Guyana News

Guyana’s filaria elimination campaign is now complete with approximately 70 per cent of the population having received the filarial pills according to Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony.

The Ministry of Health yesterday said another person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has died.

A businessman accused of obtaining millions of dollars from clients was yesterday slapped with three more fraud charges.

The relatives of Vanessa Lewis-Sahadeo yesterday reported to Stabroek News that they were told by health officials during a visit to their home that the woman who had had a still-birth on February 27th died at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital.

Five persons are now homeless following a fire at their Lot 2 Herstelling New Scheme, East Bank Demerara residence yesterday afternoon.

A businessman who allegedly threatened the mother of his child, was on Tuesday arrested after he was found with a firearm and ammunition in a haversack he was carrying.

The U.S. Embassy Humanitarian Assistance Program (HAP) Team conducted medical training with members of the Guyanese Ministry of Health in Port Kaituma on Tuesday and yesterday.

The Regional Health Services in collaboration with the National Tuberculosis Programme and the Regional Administration of Region Six yesterday commissioned a Chest Clinic in the compound of the Port Mourant Hospital.

For the first time, the Oncology Clinic of the Georgetown Public Hos-pital (GPHC) has been outfitted with a sanitary pad dispenser.

In submissions to his challenge over the appointment of Sarah Browne and Vikash Ramkissoon as Parliamentary Secretaries, APNU+AFC  MP Christopher Jones says there is no provision permitting such appointees to hold seats as Elected Members of the National Assembly.

Two men who were on Monday charged with robbing a truck driver of his cellphone and other items have been remanded.

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hugh Todd, earlier this month met virtually with Non-Resident Ambassador of Japan to Guyana, Tatsuo Hirayama, during which they express-ed interest in further strengthening relations between the two countries.

The Ministry of Natural Resources, in conjunction with the Protected Areas Commission, is calling on all miners and loggers carrying out illegal operations within designated Protected Areas to cease forthwith all such activities.

Bids were on Tuesday announced at the National Procurement & Tender Administration Board for the procurement of security services for the Ministry of Health under six lots.

A security guard was on Tuesday held at gun point and relieved of his car and other valuables by a man who posed as a passenger, and his accomplice, at Latchman Sand Road, Soesdyke, East Bank Demerara.

A man was on Tuesday released on $100,000 bail after pleading not guilty to two charges of possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.

Persons 40 years and older will from next week be eligible to receive  COVID-19 vaccines.

The Ministry of Health today said another person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has died.

(Barbados Nation) Businessman Hamenauth Sarendranauth, who fought to get bail on COVID-19 charges, died yesterday – the day he was supposed to return to court.

Following reports that Nazar ‘Shell’ Mohammed has been granted four quarrying licences for development, BK International yesterday registered its objection saying that the areas granted overlap acre-age it has already applied for and prospected on.