GRPA wants comprehensive policy to tackle teenage pregnancy
By Jomo Paul
– Executive Director of the Guyana Responsible Parenthood Association (GRPA), Pastor Patricia Sherratan-Bisnauth says there is urgent need for a comprehensive...
GPHC to introduce laser treatment for Open Angle Glaucoma
- The Georgetown Public Hospital, in observance of World Glaucoma Week 2015, will be introducing Laser Treatment for Open Angle Glaucoma, by a...
“The State did not pay for any medevac for me” – Jagdeo pours cold...
By Jomo Paul
– Former President Bharrat Jagdeo has clarified that since he has stepped down from public office, he has not collected any...
Jagdeo intervenes: Ramotar to review medical assistance given to gov’t officials
By Tracey Khan – Drakes
– Former President Bharrat Jagdeo has revealed that he spoke to incumbent President, Donald Ramotar about reviewing medical...
Kidney Foundation to intensify awareness of kidney failure
– On Thursday, March 12 Guyana will join the rest of the world to observe World Kidney Day. The Kidney Foundation here is...
Health benefits doled out is a condition of service for public officials – Dr...
By Radha Motielall
- Cabinet Secretary Dr. Roger Luncheon has defended the medical assistance provided to government ministers/officials by stating that it has been...
UG Revolution remake: nursing students lock gate to compound
By Jomo Paul
– In what appears to be a striking semblance to recent protest action by the University of Guyana Student Society (UGSS);...
Health Ministry criticizes media for reporting on medical expenses
– In its first public response to the recent revelation of medical expenses extended to government officials, the Ministry of Health sought to...
GPHC’s first in house neurosurgeon completes 15 surgeries
- Though still in its initial setup stage, the newly specialised Neurosurgical Department at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), complemented with its...
Ministry of Health seizes canter of damaged & expired goods
- The Ministry of Health’s Pharmacy & Poison Board on Tuesday February, 24 seized a canter, filled with damaged and expired food items...
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...