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...
11 new COVID cases recorded
Guyana recorded 11 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, taking the total number of confirmed cases since March 2020, to 71,...
Baby born with rare defect gets successful operation at GPHC
When Altia Atkinson, a 34-year-old housewife, from Reliance, Essequibo Coast found out that she was pregnant earlier this year, she...
Seven new COVID cases recorded
Seven new COVID-19 cases were recorded over the past 24 hours, based on information provided by the Ministry of Health...
Guyana lifts COVID vaccine mandate for travel here
No longer will travelers be required to produce their COVID-19 vaccination card before they can enter Guyana. The government on...
Five more persons infected with COVID
Five new COVID-19 cases were recorded over the past 24 hours, based on information provided by the Ministry of Health...
Three new COVID cases from 157 tests
Only three new COVID-19 cases were been recorded over the past 24 hours, based on information provided by the Ministry...
Telepathology programme being developed for Guyana
Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony on Wednesday announced plans to establish a telepathology programme in Guyana. This programme which...
Family seeks financial aid for woman with brain tumor to return to Guyana
In early August, 34-year-old businesswoman Narifa Singh’s health took a drastic turn for the worse. Narifa, a mother of one...
Two COVID cases from 123 tests
Only two new COVID-19 cases were been recorded over the past 24 hours, based on information provided by the Ministry...
Full investigation underway after St. Joseph’s student dies by suicide
A full investigation was launched on Monday by the Ministry of Education after a student of the St. Joseph’s High...
Moths pester Evergreen/Paradise residents
In recent weeks, residents of Evergreen and Paradise in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) have been affected by the invasion of moths...
One new COVID case
Only one new COVID-19 case has been recorded over the past 24 hours, based on information provided by the Ministry...
Eight new COVID infections recorded
Eight new COVID-19 infections were recorded in the last 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health’s dashboard released on...
Four new COVID cases
Four new COVID-19 infections were recorded in the last 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health’s COVID dashboard on...
Five new COVID cases recorded
Five more persons were infected with COVID-19, according to the Ministry of Health’s COVID dashboard on Thursday. The new cases...
Nine new COVID cases recorded
Nine new COVID-19 cases were recorded on Thursday after 556 tests were conducted in the last 24 hrs, the Ministry...
Mother of baby diagnosed with rare nervous system disorder looking on the brighter side
When one steps into the realm of being a mom, there isn’t a written manual or guide for how it...
Seven new COVID cases recorded
A total of seven new COVID-19 cases were recorded in the last 24 hrs, taking the total number of infections...
