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T&T and Guyana lead the Americas in heart-related deaths, study finds
(Trinidad Express) TRINIDAD and Tobago is second behind Guyana, among the 34 countries in the Americas for the highest rates of mortality from heart diseases. And this is said to be the result of unhealthy lifestyles, the contributing…
GWI providing assistance to flood affected residents in Region 9
PRESS STATEMENT Tuesday, July 04, 2017- Georgetown, Guyana:GWI has mobilized efforts to provide potable water to affected residents and the general public in light of the flood situation in the South Rupununi and other parts of Region 9.…
Zika Cases on the Decline; CARPHA urges fight against mosquitoes to continue
Executive Director of the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), Dr C. James Hospedales has called for continued vigilance even though the number of cases of Zika has significantly declined from the outbreak of 2016. This is according to…
Region 9 communities flood, emergency shelters activated, residents evacuated
Several communities in Region 09 are under water following continuous rain over the past few days. Officials of the Regional Defense Commission (RDC), the Lethem Town Council, Lethem Mayor, Carlton Beckles were forced to convene an…
Immediate intervention for flood-hit communities in East Berbice
(Ministry of Agriculture Press Release)- Many communities in Region 6 have been hit by flooding due to continuous rainfall over the past few weeks. More recently, over 8 inches of water accumulated on lands along the Corentyne Coast due to…
Complaint lodged with Medical Council regarding death of newborn; Legal Action to follow
A 29-year-old woman of Vryman’s Erven, New Amsterdam, Berbice, is seeking a full investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of her newborn son on at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital on Wednesday, May 24, 2017. Through…
China donates $20M in medical equipment to fight Zika and other infectious diseases
GEORGETOWN, MOPH –PUBLIC Health Minister Volda Lawrence Tuesday (June 27, 2017) accepted some G$20M in medical equipment and supplies from the Government of China to help in the fight Zika and other infectious diseases. The equipment will…
Nandlall wants SOCU probe into “misuse” of $605M State funds
Former Attorney General and Legal Affairs Minister, Anil Nandlall is calling on the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) to launch an investigation into what he considers the misuse of State funds totalling some $605M by the government, in…
Public Health Ministry seeks World Bank funding for billion dollar scheme
GEORGETOWN, MOPH –THE PUBLIC Health Ministry this week unveiled a G$1B (US$5M) initiative which the World Bank will fund if the project can attract Cabinet’s blessing. Senior Minister Volda Lawrence and Minister within the MOPH, Dr Karen…
Pump relocated to Ogle to drain East Coast Communities
Rainfall over the past week has left some villages on the East Coast of Demerara and parts of Georgetown under water. Following a visit to East Coast today, Saturday, (June 24, 2017), Public Infrastructure Minister, David Patterson…
