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All Gov’t Ministers to work remotely after Foreign Minister test positive for COVID - 19With one Minister of the Irfaan Ali Government testing positive for COVID – 19, the President has asked all his…
New Foreign Affairs Minister tests positive for COVID-19The newly appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Hugh Todd has tested positive for COVID-19. The announcement was…
COVID -19 patients leaving isolation facilities, meeting residents in LethemRegion Nine has 113 active cases of COVID-19 with 36 in the town of Lethem. As the Regional authorities struggle…
Guyana surpasses 600 COVID-19 casesGuyana on August 11th 2020 recorded a total of 602 confirmed COVID-19 cases. Thirty-four new cases were recorded on Tuesday…
600 COVID-19 relief hampers distributed in Region 8Six hundred (600) households in communities in the North Pakaraima, Region 8, will benefit from food hampers as part of…
Minister Robeson Benn hands over COVID-19 PPEs to Guyana Police ForceSee below full release by Ministry of Home Affairs: The Minister of Home Affairs the Hon. Robeson Benn today handed…
Reg.7 COVID-19 cases now at 135; 94 persons await test resultsThe positive COVID-19 cases in Region Seven, Cuyuni-Mazaruni continues to rise. As of August 09, 2020 the Region recorded 135…
Health Minister discovers major drug shortagesNewly-appointed Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony has been uncovering deficiencies and other issues currently existing within the sector including…
14 new COVID-19 cases; four in ICUGuyana on August 9 recorded 14 new COVID-19 cases bringing the total number of known cases to 568. The 14…
Guyana, Suriname to discuss restart of ferry service with strict COVID-19 guidelinesHealth Minister Dr Frank Anthony will soon begin talks with his counterpart in Suriname on the recommencement of the Guyana/Suriname…
16 new COVID-19 casesGuyana on August 8 recorded 16 new COVID-19 cases –ten males and six females –bringing the total number of known…
President Ali to secure $4.5B to help households during COVID-19 pandemicThe Government of Guyana has commenced securing an initial sum of $4.5B as an emergency response to help households affected…
29 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hoursGuyana on August 6 recorded 29 new COVID-19 cases bringing the total number of known cases to 538. With 22…
Owner of Ocean View Hotel demands millions owed in rent; insists he still owns the buildingMonths after the former David Granger Government issued a Notice of Compulsory Acquisition for the former Ocean View Hotel and…
NIS closes Lethem office after staff comes into contact with COVID patientThe National Insurance Scheme (NIS) has temporarily closed its Lethem Office after one of its staff came into contact with…
‘Bush medicine’, daily exercise attributed to Santa Rosa COVID-19 fast recoveryBy Isanella Patoir Antonio Torres, a 28-year-old secondary school teacher in Santa Rosa, Moruca in Region One is a recovered…
Guyana exceeds 500 COVID-19 casesGuyana on August 5 recorded 12 new COVID-19 cases from 82 additional tests, pushing the overall known cases in the…
Latest COVID-19 victim tested positive after admitted to GPHCThe family of Guyana’s latest COVID-19 victim who died at the Georgetown Hospital on Tuesday is unclear as to how…

