MoH, Tony Blair Institute hold meeting on Digital Health Strategy
With the advancement of technology and the Ministry's efforts to improve the healthcare system by going digital, the Ministry of Health, in collaboration with...
‘Tell us something, let us know what’s going on’ – mother of children who...
Some three months after the deaths of two siblings at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne), family members are claiming...
“She was only 19” – mother distressed following death of teen mom
A newborn baby boy has tested positive for dengue shortly after his mother lost her life following an emergency C-section. The mother, Lanita Jacobs,...
Teen mother dies after giving birth
Lanita Jacobs, a 19-year-old from Hampton Court, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) died after giving birth to a baby boy at Suddie Public Hospital, Suddie, Essequibo...
11-Y-O from Bartica dies from dengue complications
An 11-year-old boy of Bartica, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) has died as a result of dengue complications, his family has confirmed.
Kushal Doobay had just written...
New Oxygen Plant commissioned at Lethem Regional Hospital
An Oxygen Generation Plant has been commissioned at the Lethem Regional Hospital in Region Nine.
The commissioning ceremony was led by Minister of Health Dr...
Demand for blood will increase as Guyana ramps up organ transplant services – NBTS...
The Health through the National Blood Transfusion Services (NBTS) will be increasing blood donation efforts for 2024 as the country moves to conduct more...
398 persons hospitalised with dengue so far this year – Health Minister
Guyana is facing a dengue fever outbreak, with 398 individuals having been hospitalised this year, according to recent information from Health Minister Dr Frank...
Decentralisation of blood banks reduces death caused by continuous bleeding – Director
The National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) has significantly contributed to reducing deaths caused by continuous bleeding by the decentralisation of blood banks.
This was highlighted...
GPHC clarifies circumstances surrounding death of patient
The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has completed an investigation in response to allegations made on social media by the mother of Deandra Liverpool,...
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...