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...
COVID-19 cases jump to 113; six persons in ICU
As of May 12, Guyana recorded four new cases of the Coronavirus, bringing the total number of known cases to...
Mobile Unit tests over 20 persons at Merriman’s Mall for COVID-19
Over 20 persons were tested for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) within a 24-hour period at the Ministry of Public Health’s...
UPDATE: Lethem COVID-19 patient captured in Brazil
By Isanella Patoir The Lethem COVID-19 patient, identified as Hamlet Da Silva was captured in Bonfim, Brazil a few hours...
BREAKING: Lethem COVID-19 patient escapes from hospital
The first confirmed COVID-19 patient in Lethem, Region Nine, escaped from the Lethem Regional Hospital hours after he tested positive...
‘Nurses continue to serve dutifully, diligently in the face of personal peril’ – President says on Int’l Nurses Day
Message By His Excellency David Granger President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana on the occasion of International Nurses Day Nursing Guyanese to good...
Lethem records first COVID-19 case
Lethem, Region Nine, has recorded its first case of COVID-19. The patient is a male from St. Ignatius, Region Nine...
5 new cases of COVID-19; total now stands at 109
As of May 11, 2020, Guyana recorded five new cases of the Coronavirus disease, bringing the total number of cases...
THAG donates vouchers to healthcare workers
See full statement from the Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana (THAG): Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana extends heartfelt...
104 COVID-19 cases now recorded
The Ministry of Public Health has recorded seven new COVID-19 cases taking the total to 104 as of May 10,...
Guyana’s COVID-19 cases jump to 97; 5 in ICU
As of May 9, Guyana recorded three new cases of the new Coronavirus, bringing the total number of known cases...
Health Ministry widens net to catch asymptomatic COVID-19 patient
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, MOPH – The Public Health Ministry has cast its net wider to catch symptomless patients but who are...
COVID-19: St. Margaret’s Scout Group and Hand-in-Hand assist communities
Hand-in-Hand Mutual Fire and Life Insurance Companies recently teamed up with the St. Margaret’s Scout Group to assist several communities...
ERC Commissioner Neaz Subhan recovering from COVID-19
Commissioner of the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC), Neaz Subhan says he is recovering from the COVID-19 disease and is urging...
Police face challenge in detaining persons who break COVID-19 curfew
The Guyana Police Force has arrested over 100 persons for breaking the COVID-19 curfew but the force is now facing...
Reg. 4 areas with COVID-19 cases revealed; 94 cases now recorded
Guyana has confirmed one more positive COVID-19 case, bringing the total to 94 cases. A total of 785 persons have...
COVID-19: Nurses at Palms protest for protective gears
By Isanella Patoir Nurses from the Palms Geriatric Home located at Brickdam, Georgetown are calling on the Ministry of Public...
COVID-19: Over 50 prisoners released, Ramjattan wants to free ‘lots more’
By Isanella Patoir Over 50 prisoners from the Camp Street Prison in Georgetown, the Lusignan Prison, East Coast Demerara and...
More Guyanese students in Cuba say their plight is being ignored
The Department of Public Service (DPS) is once again facing strong criticisms and condemnation for downplaying the plight of Guyanese...
