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Students begin training in five health programmes
The Ministry of Public Health on Monday morning launched five new clinical and technical health programmes geared at effectively satisfying the countrywide demand for certified health practitioners in various regions.
The students will…
Persons with disabilities gain knowledge in farming
A number of persons living with disabilities from regions 3, 4, 5, 6 and 10 had the opportunity on Wednesday to learn a number of farming techniques.
This was made possible by the Ministry of Agriculture inaugural ‘Agr-Ability’ programme…
Cancer Institute encourages use of herbs to complement treatment
The Cancer Institute of Guyana has joined with the Ministry of Agriculture to promote the use of plants to complement other treatments of cancer.
The Ministry of Agriculture on Tuesday donated Soursop and Moringa plants to cancer…
400 households affected by flooding on the coast
Approximately 400 households were affected by flood waters as result of high tides and sea defence breaches along the coastland.
The Department of Public Information reported that the government will seek $800 million from the…
There is no heat wave – Hydromet Office
Chief Hydromet Officer Dr. Garvin Cummings on Monday confirmed that the country is not experiencing a heat wave. According to Dr. Cummings, the unusually hot temperatures are not as severe to be considered a heat wave.
Dr. Cummings spoke…
HEALTH ADVISORY: For areas affected by flooding
In light of the unusually high tides and the overtopping of the sea defenses along coastal areas especially on the West Coast of Demerara and the possibility of flooding, the Ministry of Public Health is advising that special attention be…
Discrimination kills, says mother of three living with HIV
By Bibi Khatoon
“If you’re diagnosed with HIV and you ain’t getting no support, no love, everybody just like discriminating you, that is what does break you down and kill you faster than anything else,”- a 37-year-old woman who is living…
50% of students in Guyana identified as alcohol users
The Ministry of Public Health has reported that the heavy use of alcohol and narcotic and psychotropic substances is an emerging problem among children and adolescents in Guyana.
“Reports shows that 50% of students in Guyana between the…
Residents suffer major losses after flooding caused by high tide
Residents of several villages on the West Coast of Demerara are counting their losses after they woke up to flooded homes as a result of over-topping of the sea defence caused by the high tide.
The affected villages include Blankenburg,…
Dora Secondary schoolgirls treated for ‘mass hysteria’
Over 20 schoolgirls from the Dora Secondary School on the Soesdyke Linden Highway who experienced strange symptoms Tuesday last, were treated for mass hysteria.
This is according to the Public Relations Officer for the Linden Hospital…
