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Anti-filaria campaign extended to regions one, five
In efforts to eradicate Lymphatic Filariasis in Guyana, the Ministry of Health on Saturday extended the ongoing Mass Drug Administration (MDA) campaign to regions one and five.
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In efforts to eradicate Lymphatic Filariasis in Guyana, the Ministry of Health on Saturday extended the ongoing Mass Drug Administration (MDA) campaign to regions one and five.
A ruling handed down by Justice Nareshwar Harnanan on Friday confirmed that Minister with responsibility for Finance, Dr.
A donation and grant policy was yesterday adopted by the Georgetown Mayor and City Council following a majority vote in favour.
Six persons are now in custody after the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) unearthed cocaine in salted fish intended for export to Miami, USA.
The police are probing a murder yesterday between 21:00 and 21:30 hrs at Victory Valley, Linden.
The Ministry of Health today said that two more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.
The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) is preparing for talks to retrieve nearly $3B from companies alleged to have avoided taxes in a fuel duty exemption scheme, a charge that SOL Guyana Inc (Sol) firmly denied yesterday.
The government has filed court action to have lands sold to Car Care Enterprise owner Wilfred Brandford repossessed and former Lands and Surveys Com-missioner Trevor Benn and former Ministry of Finance Valuator Julian Barrington were also sued in excess of $100M each for their roles in the transaction.
Recognising that COVID-19 guidelines were not being observed at a T20 softball competition at the Everest Cricket Club yesterday, President Irfaan Ali chided organisers and representatives of the club.
India’s donation of 80,000 COVISHIELD vaccines arrived yesterday morning at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri and Prime Minister Mark Phillips expressed gratitude on behalf of Guyana.
One week ago, Angelha Dhuman, a 28-year-old single mother of three and a domestic violence survivor, moved from working at a restaurant to opening her own at Bloomfield Village, Corentyne, Berbice.
The relatives of Vanessa Lewis-Sahadeo on Saturday filed a report at the New Amsterdam Police Station about the woman’s cellular phone and other articles that they say the New Amsterdam Hospital and health authorities have failed to hand over to them following the death of the woman and her baby.
European Union (EU) Ambassador to Guyana, Fernando Ponz Cantó is urging all persons to take actions in order to see change particularly as it relates to gender equality and violence against women/girls.
Thirty-five new COVID cases were recorded yesterday according to the Ministry of Health’s (MoH) dashboard.
A Good Hope, Essequibo Coast mother of two died after the car she was a passenger in crashed into a parked vehicle at Hibernia, Essequibo Coast on Saturday.
Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn says that the vessel found in Nicaraguan waters last week with bodies is not the same as that which was seen floating offshore Guyana.
Forty-seven Guyana Police Force (GPF) ranks are currently before the courts facing criminal charges, Commissioner of Police (ag) Nigel Hoppie disclosed on Thursday.
A total of $25 million was allocated to the Office of the First Lady, the Minister of Governance and Parliamentary Affairs, Gail Teixeira revealed during the consideration of the 2021 budget estimates for the Office of the President on Tuesday.
With larger quantities of medical and pharmaceutical supplies being procured for the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) and current storage facilities at capacity, the hospital has invited bids for the rental of a warehouse to be used for additional storage.
President Irfaan Ali left the Everest Cricket Club today moments after he arrived, disappointed with the organisers and spectators for not following national COVID-19 protocols.
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