Sat, Jul 4, 2026
Sat, Jul 4, 2026
health
Unvaccinated man latest COVID death; 44 new casesAn unvaccinated 84-year-old man is the country’s latest COVID-19 death. The Ministry of Health reported that the man is from…
Guyana introduces legislation to allow for organ transplantsA national Human Organ and Tissue Transplant Agency could be established to manage the removal, donation and transfer of human…
Flooded Upper Pomeroon communities get much-needed relief suppliesOn the direction of the Cabinet Task Force, the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) in collaboration with Regional Authorities of Pomeroon…
Omicron variant in at least three Caribbean countriesThough some countries are unable to test for the presence of variants of the novel coronavirus, the new Omicron variant…
Woman, 68, dies from COVID; 66 new cases recordedAn unvaccinated 68-year-old woman died from COVID-19 on Wednesday increasing the country’s death toll to 1,025. The Ministry of Health…
Flooded for days, Upper Pomeroon communities plead for helpBy Isanella Patoir [email protected] The communities of Karawab and St Monica in the Upper Pomeroon River of Region Two were…
Dialysis treatment now begins in Reg. 6 almost two years after centre was commissionedAlmost two years after the $6.2 million Regional Dialysis Centre in the New Amsterdam Hospital compound was commissioned, the dialysis…
Unvaccinated 18-year-old dies from COVID-19The COVID-19 death toll in Guyana has increased to 1,024 with the addition of one new death - an unvaccinated…
Hospital denies claims woman who died from COVID did not receive proper careThe authorities have confirmed that a woman was tied to a bed at the COVID-19 hospital because she kept removing…
Three new COVID deaths, 12 in ICUGuyana's COVID-19 death toll has increased to 1,023 with three more deaths, the Ministry of Health reported on Monday. Those…
Omicron: Woman with COVID-19 boarded flight in NY and entered Trinidad with variant(Trinidad Express) - Trinidad and Tobago has recorded its first case of the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus. This…
Japan funds new medical centre at Iwokrama – to benefit staff, communities and road usersThe Iwokrama International Centre has announced the commissioning of its new medical centre located at the Iwokrama River Lodge and…
NDC under fire as scrap metal collector creates nightmare for Bagotstown residentsThe collection and stockpiling of metal refuse have resulted in unneighbourly tensions and losses for residents of Water Street, Bagotstown,…
Three more COVID deaths as infections on the rise againThree persons, two of whom were fully vaccinated, are the country’s latest COVID-19 deaths. Figures released on Sunday also show…
Elderly unvaccinated woman dies from COVID; 16 in ICUOne woman, age 76, of Region Six (East Berbice – Corentyne) died from COVID-19, increasing the country’s total deaths to…
Two more unvaccinated men die from COVID; 51 new cases recordedTwo men, ages 45 and 84 of Region Six (East Berbice - Corentyne) died from COVID-19, increasing the country’s total…
$77M in personal protection equipment donated by Canada-Guyana Chamber of Commerce, partnersPersonal Protection Equipment including over 1.5 million of medical masks amounting to G$77 million have been donated to Guyana's Ministry…
$3.6 billion in upgrades for Suddie, West Dem. & Bartica hospitalsBy Vishani Ragobeer [email protected] Guyanese can expect to benefit from more medical services at three regional hospitals since a US$17.5…
