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13 children complete heart surgeries at GPHC; 6 others benefit from cardiac interventions

- Director of the Echocardiography Education Programme at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), Dr. Debra Isaac has reported that during the first...

GPHC addresses report of ‘displaced dead babies’ in morgue

- The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has rubbished a media report that the bodies of babies, untagged and stacked up in no...

Six children successfully complete heart surgeries at GPHC

- Six of the 18 children who were set to benefit from heart surgery at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), through support...

N/A hospital rejects report patient died from starvation; says spoiled vegetables were discarded

By Tracey Khan - Drakes –Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Berbice Regional Health Authority (BRHA), Dr. Vishwa Mahadeo has rejected claims that a...

Texila American University to open another campus to house 1600+ students

By Tracey Khan - Drakes – Texila American University is slated open another medical campus in Guyana that will accommodate more than 1600 students...

Unstaffed operating room, negligence blamed for stillborn baby

By Fareeza Haniff – A 30 – year – old mother continues to feel the pain over the loss of her baby girl,...

Eighteen children to undergo heart surgeries at GPHC

- Eighteen children from across the country will be undergoing heart surgery at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) under the tutelage of...

Cancer 2nd leading cause of death in Barbados

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – Health Minister John Boyce says cancer is the second leading cause of death in Barbados. He said the main cancers of...

New batch of nurses inducted

- A new batch of nurses, numbering 51, 21 Nursing Assistants and 30 Professional Nurses has been inducted for training at the Kingston...

Manage Georgetown Hospital like a ‘corporation’ – APNU+AFC’s Dr Surendra Persaud

By Jomo Paul – The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) should be treated and recognized by the government as a “corporation” rather than a...

Recent Articles

NWD farmers nabbed with unlicensed shotguns, ammo

Two farmers were arrested this morning in the North-West District, Region One (Barima-Waini) after police found two unlicensed shotguns with matching ammunition at their...

Global Super League trophy unveiled

The trophy for ExxonMobil Guyana Global Super League (GSL) has been unveiled by Guyana’s President, His Excellency President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali and shown...

3 cops under close arrest as OPR probes shooting incident at Lethem

See below for a statement from the Guyana Police Force: The Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) is looking into the circumstances surrounding the alleged shooting...

23-Y-O woman hospitalised after stabbed, chopped by GDF rank

Litisha Reynolds, a 23-year-old female resident from No. 30 Village, West Coast Berbice, is now hospitalised in critical condition after she was stabbed multiple...

Motorcyclist killed on Corentyne Highway

An unlicensed motorcyclist was on Friday afternoon killed after driving into a parked lorry along the Corentyne Highway in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne). Dead is...

Corentyne fire that killed 5 was deliberately set – Divisional Fire Officer

The recent fire at No. 64 Village Corentyne, Berbice which claimed the lives of a mother and her four children was an act of...

No decision yet on use of biometrics at 2025 polls – GECOM Chair

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is yet to decide on the use of biometrics at next year’s polls even after a feasibility study was...

Customs Officer charged for exposing genitals to policeman

Jamal Forde, a 36-year-old Customs Officer from Providence, EBD, was who was arrested on 2024-09-03 by Police at the Sparendaam Station, was charged today...

Guyanese wins prestigious Lambeth Cross for outstanding service

Sheran Harper, A.A., has been awarded the Cross of St Augustine for Services to the Anglican Communion, recognising her exceptional contributions over more than...

Brutus slapped with more charges, granted $1.4M bail

Assistant Commissioner of Police Calvin Brutus has been slapped with additional criminal charges. Brutus, a businessman named Corwin Nicholson and a Police Sergeant named Latoya...