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Monday, November 25, 2024

35 confirmed cases of Zika in Guyana – Dr Norton

Public Health Minister Dr George Norton has stated that there are 35 confirmed cases of Zika Virus in Guyana, which is a significant leap...

T&T in new plan to combat Zika

(Trinidad Guardian) The Ministry of Health has teamed up with several local and regional stakeholders to develop new response to the Zika virus as...

Drugs bond fiasco: ‘Entire sordid affair went beyond Health Minister’ – Jagdeo

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo is charging there is massive and entrenched corruption by the incumbent Administration with regard to the Sussex Street, Albouystown, Georgetown...

Venezuelan hospitals lack 80% of medicines, supplies

(AFP) – Hospitals in crisis-hit Venezuela are facing shortages of about eight in 10 medications and medical supplies needed to treat patients, according to...

Mother of 9 dies while awaiting treatment at GPHC ...

A 40-year-old mother of nine is now dead and the father of her children is casting blame on the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC),...

300 dirty cops will be brought to justice – says Philippines police chief

Manila, Philippines (CNN) - Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte vows there will be no letup in his hard-line crackdown on drugs and related crime despite...

Citizens urged to help eradicate ‘big foot’

Residents in a number of regions across the country will benefit from a Mass Drug Administration (MDA) exercise coming on stream next month. The...

Nation still waiting on Gov’t to take action against Health Minister, says Rohee

Concerns are growing over the slothfulness of the Government in reprimanding Public Health Minister, Dr George Norton after he misled the nation over controversial...

Nineteen care givers for the elderly complete first aid training

Nineteen women were, today, presented with certificates of completion in First Aid, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Automated External Defibrillator (AED) training as part of...

Malaria outbreak in Region 7

Choked by their massive economic crisis, many Venezuelan workers are flocking to Cuidad in Region 7 (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) to illegally mine for gold and their...

Recent Articles

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,...