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Monday, January 13, 2025

Covid: 1 new death; 107 more cases

Guyana has recorded a new Covid-19 related death, taking the country’s death toll to 1,249. The latest fatality is an 85-year-old unvaccinated woman from Region...

82 new Covid cases recorded

Guyana has recorded 82 new cases of the novel coronavirus, taking the total positives detected to date to 66,588. There are 22 persons in institutional...

Local health system prepares for detection of monkeypox

Local health authorities are preparing to address any possible case of monkeypox in Guyana, Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony has said. “It’s about 1,900...

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...

Recent Articles

Guyana records 4% reduction in prison population

Guyana has seen a 4% reduction in its prison population last year, when compared to the previous year, Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn...

Man fined for pelting woman with brick

A 50-year-old carpenter and mason from East Ruimveldt, Front Road, Georgetown, was faced with a $50,000 fine or three months in prison for pelting...

Govt to build 3 recording studios this year; access to be free for local...

Strengthening the reach for musical artists within Guyana, it has been revealed that three digital recording studios, valued at $39.3 million each, will be...

Govt to appoint Hemp Authority CEO by February – Mustapha

The Agriculture Ministry is currently looking to fill a critical position within the hemp regulatory framework, that being the position of Chief Executive Officer...

Election fraud trial to proceed summarily from Feb. 17 – Chief Magistrate rules

Chief Magistrate (acting) Faith McGusty has ruled that the election fraud trial will proceed summarily, with the restart of hearings set from February 17,...

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...