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As the floods continue in several communities across the country and worsen in others, the Ministry of health is now monitoring for waterborne diseases, Health Minister, Dr. Frank Anthony said Tuesday. Regional Health Officers and their teams have been dispatched to their respective regions to assess and monitor the situation, the Health Minister said. “In […]
The Guyana Public Service Union has chided the government for what the union considers the “willy nilly’ dismissal of public servants. Since the government took office back in August last year, hundreds of public servants have been sent home, some with little to no reason for their terminations. Last week, more than 70 were sent […]
In its latest assessment of the floods that have gripped communities across Guyana, the Civil Defence Commission has updated the number of affected households to more than 25,000. Last week, the total number of impacted households stood at close to 7000. But in the past week, a number of other communities have reported flooding. A […]
Health Minister, Dr. Frank Anthony is once again pleading with persons who received their first dose of the Sinopharm and AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines to return for the second jab. During his daily Covid-19 update the Health Minister reminded citizens that they must be immunized with both doses to be fully protected against the virus. Guyana […]
One week after a Georgetown man was busted at the Cheddi Jagan Airport with over three pounds of cocaine in his carry-on luggage, the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit has issued a wanted bulletin for a South Ruimveldt man who they suspect was the mastermind of the cocaine trafficking scheme. Wanted is Warren Stuffle aka Warren […]
The country’s Coronavirus death toll has now reached 409. The latest statement released by the Ministry of Health reported on the deaths of 4 more persons. There were 48 new cases reported yesterday. The number of active cases in the country stands at 1,862 with more than 1700 of those persons in home isolation. There […]
Several patients were injured with burns while at least five escaped from the facility after a fire broke out at the New Amsterdam Psychiatric Hospital on Saturday night. The Guyana Police Force has reported that there were no fatalities. According to a Police report of the incident, at around 7:15pm on Saturday, a fight broke […]
The Coronavirus death toll in the country jumped to 403 as three more deaths were officially recorded as being COVID-19 related. Two of the deaths occurred in the month of May but have only now been confirmed as being COVID-19 related. The Health Ministry also reported today that 83 more cases of the virus have […]
As the National Assembly prepares for a sitting next Thursday after more than three months without any, the Speaker and Clerk of the Assembly have decided that everyone attending the sitting at the Arthur Chung Convention Centre must present a negative COVID-19 test result or their COVID-19 vaccination card. The National Assembly has informed the […]
Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) Sheik Baksh today said there needs to be better understanding of GWI’s decision to fire more than 150 workers within a 3-month span. At a press conference today, the CEO said the process to remove over 150 workers from the water company is necessary since the […]
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