12 more cases of Chickungunya confirmed in Berbice
- The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has confirmed 12 more cases of chikungunya, from samples which were taken from East Berbice, leading...
Two cases of Chikungunya detected in Berbice
– The Ministry of Health has confirmed two cases of Chikungunya in the Canje, Berbice area. A team has been dispatched to the...
More promotion of cancer prevention/awareness needed in Guyana
– An iNews Poll has found that there needs to be more awareness of cancer prevention in Guyana.
The question, “Is enough being done...
Chikungunya cases: Vector Control Services to tighten surveillance at ports of entry
- There are plans for the tightening up of surveillance and intensifying of operations at the ports of entry to prevent against vector...
Authorities urged to declare suicide an urgent health problem – iNews Poll
– Hundreds of Guyanese have called on the relevant authorities to declare suicide an urgent health/psychological problem in Guyana.
During iNews’ weekly poll for...
Health Fair, among activities held to observe World Autism Day
- The Ministry of Health has launched a two - day Health Fair and Fun Day to commemorate World Autism Day which was...
Plans underway to incorporate Whim Community Centre in health program
- Monitoring and evaluation of the Berbice Regional Health Authority continued on Friday with another health facility day in Region six.
Performance over...
Condoms ‘too big’ for men in India
- A survey of more than 1,000 men in India has concluded that condoms made according to international sizes are too large for...
Diabetes among the leading causes of death in Guyana, 60,000 people being treated
- Diabetes is one of the leading cause of deaths in Guyana and it affects all ethnic groups. Most persons suffer from Type...
Increase in fast food outlets affects healthy eating in Guyana – iNews Poll
– Eighty one percent of iNews readers believe that healthy eating is being affected by the increase in fast food joints in the...
Recent Articles
Vessels fraudulently using Guyana’s flag sanctioned by US Treasury Dept
See full statement from the Maritime Administration Department:
The Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) wishes to share the facts in relation to information shared in a...
Historic moment for Guyana & US – Ambassador Theriot on Gte loan approval
Today, the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM), announced an approval of more than $526 million to the Ministry of Finance of the...
US EXIM Bank Grants Final Approval for US$526 M Gas to Energy Loan to...
Today at noon, His Excellency the President Dr. Mohammed Irfaan Ali received a telephone call from the President and Chair of the United States...
$100K cash grant: Rigid systems in place to avoid registration, issuance of cash grants...
In light of specious and baseless claims by some sections of the public that dead people were registered for the 100,000 one-off cash grant...
ExxonMobil now owns all 3 FPSOs operating in Stabroek Block
The purchase of the Liza Destiny Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel by ExxonMobil Guyana Limited (EMGL), was recently completed for US$535 million,...
Christmas 2024 in Guyana – When the tradition keeps on living – by Sébastien...
An account from Canadian High Commissioner to Guyana Sébastien Sigouin on his 1st Guyanese Christmas experience
If there was one distinctive part of my Christmases...
Pedestrian killed in Corentyne accident
A Corentyne man is now dead after being hit by a car about 30 minutes before Christmas Day.
Dead is Jermaine Fraser, 40, of Auchlyne...
E-bike rider killed after colliding with minibus at WCB
An electric bike rider is now dead after colliding with a minibus at Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice, Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice) on Christmas Eve.
Dead...
25 years of hard work burnt to the ground, rebuilt for Christmas
By: Mishael Henry
The smell of burnt charcoal lingers in the nostrils of Andrew McBean, and is etched into his memory like a sore scar.
Exactly...
A soldier’s boots under the tree, but no son to wear them
By: La'Wanda McAllister
Festive homes all over Guyana are glimmering with Christmas lights and the melody of carols float in the warm December air. But...