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EPA warns of heat signatures, unhealthy air quality in several communities
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday issued a warning, saying it has ‘detected heat signatures’ in several communities across Guyana.
The EPA, in a statement, revealed that the communities - Santa Rosa Mission, Anna…
Imported workers will receive the same salaries paid to Guyanese – Jagdeo
Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday defended the government’s plan to import 500 nurses from Bangladesh and assured that all imported workers for the public sector will receive the same salaries and wages paid to Guyanese.
He…
EPA says fires resulting from spontaneous combustion and ‘possibly’ human-induced
See the full statement issued below:
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hereby notifies the public that there are currently a number of fires within regions 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 and 9. Importantly, these fires are caused by a mixture of…
53 inmates undergoing treatment for Chickenpox at Lusignan Prison – Health Ministry
See the full statement issued by the Ministry of Health:
Contrary to a statement issued by the PNC/APNU, the Ministry of Health and the Prisons Service have been working together to address an outbreak of chickenpox at the…
Gov’t appoints Bangladeshi agency to recruit healthcare workers
Read full statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation on the circulation of a letter on the recruitment of healthcare workers:
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation refers to a…
GPHC now officially certified as a kidney transplant centre
The country’s healthcare system is constantly being boosted to meet international standards and now the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) is a certified kidney transplant centre.
The certificate was handed over on Wednesday…
Death of Baby Boy: Autopsy inconclusive, family says no word yet from authorities
The post-mortem examination conducted on the body of 19-month-old Kayden Munroe was inconclusive but additional body samples were sent for testing at a pathology lab as the family awaits the conclusion of the probe into what caused the boy…
Health Ministry promises ‘fair, independent’ probe into death of baby boy
See below full release issued by the Ministry of Health:
In accordance with the Laws of Guyana, the Ministry of Health (MOH) is currently conducting a thorough investigation by a multi-disciplinary team into the death of a 19-month-old…
Family claims gross negligence in death of baby boy at ‘Best Hospital’
By Fareeza Haniff
fareeza@newsroom.gy
Nineteen-month-old Kayden Munroe was a healthy baby boy until he took his Yellow Fever and MMR vaccines at the Den Amstel Health Centre on the West Coast of Demerara (WCD) on Tuesday, March 5.…
GPHC receives US$100,000 in HPV & cervical cancer screening equipment
In an effort to strengthen its fight against cervical cancer, the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) on Friday received US$100,000 in HPV and cervical cancer screening equipment from the Chinese Medical Brigade.
Chinese…