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...
Palms trio beat COVID-19
The elderly are known to be among the most vulnerable in the fight against COVID 19. However, on Wednesday –...
COVID-19 curfew remains in effect; six-phase re-opening plan announced
National COVID-19 Task Force Media release For immediate release Wednesday, June 17, 2020 NCTF announces six phase re-opening plan The...
102 recoveries, no new COVID-19 cases reported
Guyana did not record any new COVID-19 cases from the 11 additional tests conducted as of June 17 but three...
168 more stranded Guyanese return from US
A third batch of Guyanese who were stranded in the United States because of COVID-19 restrictions returned home on Wednesday....
12 new COVID-19 cases; Region Two records first case
Guyana has recorded 12 new COVID-19 cases bringing the total to 171. The cases were recorded from a total of...
Dexamethasone is first life-saving coronavirus drug
[BBC] – A cheap and widely available drug called dexamethasone can help save the lives of patients who are seriously...
No new COVID-19 cases; students, teachers urged to be safe
Guyana did not record any new COVID-19 cases on June 15 but two persons have been moved to the Intensive...
No new COVID-19 case; four new recoveries
Guyana did not record any new case of COVID-19 as of June 14, 2020, but there have been four new...
105-Y-O woman among COVID-19 recoveries at the Palms
Three residents who tested positive for COVID-19 at The Palms Geriatric Home have fully recovered and will soon be integrated...
India to donate 10,000 Hydroxychloroquine tablets to Guyana
The Indian Government will be donating 10,000 Hydroxychloroquine tablets to the Guyana Government in the coming weeks to help treat...
One new COVID-19 case recorded from 7 tests
Guyana on June 12 recorded one new COVID-19 case from an additional seven persons who were tested in the past...
Lands and Survey creates COVID-19 tracker
The Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GLSC) has created a COVID-19 Tracker for Guyana which offers a geographical display of...
Two new COVID-19 cases from Moruca
The two new COVID-19 cases recorded on Thursday is from Moruca, Region One; this means that there are now 12...
Two new COVID-19 cases recorded from 44 more tests
Guyana on Thursday recorded two new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of cases to 158. Chief Medical Officer Dr...
Several weeks before Exxon fixes compressor to stop flaring
By Bibi Khatoon ExxonMobil has come in for major criticisms over the flaring of excess gas offshore close to six...
No new COVID-19 case; 92 recoveries
Guyana did not record any new COVID-19 case from the additional 22 persons tested as of June 10, 2020; the...
Moruca teacher tests positive for COVID-19
A primary school teacher has tested positive for COVID-19 in Santa Rosa, Moruca Region One. This brings the total number...
Two new COVID-19 cases reported from 38 more tests
Guyana on June 9 recorded two more COVID-19 cases from 38 additional tests done. This brings the total number of...
