Tue, Jun 30, 2026
Tue, Jun 30, 2026
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Region 9 communities flood, emergency shelters activated, residents evacuatedSeveral communities in Region 09 are under water following continuous rain over the past few days. Officials of the Regional…
Immediate intervention for flood-hit communities in East Berbice(Ministry of Agriculture Press Release)- Many communities in Region 6 have been hit by flooding due to continuous rainfall over…
Complaint lodged with Medical Council regarding death of newborn; Legal Action to followA 29-year-old woman of Vryman’s Erven, New Amsterdam, Berbice, is seeking a full investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death…
China donates $20M in medical equipment to fight Zika and other infectious diseasesGEORGETOWN, MOPH –PUBLIC Health Minister Volda Lawrence Tuesday (June 27, 2017) accepted some G$20M in medical equipment and supplies from…
Nandlall wants SOCU probe into “misuse” of $605M State fundsFormer Attorney General and Legal Affairs Minister, Anil Nandlall is calling on the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) to launch…
Public Health Ministry seeks World Bank funding for billion dollar schemeGEORGETOWN, MOPH –THE PUBLIC Health Ministry this week unveiled a G$1B (US$5M) initiative which the World Bank will fund if…
Pump relocated to Ogle to drain East Coast CommunitiesRainfall over the past week has left some villages on the East Coast of Demerara and parts of Georgetown under…
Gender Equality Comm. recommends enactment of policy on sexual harassment in the work placeThe Women and Gender Equality Commission made 22 recommendations on Wednesday (June 21, 2017), during the presentation of the fifth…
EU commits to seeing Paris Agreement on Climate Change implementedThe European Union (EU) says it is building “strong global alliances” to ensure that the Paris Agreement is implemented, following…
Campbellville Health Centre records 179 cases of ‘Red Eye’ in one weekIn the last week alone, the Campbellville Health Centre has seen a dramatic increase in cases of conjunctivitis better known…
Gov't finalising health insurance policy for MinistersState Minister Joseph Harmon today (Jun 16, 2017) disclosed that the government is in the process of finalising a health…
Traffic lawlessness/vending around GPHC to be addressed- GPHC CEO (ag)Written by Leroy Smith Vehicles and vendors around the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) which hinders the free passage of…
Former Health Minister supports Tobacco Control Bill; Urges parties to allow MPs to vote conscienceThe passage of the Tobacco Control Bill will “represent a momentous event for our legislators and, more importantly, will be…
Health Services Director claims all procedures followed in recent neonatal deathThe Director of Regional Health Services in Region Six, told media operatives earlier today (Tuesday, June 13) that all the…
500 persons benefit from free hearing aidsSome 500 persons including children and the elderly received free hearing aid devices from the prestige Starkey Hearing Foundation. Founder…
Woman blames New Amsterdam Hospital Staff for baby’s death29-year-old Bibi Gildharry of Smithfield, New Amsterdam is pleading for justice for her child who died hours after being born…
Regional Governments must help fight Teenage pregnancy- Deputy CMOGEORGETOWN, MOPH – DEPUTY Chief Medical Officer (DCMO) Dr. Karen Gordon-Boyle Monday urged Caribbean countries to help roll back adolescent…
More than $1B in contracts awarded for drugs and medical supplies for GPHCThe Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) is expected to be supplied with requisite pharmaceutical (drugs) and medical supplies needed after…
