Oluatoyin Alleyne

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Kiana Niles at her fourth birthday party

Losing a child to brain cancer

Last Sunday four-year-old Kiana Amaya Niles lost her almost one year battle with brain cancer when she took her final breath in the paediatric ward of the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) surrounded by her mom and other relatives.

Dr Tariq Jagnarine

Guyana to pilot HIV self-testing in Region Four

As the fight against HIV/AIDS continues, Guyana will this month launch a pilot self-testing project at four locations in Region Four and according to Programme Manager of the National AIDS Programme Secretariat (NAPS) Dr Tariq Jagnarine, while there may be some reservations it is a best-practice recommended service.

A survivor of abuse looks to the future

Almost five years ago when this column first appeared, it detailed a battered woman’s struggle with a system that was not friendly to women like her, and dealing with her abuser whose only intent was for her to return to their matrimonial home.

Coretta Moore

Bouncing back: Coretta Moore’s journey with depression

Throughout her professional life Coretta Moore was accustomed to receiving commendations for her performance, until her later years as a bank employee when she was forced into a position she was ill-equipped for and which ultimately led to her collapse into a severe state of depression.

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