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...
Japan gives Red Cross Guyana US$61,478 for procurement of ambulance
By Kurt Campbell
– The Guyana Red Cross Society on Tuesday (March 4) received a grant worth US$61,478 from the Government of Japan for...
Cancer Institute mistakes tumor for fatty deposits; family say woman lost a fighting chance
By Kurt Campbell
– A 43 – year – old woman is claiming that she was diagnosed as having fatty deposits in her breasts...
Former National Lab Director opens private Medical Testing Lab in Diamond
By Kurt Campbell
– QualiTEST – a laboratory offering medical testing services opened its Diamond, East Bank Demerara branch on Friday morning, February...
Foreign Medical Team looking to implement Kidney Transplant Services in Guyana
- A team of health care providers from the University of Calgary is on a visit to Guyana with a main focus is...
Cancer is the third leading cause of death in Guyana – Report
- A report from the Ministry of Health shows that cancer has been the third leading cause of mortality in Guyana with Ischemic...
Citizens decry unequipped ambulances even as MOH distribute new ones countrywide
By Kurt Campbell
– “All those things (ambulances) good for is to fetch bodies,” one woman could be heard remarking at the handing over...
Guyana recorded 18 maternal deaths in 2013
By Kurt Campbell
– According to figures released by Health Minister Dr. Bheri Ramsarran, Guyana recorded a total of 18 maternal deaths in 2013.
The...
Health Minister turns his back on media over questions of maternal deaths
By Kurt Campbell
– Health Minister Dr. Bheri Ramsarran on Monday (January 27) flew into a rage and walked away from a group of...
Recent Articles
Lethem teen slapped with 15 traffic-related charges
Nineteen-year-old Joel Darrel from Lethem, Region Nine (Upper Takatu-Upper Essequibo) was on Tuesday slapped with 15 traffic-related charges when he appeared before Magistrate Omadatt...
Couple taken into custody following discovery of ganja in bedroom
A couple was taken into custody following the discovery of 680 grams of cannabis during an operation conducted by the Customs Anti- Narcotics Unit...
Essequibo teen nabbed with cocaine during Police operation
A 16-year-old boy was taken into custody following the discovery of a quantity of cocaine during a police operation on Tuesday at Onderneeming Sand...
Delivery driver robbed of motorcycle, cash by armed bandits
A 30-year-old delivery driver from Prosperity, Mocha, East Bank Demerara (EBD), was on Tuesday robbed at gunpoint along Lamaha Street, Georgetown. Based on reports...
Businessman shot by men on motorcycle
A 32-year-old businessman from Campbellville, Georgetown, is now nursing a gunshot injury following a shooting incident on Tuesday at Dowding Street, Kitty, Georgetown. Preliminary...
Guyana’s Bahamas Honorary Consul congratulates PM Davis on re-election victory
The Office of the Honorary Consul of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas to the Co-operative Republic of Guyana extends its warmest congratulations to the...
US backs Guyana as emerging South America-Caribbean logistical corridor
United States Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs, Jacob Helberg has said Washington sees strong potential for Guyana to emerge as a strategic...
‘Progress can be made through private conversations’ – US official as Venezuela continues threats...
Acknowledging that American investments in Guyana require stability and security amid continued threats from Venezuela, the United States has said meaningful diplomatic progress can...
New company seeking to establish major cement plant in Guyana
As Guyana continues to face a massive construction boom amid the country’s unprecedented economic and infrastructure expansion, a newly established company - Demerara Cement...
Homeless labourer remanded over clothing theft
A homeless labourer accused of stealing $750,000 worth of female clothing was on Tuesday remanded to prison when he appeared before the Georgetown Magistrates’...
