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Thursday, January 16, 2025

Active COVID-19 cases now at 78 after 7 new infections

Seven more persons have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in...

Covid: 7 new cases; 3 in ICU

There are seven new cases of the novel coronavirus, taking the total positives recorded to date to 63,246. A total of six persons are in...

4-day-old girl dies at NA hospital

  A young mother is calling for a thorough investigation following the death of her four-day-old baby girl at the New Amsterdam Hospital on Monday. Dead...

Covid: 4 new cases; 3 in ICU

Guyana has recorded four new cases of the novel coronavirus, taking the total positives detected to date to 63,239. There are three persons in the...

Health Ministry writes RDC for land to construct modern hospital in Region 5

Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony has written to the Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice) Regional Democratic Council (RDC) seeking permission for land owned by the Administration...

Covid: 1 new case, 2 in ICU

Guyana has seen another day without a Covid-related fatality, with authorities recording only one new case within the last 24 hour. The total positives detected...

2 new COVID-19 infections recorded

The Ministry of Health today said that two new novel coronavirus cases were detected in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of...

9 new COVID-19 cases; 2 in ICU

Nine new COVID-19 cases have been detected in the last 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health's updated Dashboard for today. The total number...

Covid: 5 new cases, 1 in ICU

Five new cases of the novel coronavirus have been detected, taking the total positives recorded to date to 63,223. There is one person in the...

Financial assistance for dialysis patients to roll out next week

The Government of Guyana, in the 2022 Budget, allocated approximately $180 million to alleviate the burden of expensive dialysis treatment for persons with chronic...

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My endorsement of President Mohamed Irfaan Ali

Dear Editor, This year, President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali will complete his first term in office, having served as the President of the Co-operative Republic...

2 dead, several injured in Mahaicony attack

See below for a statement from the Guyana Police Force on an incident at Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara, which left two persons dead and...

$86M cutting-edge equipment to clear backlogs, deliver efficient results at Forensic Lab

The Guyana Forensic Science Laboratory (GFSL) marked a significant milestone today (January 15, 2025) with the unveiling of its state-of-the-art Zeiss Sigma 360VP Scanning...

Benn hints at stronger penalties for gun-related crimes

As part of its crime-fighting strategy, the Ministry of Home Affairs is currently having consultations with the Legal Affairs Ministry on increasing the penalties...

Over 25,000 Guyanese employed as investors grow in forestry sector

Guyana’s forestry sector has attracted several new investors and expanded to employ more than 25, 000 Guyanese over the past few years due to...

Gaza ceasefire deal reached between Israel, Hamas; truce to begin Sunday

DOHA/CAIRO/JERUSALEM, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Negotiators reached a phased deal on Wednesday to end the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, the U.S. and Qatar said, after...

14-17 Years Old who registered during 2019 H2H exercise have to re-register – GECOM

See below for a statement from the Guyana Elections Commission:  Persons who were 14-17 Years Old During House-to-House Registration 2019 are Reminded to Apply for Registration,...

2 SWAT ranks under close arrest after ganja found in car

Two ranks attached to the Guyana Police Force's SWAT Unit are currently under close arrest after a quantity of marijuana was found in the...

Armed suspects nabbed by Lusignan residents, 2 firearms recovered

Residents of Lusignan on the East Coast of Demerara battled gunfire in the wee hours of today and managed to capture two armed male...

Prison officer jailed 3 years after busted with ganja at Mazaruni Prison

Joel Johnson, a 21-year-old Prison Officer of Lot 1 Section 'C', Clonbrook, East Coast Demerara, has been sentenced to three years imprisonment after he...