The rapid rise in COVID-19 cases and infection of healthcare workers will not affect the delivery of healthcare services, President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali said during a virtual press conference on Wednesday. President Ali said Guyana is not alone in this fight as the new variant Omicron which is suspected to be here, is affecting […]
The Ministry of Health (MOH) regrettably informs that as of January 4th, 2022, two more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died. This takes the total number of deaths from the pandemic to 1060. SEX AGE REGION DATE OF DEATH Vaccination Status Female 62 East Berbice- Corentyne January 04 Unvaccinated Male […]
Director General of the Civil Defence Commission (CDC), Lieutenant Colonel Kester Craig, today recognized and badged five (5) Guyana Defence Force (GDF) ranks who are attached to the CDC Headquarters. The quaint ceremony began with brief remarks by Lieutenant Colonel Craig who expressed pride stemming from the achievements. He indicated that these ranks will serve […]
The Guyana Fire Service is currently investigating the circumstances which led to a fire in Berbice early this morning. The Fire Department was made aware of the fire at 06:39hrs and Water Tenders #74 and #101 from the New Amsterdam Fire Station were immediately dispatched to the Lot 2734 Pilot Street New Amsterdam, Berbice location. […]
Guyana recorded 788 positive Covid-19 cases and two deaths in the last 24 hours, Health Minister, Dr. Frank Anthony confirmed during his daily Covid-19 update, on Wednesday. “Over the last 24 hours we were able to detect 788 new cases and this came from 1,878 tests so the positivity rate has gone up so it’s […]
With the reopening of schools across Guyana, amidst the on-going pandemic, parents have expressed their concerns about keeping their children safe from the deadly coronavirus. These concerns were addressed by Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, M.P., during Tuesday’s Covid-19 update. How to help a child stay safe in school? Minister Anthony re-emphasised the importance […]
Ministry of Amerindian Affairs – Sector Highlights 2021 The PPP/C government through the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs in 2021, embarked on numerous initiatives, to ensure that Amerindian and riverine communities were not left behind, as a transformational agenda was underway. Realising the tremendous potential for agriculture to flourish in most of these hinterland communities, the […]
-Ministry of Human Services and Social Security – Sector Highlights 2021 Guyana has experienced a surge in economic development since the PPP/C administration returned to government in August 2020. Since then, the government, through the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security has been working diligently to empower women, taking care of the nation’s children, […]
The Ministry of Education today received a quantity of COVID-19 personal protective equipment from Sewa International Guyana. Some 80,719 face shields, 24,190 KN95 masks, 126,500 disposable masks, 2,600 surgical gowns and over 6,240 face goggles were among the items donated. Senior representative of Sewa International, Mr Yashpaul Seownarine handed over the items to the Ministry’s […]
– HCIL seedling production capacity now 48,000 per annum – Coconut and coconut byproducts export rakes in $2.5B As part of the government’s efforts to decentralize the availability of quality planting materials for the coconut industry, in 2021, the Ministry of Agriculture’s Hope Coconut Industries Limited (HCIL), formally known as Hope Estate, was able to […]