FFTP donates 100 beds to public health sector
The local public health sector has received a tremendous boost with the donation of 100 hundred beds from the Food For The Poor Guyana...
$70M modern mortuary for New Amsterdam
A modern mortuary will be constructed at the National Psychiatric Hospital in New Amsterdam, Berbice.
It will cost $70M.
This facility will also have a chapel...
Cancer second cause of death in the Caribbean
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — Cancer has become the second leading cause of death in the Caribbean and despite this growing burden, many Caribbean small...
Guyana gets its 1st embryologist
Ganesh Persaud - who hails from the Cinderella County of Essequibo - is Guyana’s first embryologist.
Embryology is the field of medicine concerned with the...
GPHC out of malaria medication
Guyana’s premier health institution, the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has run out of medication to treat malaria, a life-threatening disease common in this...
Guyana on high alert in light of Ebola outbreak in DRC
In light of the new spike of Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Caribbean Region is at risk of the virus...
St Lucia, Barbados on Ebola alert
At least two Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries have responded to a warning by the Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) that regional States...
Some 500 persons charged over illegal drugs in 2018
More than 500 persons were charged with a drug-related offence last year, according to Guyana's Drug Information Network Report 2019.
The Guyana Drug Information Network...
Govt to launch mental health support groups
The Mental Health Unit will next month launch three support groups to help anyone struggling with depression and substance misuse.
This is according to the...
Essequibo teen dies after crying out for ankle pains
A former student of the Anna Regina Multilateral School died on Monday while receiving medical attention for a pain to the ankle at the...
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Guyanese company achieves historic first with new offshore pipe fabrication scope
Georgetown, Guyana - June 13, 2026: Government officials, industry representatives and private sector stakeholders gathered at Friedlander Guyana's facility on June 9 to celebrate...
Interpol, FBI engaged to hold Omar Malik accountable – Housing Ministry
SEE BELOW STATEMENT:
GEORGETOWN, GUYANA — The Ministry of Housing - Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA), wishes to inform the public regarding ongoing enforcement...
Guyana records over 40k visitor arrivals in May 2026
Guyana recorded some 40,149 visitor arrivals last month, marking a 20.6 per cent increase over the period in 2025 and the strongest May performance...
WIN MP on $125,000 bail for assault, threatening behaviour charges
We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) Opposition Member of Parliament (MP), Deon La Cruz, has been placed on $125,000 bail after being slapped with charges...
Court dismisses defamation case against Guyana Times filed by Charles Ceres
…editor, publisher awarded $1M in costs
The High Court has dismissed a defamation claim against the editor and publisher of Guyana Times, which was filed...
Guyana to nominate Ambassador Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett for UN Secretary General post
Guyana is seeking the United Nations Secretary-General (UNSG) seat and has decided to nominate former Foreign Affairs Minister and current Permanent Representative of Guyana...
23 high-powered rifles, over 500 ammo found; 1 arrested
A joint operation between the Guyana Police Force and the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) has resulted in the seizure of 23 AK-47 assault rifles...
‘Your turn will come’ – VP Jagdeo assures pre-qualified small contractors of at least...
Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has assured the more than 12,000 small contractors on the government’s pre-qualified list that each of them will be...
Fisherman remanded to prison for ammunition possession
Mathis Jacobis, a 33-year-old fisherman of Lusignan, East Coast Demerara and Paramakatoi Village, Region #8 (Potaro-Siparuni), has been charged with Possession of Ammunition Without...
Flow announced as official partner of Republic Bank CPL 2026
The Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) is proud to announce Flow, the Caribbean’s leading telecommunications provider, as an official partner for the upcoming...
