Wed, Jul 1, 2026
Wed, Jul 1, 2026
health
President in ‘good health’, completes medical check-up in CubaPresident David Granger’s medical team of specialists has confirmed that his Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma remains in remission and that he is…
Pet killers: alarm as quack vets perform surgeriesLocally licensed veterinarians are speaking out against what they deem cruelty to animals by a slew of unauthorized vets who…
Guyana too ‘risky’ to treat my diabetes, kidney failure – Nigel HindsChairman of the political party Change Guyana, Nigel Hinds, did not present himself as a candidate for the elections on…
Dr Lee was outstanding Guyanese and professional – President GrangerPresident David Granger has expressed sadness at the death of Dr. Wallace Irving Lee, AA, CCH, director and surgeon at…
3-year-old in dire need of platelets to surviveThree-year-old Chayanne Parboo of St Monica in the Upper Pomeroon was a healthy, joyful and playful child before being hospitalized…
Four New Year babies delivered at GPHCTwo bouncing baby boys and two girls were safely delivered into the New Year at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation…
CDC renders assistance to flood stricken Leguan residentsThe Civil Defence Commission sprang into action on Christmas day after a flash flood left homes in Endeavour on the…
Six Christmas babies delivered at GPHCAt 07:00hrs on December 25, 2019, staff of the Georgetown Public Hospital happily welcomed six newborns. Four of them were…
New Amsterdam Hospital welcomes two Christmas babiesTwo baby girls were delivered at the New Amsterdam on Christmas Day, while two others are expected to give birth…
Chemical spill on Lombard St. is harmlessThe chemical spill at the Guyana National Industrial Corporation (GNIC) wharf, Lombard Street on Wednesday is “nonhazardous, non-toxic and harmless…
Over 3,000 reports of child abuse cases so far – Childcare DirectorDirector of the Childcare and Protection Agency Ann Greene says as of October 2019 there were 3,752 reported child abuse…
CDC probing suspected chemical spill on Lombard StreetThe Civil Defence Commission (CDC) has deployed a team to investigate a suspected chemical spill in the vicinity of Laparkan…
Pregnancy-related deaths in Guyana top regional, global average –UNDP ReportMore women in Guyana die from pregnancy-related causes for every 100,000 live births, when compared to the global average. This…
Mother of four hopeful of brain surgery before ChristmasForty-three-year-old Parbattie ‘Ravina’ Austin is hoping that she can undergo surgery for a ruptured brain aneurysm before Christmas providing that…
Newborn baby dies at NA hospital, mother blames 'negligent doctors'A 37-year-old mother of five is in a distraught state following the death of her newborn baby boy whom she…
HIV prevention pill launched through private/civil society partnershipA newly-opened private clinic on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD)…
News Room team cops PAHO awardsThe News Room team on Sunday evening copped four awards at the Pan-American Health Organisation/ World Health Organisation (PAHO/WHO) Clare…
Community involvement integral in fight against HIV/AIDS – PANCAP DirectorDirector of the Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP), Dereck Springer says Guyana has seen an unprecedented movement…
