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Persons with disabilities call for ‘disability grant,’ jobs in public sectorGuyana on Thursday joined with the rest of the world to observe International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) under…
79 COVID-19 cases from 304 testsThe Ministry of Health on Thursday recorded 79 new COVID-19 cases from 304 tests, taking the overall number of confirmed…
Ali urges UN to pilot roll-out of COVID-19 vaccine for developing countriesPresident Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali address to the 31st Special Session of the General Assembly, in response to the COVID-19…
Guyana recorded 104 AIDS-related deaths in 2019; 807 new HIV casesAt the end of 2019, Guyana recorded 104 HIV/AIDS-related deaths, according to statistics released by the National AIDS Programme Secretariat…
More positive COVID-19 cases in Reg. 10The Ministry of Health on Wednesday recorded 26 new COVID-19 cases from 259 tests, taking the total number of confirmed…
Growing migrant sex worker population in Guyana needs help, says Sex Work Coalition By Kurt Campbell Executive Director of the Guyana Sex Work Coalition (GSWC), Miriam Edwards is urging the authorities in Guyana…
Gov’t now ‘leaning’ towards administering first set of COVID-19 vaccine to elderly, persons with comorbiditiesBy Isanella Patoir Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony on Wednesday revealed that the government is “leaning towards” administering the…
Pfizer vaccine judged safe for use in UK from next week(BBC) - The UK has become the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, paving the…
Health team departs Orealla/Siparuta; lockdown still in effectThe external health team sent to do mass testing in Orealla/Siparuta, Region Six following an outbreak of COVID-19 two weeks…
Region 10 records bulk of new COVID-19 casesThe Ministry of Health on Tuesday recorded 17 new COVID-19 cases from 259 tests, taking the total number of confirmed…
COVID-19 antigen tests set to roll out this weekThe Ministry of Health has procured 20,000 COVID-19 antigen tests, which will reduce testing time and also produce faster results.…
Free counselling hotline launched to address mental healthA toll-free mental health counselling hotline was launched on Monday to provide support for persons dealing with stress and other…
Lockdown lifted in St Cuthbert’s MissionThe lockdown has ended in St. Cuthbert’s Mission but the Ministry of Health will continue to monitor the community as…
Regional storage facilities to be retrofitted to house COVID-19 vaccinesRegional storage facilities will be retrofitted to house the COVID-19 vaccines once they become available. During Monday’s COVID-19 update, Minister…
Travel restriction imposed for Bartica, Region 7; only essential travel allowedThe government has imposed a travel restriction for Cuyuni –Mazaruni, Region Seven, to prevent a further spread of COVID-19. The…
30 new COVID-19 cases; 1,243 recorded for NovemberThirty persons were tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24hrs pushing the monthly total to 1,243. This is according…
Guyana/Suriname ferry to resume on December 12After months of closure due to COVID-19, the ferry service between Guyana and Suriname will resume on December 12, 2020.…
All COVID-19 ICU patients transferred to COVID-19 hospitalThe final three COVID-19 patients who were being treated at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Georgetown Public Hospital…
