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Saturday, November 23, 2024

“Guyana is in a health crisis” – APNU+AFC doubtful Guyana will meet maternal health...

By Jomo Paul – At the end of 2015, Guyana could be one of the countries that have not achieved the eight Millennium Development...

13-Y-0 gives birth to twins at Suddie Hospital

- A 13 - year - old student of Wakapoa, in the Lower Pomeroon River, has given birth to twins at the Suddie...

$280M in expired drugs, medical supplies destroyed in 2014 – APNU+AFC reveals

By Jomo Paul – The Opposition Coalition has revealed that in 2014 some $280M worth of expired drugs and medical supplies were destroyed by...

Health crisis looms in Bartica; expired dump site still functions

By Leroy Smith – Vice Chairman of the Bartica Neighborhood Democratic Council in Region 7, Steven Belle is of the view that if...

Angry mothers protest Ministry of Health for justice

By Jomo Paul   – The mothers and family members of two toddlers who died at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) as a result...

326 babies born to teen mothers in first quarter 2015

– The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) says for the first quarter of 2015, it successfully delivered 1,467 babies; however 326 of those...

Nurses at Plaisance Health Centre granted leave after expressing fear for their lives

– Several nurses attached to the Plaisance Health Centre on the East Coast of Demerara (ECD) have been granted leave after objecting to...

Public servants recognized during Berbice Regional Health Authority’s award ceremony

- The Berbice Regional Health Authority (BRHA) on Friday evening held its 12th annual award ceremony in honour of workers who have made...

Diamond Hospital gets new ambulance

- Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Norman Whittaker presented the keys of a new, fully equipped ambulance to Dr. Serena Bender...

GPHC maternal unit to undergo $236M expansion

– Government has allocated $236M for the remodeling and extension of the Maternity Ward at the Georgetown Public Hospital. A sod turning ceremony, as...

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...