PAHO/WHO commends Guyana for immunisation coverage in 2023
Guyana has received official correspondence from Dr Jarbas Barbosa, World Health
Organization (WHO) Regional Director for the Americas, congratulating the country for its
exceptional immunisation coverage...
CJIA awaiting directive to implement monkeypox guidelines
Management officials of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) are awaiting directives from the Health Ministry to implement Monkeypox guidelines, following the recent declaration...
Monkey Mountain to get telemedicine service by Saturday – Pres. Ali
As part of efforts to improve the delivery of health services in the hinterland, the Monkey Mountain Health Centre in Region Eight will be...
WHO declares mpox a global public health emergency for second time in two years
Aug 14 (Reuters) - The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared mpox a global public health emergency for the second time in two years,...
Guyana set to be 1st Caricom country to conduct HLA testing for organ transplants
Guyana is set to be the first Caribbean Community Member State to conduct Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) testing for organ transplants.
Earlier in the year,...
USAID, PAHO join forces to help Guyana eliminate lymphatic filariasis
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) announce the next step in their long-standing partnership aimed...
Linden Hospital medevacs newborn in need of specialised care
See full statement from the Linden Hospital:
Linden Hospital’s First MEDEVAC of a Newborn Baby in the Last Five Years.
In a landmark event for Linden...
$46M Lakeville Health Centre commissioned
Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony, accompanied by the Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Sonia Parag, on Monday commissioned the District No.10...
6-Y-O girl shot to head discharged from GPHC after two life-saving surgeries
See full statement from the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC):
Georgetown, 31/07/2024 – The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) is pleased to announce the successful...
Guyana 1st in C’bean to introduce Bachelor of Science in respiratory care programme
Guyana is now the only country in the region offering a Bachelor of Science Degree in Respiratory Care (BSRC) programme.
It will be introduced at...
Recent Articles
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...
Dear Santa, we’ve got wishes: children and their letters to Santa
By: Jarryl Bryan
Christmas is here, and children everywhere are busy writing letters to Santa Claus, pleading their case for gifts and justifying why...
Christmas Messages!
People’s Progressive Party (PPP)
As the season of Yuletide embraces us, families come together in love and joy, and communities celebrate in unique ways, sharing...
69,000 public sector employees receive 10% increase, injecting $18B into Guyana’s economy
Following the conclusion of the historic Government of Guyana (GoG) and the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) multi-year agreement with respect to employment benefits...
Prosecution applies for Calvin Brutus’ bail to be revoked amid alleged flight attempt
The prosecution has applied to the court to revoke Assistant Police Commissioner Calvin Brutus’s bail and have him remanded to prison, alleging he attempted...
GRA urges persons involved in luxury vehicle tax evasion racket to visit HQ
See full statement from the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA):
In its diligence aimed at collecting the rightful revenue due to the State, the Revenue Authority...