Businessman makes donation to 7-year-old cancer patient to travel overseas for treatment
Seven-year-old Munesh Narayan, who has been diagnosed with Ewing Sarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer, is one step closer to receiving the treatment...
CAD$2.5M project to decrease maternal, neonatal mortality in hinterland
Decreasing maternal mortality and increasing the survival of children under the age of five in the hinterland has been targeted in a CAD$2.5 million...
166 Region One residents benefitted from free spectacles
A husband and wife of 53 years, Ivan and Juliet Bennet, were among some 166 persons from Region One (Barima-Waini) to receive free tested...
Overseas mission in Guyana to perform life-changing surgeries for children
Some 20 overseas healthcare professionals including doctors, surgeons, respiratory therapists and nurses are volunteering their services to perform 10 life-changing, open-heart surgeries on children...
Pres Ali says public healthcare must offer services comparable to private hospitals
Acknowledging the importance of a worldclass healthcare system in the overall development of a country, President Dr Irfaan Ali has assured that his People’s...
19 more hinterland communities to benefit from telemedicine programme
The government, through the Ministry of Health, will be expanding the telemedicine initiative to 19 remote communities across Regions One, Seven and Eight, to...
Guyana, FAO partner to improve emergency response to zoonotic diseases
The Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) and the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) have commenced a three-day simulation exercise on High Pathogenicity...
GPHC making headway with minimally invasive laparoscopic surgeries
The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has once again advanced its provision of surgical care by performing first-of-a-kind minimally invasive laparoscopic surgeries.
Historically, most abdominal...
GPHC delivers triplets for 1st time since 2021
Three bouncing baby boys were delivered at the Georgetown Public Hospital Cooperation on February 28, 2023 to parent Christine Crystal Hope.
The 26-year-old second-time mother...
IDRF, Texila University sign MOU to strengthen initiatives to address mental health
The International Development and Relief Foundation (IDRF), implementing agency of the Global Affairs Canada (GAC) funded ‘Safeguarding the Human Dignity & Rights of Populations...
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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...