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Amidst confusion, ‘Smallie’ cremated by State
Amidst chaos and confusion between relatives and law enforcement, convicted mass murderer and death row inmate, Royden ‘Smallie’ Williams was finally laid to rest on Friday.
In keeping with the laws of Guyana, Williams’ body was not…
Plastic bottles killing mangroves that protect the coast – UG researcher
Suphane Dash-Alleyne, a University of Guyana (UG) student/researcher, urged authorities to incorporate a plastic waste management system in mangrove restoration efforts because these plants that protect the coast are being destroyed by…
University lecturer warns of microplastics in catfish, banga, butterfish
University of Guyana lecturer Mark Ram on Tuesday warned of the presence of microplastics in commonly eaten fishes in Guyana, namely catfish, banga and butterfish.
Presenting the findings of research done on fishes collected at…
Health screening to commence in schools this month – Dr Anthony
Health screening for dental and visual complications in children will commence this month at schools nationwide through a joint initiative between the Ministries of Health and Education.
Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony made the…
Faster diagnosis at GPHC with telepathology project
The delivery of healthcare at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) will soon be improved with the implementation of a telepathology programme that will allow for faster diagnosis, Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony has said.…
HEARTS programme expands to strengthen management of cardiovascular disease
To further strengthen the management of non-communicable diseases which is the leading cause of death in Guyana, the national HEARTS programme was expanded to include the management of cardiovascular diseases.
The focus of the national…
Mahdia tragedy: 11 girls laid to rest in Micobie
Days after the horrific fire at the female dormitory of the Mahdia Secondary School in Region Eight (Potaro- Siparuni), 11 girls were laid to rest in Micobie.
They are: Natalie Bellarmine, Andrea Roberts, Lorita Williams, Nickleen…
U.S psychiatrists here to help Mahdia victims
By Lazeena Yearwood
Lazeena@newsroom.gy
A team of psychiatrists from the Northwell Health, a Staten Island University Hospital, are currently in Guyana to provide mental health support to family members and parents of the children who…
Mahdia tragedy: ‘Loving, caring 5-Y-O Adoni laid to rest
Five-year-old Adonijah Jerome, called Adoni, of Micobie, Region Eight, was laid to rest on Wednesday at the Eccles Assembly of God Church on the East Bank of Demerara.
He is the youngest of 20 children who perished in a horrific fire at…
Mahdia tragedy: Chenapau girls laid to rest in moving ceremony
By Vishani Ragobeer in Chenapau
Vishani@newsroom.gy
The Patamona Indigenous community of Chenapau, deep in the Pakaraima Mountains of Region Eight, on Wednesday buried four young girls who died in the recent fire at the female…