Health
UN urges the world to ready for extreme heat risk from El Niño
GENEVA, June 2 (Reuters) – The United Nations weather agency forecast on Tuesday a moderate or possibly a strong El Niño that could drive up global temperatures and increase the risk of extreme weather over the coming months. El Niño is a periodic warming of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, which typically lasts...
Guyana prepares for historic robotic surgery as healthcare enters new era
Guyana is preparing to make medical history with what could become the longest-distance robotic cardiac surgery ever performed. President Irfaan...
Caribbean eating too much salt as hypertension, heart disease surge — CARPHA warns
The Caribbean Public Health Agency, CARPHA, is sounding the alarm over dangerously high salt consumption across the region, warning that...
91 year-old among four to recover from COVID-19 at the Palms
A ninety one year-old woman is among four residents of the Palms Elderly Care Facility to fully recovered from COVID-19...
COVID-19 isolation tents installed at Moruca
With 42 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Moruca, Region One, the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) on Wednesday installed a number...
Stranded Guyanese in Canada desperate to return home
By Bibi Khatoon Several Guyanese who are stranded in Canada are calling for flights to be facilitated for them to...
One new COVID-19 case; four more persons recover
Guyana on June 23 recorded one new case of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours bringing the total number of...
Chief of Santa Rosa welcomes stricter measures as COVID-19 cases climb
By Bibi Khatoon The Chief of Santa Rosa village, inhabited by the Arawak and Warrau indigenous peoples, in Region One...
Emergency measures for Regions 1, 7 as COVID-19 cases increase
Following an alarming increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in Regions One and Seven, the National COVID-19 Task Force...
Two NGSA students among Guyana’s COVID-19 cases
Two National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) students in Lethem Region Nine are among the new COVID-19 cases in Guyana. A...
18 of 21 new COVID-19 cases recorded in Moruca
Eighteen of the 21 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded Monday in Moruca, North-West District, Region One. This is according...
21 new COVID-19 cases within 24-hours
Guyana has confirmed 21 new cases of the COVID-19 within 24 hours bringing the country’s total to 205. The jump...
One new COVID-19 case; 103 recoveries
Guyana on June 21, 2020 recorded one new COVID-19 case bringing the total number of known cases to 184. Another...
Kato mother of 8 recovering after lifesaving operation
Fifty-year-old Junita Gomes of Kato Village in Region Eight underwent a life-saving operation two weeks ago at the Georgetown Public...
CDC provides relief to flood-hit Coomacka residents
The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) were commended for their timely response to the flood-affected community of Coomacka, Upper Demerara- Upper...
180 cruise ship workers arrive home
A total of 180 Guyanese workers from the Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, who were stuck off the coast of Barbados,...
More teachers test positive for COVID-19
The Ministry of Education has announced that five more teachers from the Moruca sub-district, Region One has tested positive for...
No new COVID-19 case; Regions 1, 4 & 7 most affected
Guyana did not record any new cases of COVID-19 as of June 19, 2020. In its daily COVID-19 update Friday,...
CAL brings home 141 Guyanese who were stuck in Trinidad and Barbados
A total of 141 Guyanese who were stuck in Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados due to the COVID-19 measures returned...
Six teachers test positive for COVID-19
Six teachers of the Santa Rosa Primary School in Moruca, Region One tested positive for the deadly new Coronavirus Disease,...
12 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Region One
Guyana has confirmed 12 new cases of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) hours after relaxing some of its COVID-19 restrictions...
