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GECOM still awaiting approval from Covid-19 Task Force to increase counting stationsThe Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) was Friday afternoon still awaiting a response from the National Covid-19 Task Force on its…
‘Mining must continue to function’ - GGDMAThe Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) in a statement on Friday said mining is an essential industry and…
With no foreign visitors, tourism industry told to design packages to suit localsWith Guyana’s airports shut to international flights two months now and with there being no estimated re-opening time, the country’s…
JetBlue shifts start of Guyana flights to Spring 2021The low cost airline JetBlue predicts it may be able to start flying to Guyana from the spring of 2021,…
Clinical trials being done at GPHC to treat COVID-19 patients; no new cases reportedWhile there is no approved treatment for COVID-19, the Ministry of Public Health is doing clinical trials at the Georgetown…
More patients test positive for COVID-19 at the Palms, all staff tested were negative An additional four patients have tested positive for COVID-19 from the Palms Geriatric Home on Brickdam, Georgetown. Director of Social…
Indigenous Chiefs maintain they will not let outsiders in their villagesThe toshaos, or village leaders, of several villages in the interior are determined not to let outsiders in to protect…
34 persons tested for COVID-19 within 24 hrs, no new casesAs of May 13, Guyana did not record any new case of COVID-19 after 34 persons were tested within the…
COVID-19: Brazil records highest daily rise in deaths- Brazil has recorded its highest daily rise in the number of deaths from the coronavirus, health officials say. It…
COVID-19 cases jump to 113; six persons in ICUAs of May 12, Guyana recorded four new cases of the Coronavirus, bringing the total number of known cases to…
Mobile Unit tests over 20 persons at Merriman’s Mall for COVID-19Over 20 persons were tested for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) within a 24-hour period at the Ministry of Public Health’s…
UPDATE: Lethem COVID-19 patient captured in BrazilBy Isanella Patoir The Lethem COVID-19 patient, identified as Hamlet Da Silva was captured in Bonfim, Brazil a few hours…
BREAKING: Lethem COVID-19 patient escapes from hospitalThe first confirmed COVID-19 patient in Lethem, Region Nine, escaped from the Lethem Regional Hospital hours after he tested positive…
'Nurses continue to serve dutifully, diligently in the face of personal peril' - President says on Int'l Nurses DayMessage By His Excellency David Granger President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana on the occasion of International Nurses Day Nursing Guyanese to good…
Lethem records first COVID-19 caseLethem, Region Nine, has recorded its first case of COVID-19. The patient is a male from St. Ignatius, Region Nine…
5 new cases of COVID-19; total now stands at 109As of May 11, 2020, Guyana recorded five new cases of the Coronavirus disease, bringing the total number of cases…
THAG donates vouchers to healthcare workersSee full statement from the Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana (THAG): Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana extends heartfelt…
104 COVID-19 cases now recordedThe Ministry of Public Health has recorded seven new COVID-19 cases taking the total to 104 as of May 10,…

