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Covid: 1 new death; 15 more cases

The Covid-19 death toll in the country has risen to 1,248 following the demise of a 75-year-old man who was infected with the novel...

2 more die from COVID, 35 new cases

Two more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died. According to the Ministry of Health, these latest fatalities are a 30-year-old...

74 new COVID-19 infections recorded

Another 74 persons have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in the last 24 hours. This now takes the total number of active cases in...

79-Y-O partially-vaccinated man dies from Covid

The Ministry of Health (MOH) has announced that as of June 16th, 2022, one more person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)...

Guyana lifts Covid testing requirement for int’l travel

Guyana's Ministry of Health has announced the lifting of the Covid-19 testing requirement for international travel, effective June 18, 2022. Travellers 12 years and older...

171 new Covid cases recorded

Guyana has recorded 171 new cases of the novel coronavirus, taking the total positives detected to date to 66,300. There are 19 persons in the...

Blood banking services to be offered at regional hospitals

The Ministry of Health will be expanding its blood banking services to every region across the country. Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony noted that permanent...

Covid: 2 new deaths; 120 more cases

Within the last 24-hours, the country has recorded two new Covid-related deaths and 120 new infections. The country’s death toll now stands at 1,244 after...

Officials to be trained to keep water clean during disasters

The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and the United Nations International Children Funds (UNICEF) today launched a Water,...

Covid: 2 new deaths; 83 more infections

Two more persons who were infected with the novel coronavirus have died, taking the country’s death toll to 1,242. The latest fatalities are an 88-year-old...

Recent Articles

$100M defamation lawsuit: Nandlall dismisses political fallout from Melly Mel allegations

…challenges her to prove claims in court Attorney General Anil Nandlall, SC, is brushing aside contentions that the controversy surrounding US-based Guyanese Melissa Atwell, popularly...

Only High Court has exclusive jurisdiction to determine whether an election has been lawfully...

See full statement below:  The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is once again faced with the challenge of frequently repeated disinformation being peddled in the public...

GDF Coast Guards found 99kg of ganja during patrol in Demerara River   

Members of the Guyana Defense Force (GDF) Coast Guard who were on patrol duty in the Demerara River aboard the Metal Shark vessel intercepted...

National Assembly approves $30.5B for $100,000 cash grant

The National Assembly has approved $30.5 billion for the $100,000 cash grant initiative that was announced by Government. This was part of two financial...

Fire destroys Linden house

See full statement from the Guyana Fire Service: A fire caused extensive damage to a wooden and concrete two-story building at Lot 9, Second Alley,...

Record night for Global Super League opener

        The opening match of the ExxonMobil Global Super League (GSL) saw a record 4.2million combined broadcast and digital viewership for the first game of...

Agri. Ministry to intensify efforts to monitor market prices as holiday season approaches

In an ongoing effort to sensitize consumers about price trends in markets across Guyana, the Ministry of Agriculture through the New Guyana Marketing Corporation...

Minibus driver jailed for dangerous driving

A D’Edwards Village, West Bank Berbice, Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice) minibus driver who appeared in court on Tuesday was jailed for two months for dangerous...

Letter: Massive reforms needed in the auto insurance industry

Dear Editor, It is time for the Government regulatory bodies to step in and rein in the insurance industry. On the one hand, while commercial...

Harris Paints opens new manufacturing plant, flagship store at BV

Harris Paints Guyana Limited has opened its new, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility and flagship retail store at Beterverwagting, East Coast Demerara, marking a major milestone...