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Local company making strides in Diagnostic & Therapeutic servicesBy Stacy Carmichael-James A local company that provides professional care for adults and children who have varying therapeutic and…
Shake up among Permanent Secs imminent;Trevor Thomas terminated from Health Ministry-HarmonPermanent Secretary, Trevor Thomas' services has been terminated at the Ministry of Public Health effective March 1, 2017. This was…
GGMC issues cease orders to three illegal mining operationsThree illegal mining operations were shut down from Monday, February 20 to Wednesday, February 22, 2017, in Regions Nine. A…
Region Six Health Services boosted with $40M in ambulances and other vehiclesWith the aim of improving the delivery of health services in Region Six, the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) in New…
Guyana secures $US40M from IDB to improve Health, Agriculture, Business and Security sectorsThe Finance Ministry on Tuesday signed four loan agreements with the Inter-American Development Bank to secure US$40 million in developmental…
Food and Drug Dep’t warns against selling food exposed to bacteriaThe Government Analyst-Food and Drug Department (GA-FDD) says it has observed that some caterers and vendors when delivering and/or selling foods…
Guyanese reappointed as United Nations SG of Special Envoy on HIV/AIDSUnited Nations Secretary General, António Guterres, has reappointed former CARICOM Secretariat Assistant Secretary-General, Dr. John Edward Greene as UN Secretary…
5 primary pupils found HIV+ in Trinidad(Trinidad Express, Thursday, February 16, 2017) Five primary school pupils were found to be infected with HIV in 2016. Two…
Green Generation Guyana project in full swing; proper waste disposal starting in schoolsBy Stacy Carmichael-James The Ministry of Communities today (Wednesday, February 15, 2016) launched the Green Generation Guyana Project at the…
Give blood, give life- MTV organizes blood driveBy Stacy Carmichael-James Responding to the need for blood, the Management of MTV Channel 65 today organized a blood drive…
Opposition calls answered as Food Safety Bill sent to Special Select CommitteeBy Stacy Carmichael-James The Food Safety Bill which seeks to prevent the spread of foodborne diseases through the control of…
‘Stop talking about raising children & start talking about raising adults’ – Childhood SpecialistChildhood Specialist, Ms. Benita Harris wants to see society taking back its rightful place when it comes to raising a…
HFLE abstinence-only policy not working says GRPA ExecExecutive Director of the Guyana Responsible Parenthood Association (GRPA) Patricia Bisnauth, in an exclusive interview with the News Room today…
Community restoration project commenced at Canal No. 1The first of 20 groups attached to the Community Organized for the Restoration of the Environment (C.O.R.E.) Project has been…
Guyana signs third Country Cooperation Strategy with PAHO/WHOGuyana has signed the third Country Cooperation Strategy with the Director of the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization. The Country…
Primary drug shortage being addressed in Region SevenMedical supplies to treat a wide range of complaints in Region Seven (Cuyuni/Mazaruni) have been dispatched to the region. A…
New GPHC board appointed by cabinetMembers of the new Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) board were today announced by Public health Minister Volda Lawrence. The…
150 student nurses to resit exams; Education Ministry facilitating processThe Ministry of Education will be assisting the Public Health Ministry to facilitate the rewriting of the nurses’ examination, following…
