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Another victim dies in Wakapoa mystery illness; PM on first victim inconclusive
Seventy-six-year-old Edward Richards, a resident of Wakapoa, Region 2, died on Wednesday afternoon at the Georgetown Public Hospital five days after he and other family members were hospitalised.
Richards is the second victim to have…
Zika virus: Guyana ranks No.1 in South America for microcephaly
A comparison of cases of the Zika virus, which results in microcephaly (a condition in which babies are born with smaller than usual heads), has found than Guyana ranks No.1 in South America.
This conclusion was drawn from cases recorded…
Husband recovering in Wakapoa mystery illness
Richard Thomas, the husband of Selema Thomas who died Monday following a mysterious illness, is now recovering at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC).
Three other family members remain hospitalized after reportedly eating…
Woman dies, five family members hospitalized after eating Pepperpot and Cassava
A woman of Crow Island in the Pomeroon River has died and five of her relatives have been hospitalized after eating pepperpot and cassava on Saturday.
Dead is Salome Thomas, said to be in her 30s. A relative told the News Room that she…
Linden girl dies after severe head injuries at school
The 10-year-old Linden girl has died after battling severe head injury she sustained following an incident at the Regma Primary School in McKenzie, Linden on Monday.
The teachers at the school are claiming that June Alexander fell and…
Dr Roger Luncheon hospitalised
PPP stalwart and former head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr Roger Luncheon is a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital, the News Room has confirmed.
When contacted, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo told the News Room that Dr…
Fight at Psychiatric hospital leaves one dead
A patient of the National Psychiatric Hospital in Berbice has died of injuries he sustained during a fight with another patient at the institution.
The deceased has been identified as Stefon Francis, 28, of Kitty, Georgetown. The News Room…
GPHC’s maternity unit gets more equipment
Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) is now equipped with 83 pieces of medical equipment to improve the services provided to patients in the Maternal and Child Health Unit.
On Thursday, the Ministry of Public Health donated…
Project launched to reduce high level of teen pregnancies among Amerindians
The India-UN Development Partnership is funding a project to reduce high levels of adolescent pregnancy in Guyana.
It has been found that Guyana has the highest rate of adolescent pregnancy in the English-speaking Caribbean.
The…
Linden to get first Women’s Shelter
The township of Linden will soon have its first women’s shelter and two new community centres following an agreement between the United States Security Co-operation Office (SCO), the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), and the Ministries of…
