Eleven children to travel to Dominica for heart surgery
- The Ministry of Health will be sending 11 children with life threatening cardiac problems to Dominica for surgery, as a result of...
Seven year health plan launched
- The seven year plan focuses on the right to the highest level of health, equity in access to quality health care, solidarity...
Guyana has second highest teen birth rate in the region – UN Report
By Kurt Campbell
- Guyana's teen pregnancy rate is the second highest in the region according to the 2013 State of the World Population...
Sunday’s Health Tip: The problem with extra long naps
- A nap, a siesta, or as the Chinese call it, a wujiao, is a pleasant break from the day, but the debate...
How To Wire Your Brain For Happiness
- The secret to lasting happiness might be neatly summed up in a cheesy neuroscience joke: "The neurons that fire together, wire together."
"It’s...
Why Do We Kiss?
- Kissing is fun and it feels nice. But -- why do we do it? According to new research, one big reason is...
Project launched to standardise testing for renal marker
- Local medical technologists and laboratories will benefit from a one year training project which has the primary aim of standardising reporting of 'estimated-Glomerular...
Multi – million dollar Jagan Dental Center to advance medical tourism
- The Jagan Dental Center was officially commissioned on Tuesday evening (October 8) and boasts of advancing Guyana’s medical tourism.
With the attendance of...
Medical Technologist launches new testing facility
- Guyanese will soon have access to the services provided by a new medical testing facility in Georgetown called QualiTEST. The brand was...
What sexual satisfaction really means to 6 women
- What does "sexual satisfaction" actually mean?
A study published in the September 2013 issue of The Journal of Sex Research sought to answer that question....
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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’...
Public funds must serve the people – Pres Ali tells Govt officials
President Dr. Irfaan Ali and Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo met with Cabinet members, soon-to-be appointed Regional Executive Officers, Permanent Secretaries, Officers from the...
Henry boys’ murder trial: Key witness testifies suspects instructed him to lie about Police...
The murder trial for the gruesome killings of cousins Isaiah and Joel Henry continued on Wednesday at the Berbice High Court, where key prosecution...
