Volda Lawrence

The ability to bring about change in the food industry needs a collective voice in order to go up against a global advertising network. This was highlighted by Minister of Public Health, Volda Lawrence during her recent address to the 70th…

By Delicia Bailey Staff of the West Demerara Regional Hospital, Emergency Department, say they are fed up of the conditions under which they are forced to work and they are hoping that something could be done to improve their…

By Stacy Carmichael-James In a meeting that got off to a late start, officials from the Public Health Ministry and the Department of Public Service, along with Minister Volda Lawrence addressed the concerns of doctors, who were peeved…

By Stacy Carmichael-James People’s Progressive Party General Secretary, Bharrat Jagdeo has leveled allegations against the Government, noting that if the tendering process does not yield the expected results they are cancelled and…

Recently the Ministry of Public Health has been addressing many reported cases of drug Shortage at individual health institutions. During this time, several things came to light including the sale of the drugs to private pharmacies by the…

Members of the new Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) board were today announced by Public health Minister Volda Lawrence. The board will be chaired by Kessaundra Alves with Dr. Holly Alexander, Dr. Ivelaw Sinclair, Collette…

The Ministry of Education will be assisting the Public Health Ministry to facilitate the rewriting of the nurses’ examination, following the leakage of the multiple choice aspect of that exam in 2016. Some 150 student nurses will re-sit…

The Ministry of Social Protection today (Thursday, December 29, 2016) took the historic step and licensed 13 Early Childhood Care Centres from around the country. In order to obtain this licence the facilities had to meet the minimum…

The United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) four-year $64M USD Youth Empowerment Services (YES) project of which Guyana is a significant beneficiary  was earlier today launched at the Cara Lodge, Georgetown.…