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...
Coronavirus lockdown: CDC to provide support to vulnerable persons, communities
In light of the month-long emergency measures instituted by the Ministry of Public Health in the fight against COVID-19, the...
Coronavirus: PPP, TCI in donation drive to help healthcare workers, others
The Opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) and The Citizenship Initiative (TCI) have separately launched donation campaigns to assist healthcare workers...
COVID-19: Rotary Guyana, local businesses launch fund to support health workers
Rotary Guyana and a number of local businesses have partnered to launch a fund to help provide PPE (Personal Protective...
Gov’t implements curfew with immediate effect until May 3
COVID-19 EMERGENCY MEASURES These emergency measures are made pursuant to the paragraphs (1) and (2)(b) of the Direction by the...
Housing, transportation for healthcare workers dealing with COVID-19 patients
The Ministry of Public Health is putting measures in place to protect healthcare workers who are dealing with Coronavirus Disease...
23 COVID-19 cases now confirmed in Guyana
As of April 2, Guyana recorded 23 cases of the new Coronavirus, an increase from the 19 cases reported on...
City bans gathering of more than 5 persons; announces closure of public places
The Mayor and Councillors of the City of Georgetown Thursday said it remains committed to a collaborative approach in implementing...
City shuts down all markets, vending from Friday night
The Georgetown Mayor and City Council has taken a decision to shut down all city markets from Friday night, and...
PAHO/WHO now predicts 20,000 COVID-19 cases for Guyana by May 5
By Isanella Patoir A new study done on Wednesday by the Pan American Health Organisation/World Health Organisation (PAHO/WHO) and the...
GCCI condemns those not allowing health workers in buses, supermarkets
The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) on Thursday said it noted recent updates emanating from the Georgetown Public...
Another COVID-19 patient in ICU; cases remain at 19
Another patient who was diagnosed with the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been moved to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU),...
President announces all bars, gyms, restaurants to be closed from 6 p.m to 6 a.m
President David Granger on Thursday afternoon announced that in order to strengthen containment measures against the spread of COVID19, the...
Coronavirus: Albion sugar workers protest unhealthy working environment
Hundreds of sugar workers on Thursday morning protested what they say is an unhealthy working environment at the Albion Estate...
Tuschen/Uitvlugt NDC announces measures to prevent spread of COVID-19
The Tuschen/Uitvlugt Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) recognising the serious threat to public health of the COVID-19 disease has announced measures...
Health Ministry condemns discrimination of healthcare workers
Describing healthcare workers as the defence line against the battle with the Coronavirus disease, Minister of Public Health Volda Lawrence...
101-year-old Berbice woman credits long life to ‘doing good’
Mary Adialla affectionately known as ‘Aunty Vera’ is 101-years-old and is in relatively good health. The Corentyne Berbice centenarian believes...
Fourth COVID-19 patient dies
A 59-year-old man who was among the 19 persons tested positive for the new Coronavirus died Wednesday night at the...
Third COVID-19 patient dies in Guyana
Minister of Public Health Volda Lawrence this afternoon confirmed that the total number of deaths from COVID-19 in Guyana has...
