamond Hospital
…staffer faces termination
An investigation launched into the death of local powerlifter Rawndel Clementson at the Diamond Hospital, East Bank Demerara (EBD) has unearthed negligence...
belVita Breakfast Sandwich biscuit recalled due to possible peanut contamination
The Government Analyst – Food and Drug Department (GA-FDD) on Thursday announced the voluntary recall of belVita Breakfast Sandwich.
The Dark Chocolate Creme Variety &...
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Govt seeking over $84B in supplementary funds for $100k cash grant initiative, GtE project
The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Government has approached the National Assembly, seeking its approval for more than $84 billion in supplementary funds for projects...
Businesswoman, facing 68 fraud charges, placed on $20.4M bail
Omeca Primo, owner of Primo’s Imports and Taxi Service, was placed on $20.4 million bail today after appearing before acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty...
Venezuelan woman slapped with 3 Trafficking In Person charges
Andreina Jimenez, a 27-year-old Venezuelan female of Lot 91 Robb Street, Georgetown, was arrested and subsequently charged today with three counts of Trafficking in...
Pensioner killed in early morning accident on EBD road
Police are investigating a fatal accident that occurred at about 06:19hrs this morning (Monday, 25th November 2024), on the Western Carriageway of Peters Hall...
Procurement rules by oil & gas companies now under scrutiny – Local Content Secretariat...
The Local Content Secretariat is examining the procurement guidelines being used by companies operating in Guyana’s oil and gas sector, as several inconsistencies and...
Letter: PPP/C Govt committed to fixing broken power system left behind by APNU+AFC
Dear Editor:
It is astonishing, though not entirely surprising, that David Patterson, who presided over the catastrophic mismanagement of Guyana’s power sector in the APNU+AFC...
New direct routes for Guyana, Brazil travel established
See below for a 𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐘 𝐎𝐅 𝐇𝐎𝐌𝐄 𝐀𝐅𝐅𝐀𝐈𝐑𝐒 𝐏𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐂 𝐀𝐃𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐑𝐘:
𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐎𝐅 𝐏𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐆𝐔𝐘𝐀𝐍𝐀/𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐙𝐈𝐋 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐑𝐎𝐀𝐃 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓 𝐀𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 (𝐈𝐑𝐓𝐀)
The public is hereby advised that...
US$20M DDL dairy farm to produce milk by 3rd quarter of 2025
The highly anticipated state-of-the-art US$20 Million dairy farm, the first of its kind in the Caribbean, which is being built by Demerara Distillers Limited...
NA woman accuses police of stealing cash during search of home
A New Amsterdam, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) woman has accused police officers who conducted a search of her home of stealing her money.
The police...
GECOM secretariat prepares for 2025 elections ahead of commission’s mandate
While the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) secretariat has not been mandated by the commission to prepare for the constitutionally due general and regional elections,...