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Monkeypox: WHO declares highest alert over outbreak

(BBC) The monkeypox outbreak has been declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization. The classification is the highest alert that the WHO...

80 new Covid cases detected

Within the last 24 hours, the country has recorded 80 new cases of the novel coronavirus, taking the total positives detected to date to...

Man, 68, dies from Covid

The Ministry of Health (MOH) has announced that as of June 19th, 2022, one more person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)...

Covid: 86 new cases; 4 in ICU

Guyana has recorded 86 new cases of the novel coronavirus, taking the total positives detected to date to 69,058. There are 26 persons hospitalised, four...

Covid: 1 new death; 59 more cases

The country has recorded one new Covid-related fatality and 59 more cases of the life threatening virus. The latest fatality is a 59-year-old unvaccinated woman...

Centurion among 2 latest COVID deaths; 46 new cases recorded

The Ministry of Health has reported that two more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died. These latest fatalities are a...

Parents asked to get children vaccinated during semester break

Children are at risk of contracting the novel coronavirus and now that schools are closed, parents are asked to take their children to the...

137 new COVID cases; 3 in ICU

Another 137 persons have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in the last 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health today. Consequently, active COVID-19...

127 new Covid cases detected

The country has recorded 127 new cases of the novel coronavirus, taking the total positives detected to date to 68,627. There are 34 persons in...

Covid: 91 new cases; 1 more death

A 79-year-old unvaccinated man who was infected with the novel coronavirus has died, taking the country’s death toll to 1,264. The latest fatality hailed from...

Recent Articles

New facilities for Diamond & Region 3 to treat fresh water – Pres. Ali

President Dr Irfaan Ali has disclosed plans construction water treatment plants at Diamond, East Bank Demerara and in Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara) to...

Guyana’s average homeownership age now under 30 – Pres Ali

President Dr Irfaan Ali has announced that, due to the aggressive housing policies of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Government, the average age for...

“Remarkable, outstanding, historic, record-breaking” – Minister Ramson on 2024 sport

The year 2024 has been a glittering one for sport in Guyana, according to Sport Minister Charles Ramson jr, who has measured the success...

Over 5,000 Guyanese earn Master’s Degrees through GOAL, 378 secure PhDs

Some 5,602 Guyanese, including teachers have achieved master’s degrees and 378 have earned PhDs through the Government’s Online Academic Learning (GOAL) initiative, marking a...

Over $300 M spent to renovate Cliff Anderson Sports Hall

The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport has invested over $300 million in the comprehensive overhaul of the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on Homestretch...

Govt to work with Buxton, Strathspey on transformative agricultural projects – Pres. Ali

His Excellency President Dr Irfaan Ali said that his Government will support the development of innovative agricultural projects in Buxton and Strathspey on the...

Timehri man nabbed with ganja

Adrian Stoll, a 28-year-old resident of Timehri North, East Bank Demerara, was arrested Friday evening after 12 grams of marijuana was found in his...

“Ignore distractors; we are here to build a stronger community” – Pres. Ali tells...

President Dr Irfaan Ali earlier today engaged residents in several communities along the East Coast of Demerara, where he addressed a number of issues...

Faizal Khan returns as head of BritCham Guyana

See below for a statement from the British Chamber of Commerce in Guyana on its newly elected Executives:  The British Chamber of Commerce in Guyana...

Education Ministry battling teacher shortage for TVET, music, foreign languages & PE

As more students display interest in subject areas such as Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) and music, there has been a noticeable...