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Guyana remains vigilant despite declining COVID-19 cases – Dr Anthony

Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony said he is pleased with the recent announcement by the World Health Organisation (WHO) that COVID-19 is no...

Health Ministry receives 33 laptops from UNICEF to boost data collection

The Ministry of Health on Thursday received 33 laptops from the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), even as Guyana continues to move...

Construction of IDB-funded hinterland hospitals to begin this month

Construction of hospitals in select hinterland regions will soon begin, Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony has announced. The construction of these hospitals is being financed...

Fight against COVID-19 not over – Health Ministry

See below statement from the Health Ministry on WHO's declaration that COVID-19 no longer a global health emergency:  The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday...

Covid global health emergency is over, WHO says

(BBC) The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared that Covid-19 no longer represents a "global health emergency". The statement represents a major step towards ending...

3rd payout for dialysis assistance rolls out today

Over the next few days, 105 hemodialysis patients will receive cheques valued at $600,000 each, to help subsidise their treatment expenses, as the Government...

Sod turned for $6.6B hospital at Bath Settlement

The sod was on Tuesday turned for a level four, $6.6 billion hospital at Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice (WCB), with President Dr Irfaan...

Health Ministry, other partners launch vaccination campaign

The government continues to deliver accessible, quality healthcare to all citizens of Guyana. This is again being demonstrated as the Ministry of Health is collaborating...

US$5M private hospital opens in Leonora

…Govt spending $100M in each region to improve healthcare delivery – Dr Anthony Even as another private hospital has opened its doors, this time the...

Healthcare Call Centre to be operational in 2023

The Guyana Office for Investment, the investment agency of the Government of Guyana, recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding which will see a Healthcare...

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With US$15M in funding, Guyana preparing to combat all types of diseases – Dr...

Amid global concerns regarding the human metapneumovirus (HMPV) outbreak in China – sparking fears of another pandemic – Guyana’s Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony...

US announces $25m reward for arrest of Venezuela’s Maduro

The US has announced an increased $25m (£20.4m) reward for information leading to the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on the day...

Body of Chinese national in Demerara River Bridge accident recovered

The body of Mr. Fu-jian Wei, a 39-year-old Chinese national who tragically fell into the Demerara River during rigging operations at Pier 34 on...

Suspect in fatal shooting of Corentyne man released on station bail; wife demands justice

The wife of cane harvester Yognand Chaitram, also called ‘Boie’, who was recently shot dead by a businessman at Lesbeholden in Black Bush Polder,...

RBL CPL 2025 to take place from August 14 to September 21

The 2025 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) will take place from Thursday 14 August to Sunday 21 September. This window has been agreed between CPL...

“It hard on me” – woman whose husband is incarcerated; children unable to attend...

By: Andrew Carmichael Parbatie Mahadeo, a 36-year-old security guard who resides at Rose Hall Town in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne), has said she is struggling...

“Do not stop vehicles asking for licenses; look for guns, drugs, and thieves” –...

Ranks of the Guyana Police Force have been given a stern warning to refrain from stopping vehicles and asking drivers for licenses, instead, they...

Budget 2025 ‘will incentivise people to work harder’ – Jagdeo

    Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo said this year’s National Budget will see adjustments in the tax system to benefit the public and private sector...

A tragedy that 2020 election fraud charges yet to see the light of a...

    Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall has registered his concerns that the 2020 election fraud charges are yet to see the...

Chinese national in Demerara River Bridge accident was not wearing life jacket – MoL

    See full statement from the Ministry of Labour: The Ministry of Labour, through its Occupational Safety and Health Department, has initiated an investigation into a...