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...
Over 40 Berbicians receive wheelchairs from Rotary Club
By Royan Abrams The New Amsterdam Rotary Club has partnered with the Rotary Club of Stabroek and Food for...
Epileptic St. Lucian finds relief in Guyanese treatment
(ST Lucia News Online) A 26-year-old St Lucian woman who has been suffering from epilepsy for 15 years is now...
Gov’t votes against Suicide Motion moved by opposition
The Suicide Motion moved tonight in the National Assembly by the Opposition People’s Progressive Party was rejected. As the...
Pensioners treated to breakfast at NA Post Office
By Malisa Playter As pensioners waited in the scorching sun to receive their monthly benefits at the New Amsterdam...
Children being physically abused while in Institutional care- NGO report
Children between ages 10 to 12 in institutional care, particularly boys are being physically abused by their care givers and...
Corriverton Town Council to spend over $1M on massive clean-up effort
By Royan Abrams The clean-up project which started a week ago in Corriverton is expected to be completed within...
Tropical Storm Earl Forms South of Jamaica; At Least Six Dead in Dominican Republic
REGIONAL FLORIDA, United States, Tuesday August 2, 2016 – It’s official. Tropical Storm Earl is here. It formed this...
Health officials across Region six to benefit from intense customer service training
By Royan Abrams In an effort to provide Berbicians with quality services at the various health facilities in the...
Visitation to Children in State Care “too restrictive”- Child Link Report
A report compiled by Child Link has shown that the Child Care and Protection Agency’s (CCPA) process for visiting children...
Greater participation needed to address health challenges- Dr. Norton
The Public Health Minister says there is a greater need for participation of civil society both local and international along...
GPHC providing better services, overcrowding reduced at A&E Unit– Board Chairman
The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) was able to reduce overcrowding managed at the Accident and Emergency (A&E) Unit with...
Piarco under floodwater
….Met Office issues Riverine Flood alert REGIONAL In the aftermath of heavy rainfall on Thursday which left several communities in...
UPDATE: Hospital confirms Gov’t Engineer, Walter Willis has passed
The St. Joseph Mercy hospital, in a statement late Monday, confirmed that Government’s Engineer, Walter Willis died on Monday...
BREAKING NEWS: Gov’t Engineer, Walter Willis in a coma
According to reports, Technical Adviser to the Minister of Public Infrastructure, Engineer Walter Willis is in a coma as opposed...
Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics to help tackle women’s health issues here
The International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) will be collaborating with the Ministry of Public Health to advance the...
NBTS in dire need of blood
The National Blood Transfusion Services (NBTS) is appealing to all its voluntary donors and new donors to visit the NBTS,...
Negligence led to foetus being dismembered by Dog- Health Ministry investigating
The Ministry of Public Health today confirmed reports of a foetus being dismembered by a stray dog after being improperly...
Baby Heart Foundation completes another 13 heart surgeries
The International Children’s Heart Foundation, also known as the Baby Heart Foundation has completed 13 Surgeries and 14 Interventional procedures...
