May 14, 2021

A small amount of the COVID-19 vaccines were spoilt after a health team encountered difficulties leaving the Gunns village, in Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo), where they went to conduct a vaccination outreach. At the…

By Vishani Ragobeer Guyana’s fight against HIV/AIDS will be further boosted through an additional US$1.5M grant from the United States Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) with the support of the United States President’s…

By Vishani Ragobeer Ahead of the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA), which will be written on August 4th and 5th, 2021, Grade Six pupils will be able to benefit from extra video tutoring, daily, through an ‘NGSA booster’ programme…

With an investment of $68 million, Massy Stores Guyana opened the doors to its new location: Massy Stores Mini at Montrose, East Coast Demerara (ECD) offering employment to 13 Guyanese. In a convenient store style, the Massy mini…

Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr Vindhya Persaud, on Friday, met with Disability Rights Activist, Ganesh Singh, to discuss major improvement plans that the ministry has on stream for the disability community, especially as…

Guyana on Friday recorded 143 new COVID-19 infections from 1,364 tests, taking the country’s overall total confirmed cases to 14, 988. The majority of the new cases were recorded in Region Four with 55 new infections; Region Nine came in…

Commissioner of Police (ag), Nigel Hoppie and the Director of Police Prosecutions (DPP), Shalimar Ali Hack, have made an application to the High Court for copies of the Statements of Poll (SOPs) and Statements of Recount (SORs) from the…

Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony, on Friday, said health officials are currently monitoring some 1,866 active COVID-19 cases across the country. Of that number, only 83 persons are hospitalised with 54 of them at the Infectious…

By Akeem Greene Advisor to the Ministry of Health, Dr Leslie Ramsammy, says the government would consider the possibility of allowing only vaccinated persons to attend sport events. Dr Ramsammy was responding to a question from the…

By Vishani Ragobeer Cognisant of the pressure placed on young children when sitting the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA), Minister of Education Priya Manickchand, has noted that the ministry is exploring whether this assessment…