The government is reiterating the call for older persons, who received their first and second doses at least four to six months ago, to take their COVID-19 booster shots. Health Minister, Dr Frank Anthony noted that there is a slight upward trend in new cases. Persons in the older age category, he noted, are […]
The first round of oral arguments in the case concerning the 1899 Arbitral Award (Guyana v Venezuela) commenced today at the Peace Palace in The Hague, the seat of the Court. The hearings are designated for the preliminary objections in the case and are presided over by Judge Joan E. Donoghue, President of the Court. […]
Guyana’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS) have been amplified as nine Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) graduated as advanced Emergency Medical Technicians after completing an eight-month training programme. The training programme was initiated by the Health and Home Affairs ministries through the Guyana Fire Service in February and they partnered with the Vanderbilt University Medical Centre, Tennessee. […]
The Guyana Mental Health and Well-Being (GWB) conference, continued Tuesday afternoon at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre, Liliendaal, with the launch of the CAD$2.9 million International Development and Relief Foundation (IDRF) project to support mental health in Guyana. Canada’s Minister of International Development, Harjit Sajjan, via video message made the announcement, the first such investment […]
– congratulates the Guyana-born on her success President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali has written Guyana-born British actress, Letitia Michelle Wright congratulating her on the resounding success of the ‘Black Panther’ and its sequel ‘Wakanda Forever’. President Ali, in a letter dated November 15, 2022, said he was moved by an interview in which Wright mentioned […]
Residents and farmers from several villages on the Corentyne Coast, Region Six (East Berbice – Corentyne) will soon benefit from improved drainage in both the residential and farming communities. On Wednesday, Agriculture Minister, Hon. Zulfikar Mustapha travelled to the region to meet with residents from Whim, Auchlyne, Lancaster, Letter Kenny, Alness, and Bloomfield villages to […]
The Ministry of Education’s Edutrition: Breakfast for Success programme was today launched in the Mahaica-Berbice region (Region Five). During the launch at the Belladrum Primary School, the Honourable Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand stated that the programme is part of the Ministry’s plan to ensure every school-aged child has access to quality educational opportunities. She […]
To address the ‘no-safety culture’ in Guyana which has been deemed a ‘national problem’, the Labour Ministry is looking to roll out a comprehensive strategy aimed at promoting health and safety beyond the workplace. Labour Minister Joseph Hamilton made the disclosure during a recent meeting with an oil and gas company. Part of this strategy […]
Persons who are present at any accident or emergency scene are being encouraged to assist Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) in whatever way they can, to save the lives of injured persons. This call was made by Home Affairs Minister, Robeson Benn at the launching of the Emergency Medical Services in Region Five recently. Minister […]
The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) on Wednesday, November 16, 2022, opened the doors of its brand new sub-office in the town of Lethem, Region Nine (9) -Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo. The modernised and expanded facility will better enable the GNBS to provide its core services to the residents of the rapidly developing region which […]