Sat, Jul 4, 2026
Sat, Jul 4, 2026
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Guyana’s COVID death toll passes 1,000; 41 new casesA total of 1,001 people have reportedly died from the disease COVID-19 since March 2020, according to information provided by…
Woman, 54, gets advanced surgery after tummy ache signalled major complicationsBy Vishani Ragobeer [email protected] Hopeful but worried. Those were the emotions 54-year-old Yourajpatti Stanwyck felt when she was told that…
Farmer thought he had kidney stones but it was a ‘ticking time bomb’By Vishani Ragobeer [email protected] For much of his life, since he was a 16-year-old boy, Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara farmer…
Rosemarie Ramitt: Giving visibility to the visually impairedBy Shikema Dey [email protected] Twenty-six-year-old educator Rosemarie Ramitt lost her vision at the tender age of 13 after being diagnosed…
Guyana nears 1,000 COVID deathsGuyana’s COVID-19 death toll has increased to 998 with the addition of one new fatality - an unvaccinated 32-year-old man…
Beyond condoms, self-testing new tool to help fight HIV in GuyanaBy Vishani Ragobeer [email protected] As Guyana strives to prevent HIV/AIDS and then eliminate the presence of the disease by 2030,…
Most COVID deaths from Regions 3 and 4A total of 998 people have died since March 2020 after they were infected with COVID-19 and more than half…
With Omicron threat, all adults may soon benefit from booster shotsIt is possible that all adults would soon be able to receive a booster dose of a COVID-19 vaccine from…
Three more die from COVID; 17 in ICUGuyana’s COVID-19 death toll has increased to 997 with the addition of three new deaths, the Ministry of Health reported…
No stamp? Health Minister says vaccination centres will stamp vaccine booksSince there are some people who received their COVID-19 vaccines but their vaccination ‘blue books’ do not have the official…
COVID-19: ‘Travel restrictions don’t stop variants’- Health MinisterIt is not likely that travel restrictions will be imposed on people coming from countries where the new Omicron coronavirus…
COVID-19: Dr. Anthony admits that Guyana confirmed Delta variant hereMinister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony has revealed that Guyana sent more samples to Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) for their…
Over 9,000 Guyanese living with HIV; majority of new cases are young peopleAn estimated 9,022 people are living with HIV in Guyana, with 71 new cases recorded this year alone. This is…
US travelers should avoid T&T, Poland regardless of vaccination status - CDC warns(USA Today) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is advising against travel to Poland, Trinidad and Tobago, Niger…
COVID-19: Over 1,000 people get booster shots; first dose vaccination tops 400,000A total of 1,085 people in eight of the 10 administrative regions have taken COVID-19 booster shots to enhance their…
Boy, 5, who died from COVID had heart diseaseThe five-year-old boy who is one of Guyana’s latest COVID-19 deaths was also diagnosed with rheumatic heart disease, according to…
Stopping forgery? All vaccination cards must now have official stampWhen people produce their hardcopy or digital proof of vaccination as required by local authorities, an official stamp must be…
Boy, 5, among two new COVID deathsA 5-year-old boy of Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) is among two new COVID-19 deaths, increasing Guyana’s overall death toll to 994.…
