Wed, Jul 1, 2026
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COVID hotspots in Regions 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 & 10Guyana continues to see a surge in COVID-19 cases and the Ministry of Health is urging people to get vaccinated.…
Reg. 4 has highest COVID death rate as six more dieSix more people who tested positive for COVID-19 have died within the last 24 hours, Minister of Health Dr Frank…
Four more die from COVID-19, 118 new cases recordedFour more persons have succumbed to COVID-19 increasing Guyana’s overall death toll to 881, according to the Ministry of Health.…
Digitising vaccination records underway; to help combat forgeryEfforts to digitise the COVID-19 vaccination records are underway as the Ministry of Health continues to grapple with the forgery…
Woman, 18, among two new COVID-19 deaths; 94 new casesAn unvaccinated 18-year-old woman from Region 10 (Upper Demerara- Berbice) is among the latest COVID-19 deaths, according to information from…
Headmaster of Mackenzie High dies from COVID-19Haslyn Small, the headmaster of the Mackenzie High School in Region 10 (Upper Demerara- Berbice), passed away from COVID-19 on…
Five more men die from COVID-19; 59 new casesFive men between ages 34 and 79 years are Guyana’s latest COVID-19 deaths, the Ministry of Health said on Monday.…
Delivery of medical services in Reg. One boosted with new $7.3M pick-upThe delivery of health services in Region One (Barima-Waini) has been boosted with the provision of a new Nissan Frontier…
Dumping of garbage in capital city needs to stop; Edghill disgustedGarbage pile-up across the capital city of Georgetown continues to be an eyesore and Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill,…
COVID-19: All eligible children in Reg. 9 vaccinated with first Pfizer doseAll of the children in Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) who are eligible for the COVID-19 vaccines- that is, children…
$31M oxygen plant to reduce cost of treating COVID patients, but shipping delayedAn oxygen plant, valued at about US$150,000 (or GY $31 million), is being donated to help treat COVID-19 patients at…
Former US secretary of state dies of COVID complicationsFormer US Secretary of State Colin Powell has died aged 84 of COVID-19 complications, his family has announced. He was…
Four more unvaccinated people die from COVIDFour more people, who were not vaccinated, have died from COVID-19 taking October’s death toll to 71 while the number…
Region Six to get new nursing school - Pres. AliA new nursing school will be constructed in Region Six (East Berbice- Corentyne) as part of efforts to integrate more…
Woman, 45, among 4 new COVID deaths; 122 new casesA 45-year-old woman from Region Three (Essequibo Islands- West Demerara) is among the four latest COVID-19 deaths reported by the…
Developing healthcare workers, new facilities part of plans to develop world-class health sector - Pres. AliPresident Dr Irfaan Ali told residents of Lethem in Region Nine (Upper Takutu- Upper Essequibo) that several public and private…
Five more die from COVID, 108 new casesGuyana’s COVID-19 death toll increased to 862 with the addition of five more deaths recorded from October 11 to October…
Guyanese woman tells her story of living with brittle bone diseaseBy Danielle Swain [email protected] Stacy Johnson, a young Guyanese woman, has chronicled her story of living with the genetic bone…
