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Harmon pledges support to govt's COVID-19 vaccination drive - GCCISee below full statement issued by the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI): The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce &…
Guyana records decline in COVID cases, hospitalisations and deathsFor the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic hit these shores in March 2020, Guyana is now seeing a decline…
Benn suggests ‘trauma kits’ for cops responding to accidentsIn an effort to reduce deaths caused by road accidents, Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn has suggested that police…
Post mortem shows blood clot, hole in heart caused deaths of mother, newbornThe post mortems conducted on the bodies of 24-year-old Devi Samaroo and her newborn baby girl found that the baby…
Five die from COVID-19 in one day, 36 new infections recordedFive more people succumbed to the dreaded COVID-19 virus on October 31 increasing the country’s overall death to 925, the…
Everyone 12 years and older can now receive a Pfizer vaccineThe Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony has announced that all individuals aged 12 years and older can now receive…
‘People had a long time to get themselves in order’ - Health Minister on new COVID guidelinesThe updated COVID-19 Emergency Measures took effect from Monday, November 1 and Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony says that no…
7 more people die from COVID, 6 were unvaccinatedSeven more people died from COVID-19 between October 19 and 30, the Ministry of Health reported on Sunday. The latest…
Young mother, newborn die hours apart at NA hospitalAn investigation has been launched into the death of a 24-year-old mother and her newborn at the New Amsterdam Hospital…
Three more COVID deaths; 104 new casesThe Ministry of Health on Saturday disclosed that three more people died from COVID-19 between October 27 and 30. The…
Proof of vaccination, PCR or antigen test results required to enter GuyanaThe local authorities are now permitting vaccinated travellers to enter Guyana once they provide proof of their COVID-19 vaccination and…
Partially vaccinated people must provide negative COVID test to enter buildingsPersons who are partially vaccinated - that is only vaccinated with one dose of a two-dose vaccine- are now required…
BREAKING: Curfew now from midnight to 4am; businesses, bars can open until 11pmThe Government of Guyana has changed the national curfew time to 12 midnight to 04:00hrs, according to the Official Gazette.…
COVID-19: Six people die in one day; 94 new casesSix people, including a 46-year-old unvaccinated woman from Region Four (Demerara- Mahaica), died on Thursday according to the Ministry of…
Revaccination not ruled out; Pres. Ali will await advice from medical professionalsWhile maintaining the Guyana continues to advocate for non-discrimination in travel based on the type of COVID-19 vaccines an individual…
Beacon Foundation gets $1 million from Seaboard Overseas TradingThe not-for-profit organization Beacon Foundation, which has been providing care for cancer patients free of charge, has received $1,070,000 from…
Four more die from COVID-19; 98 new cases recordedFour persons who tested positive for COVID-19 died between October 22 and October 28, the Ministry of Health reported. Three…
Thousands of AstraZeneca vaccines will expire next monthMinister of Health Dr Frank Anthony on Thursday revealed that thousands of doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines are on…

