Suriname to aid Guyana in exploring alternatives to mercury in mining -Trotman
The use of mercury in Guyana has raised several health concerns primarily by those in the gold mining sector.
Just recently, a team from the...
AFC gets APNU’s support on move to reduce Marijuana-related sentencing on small quantities
Alliance for Change (AFC) Member and Public Telecommunications Minister Cathy Hughes, revealed today that there is a pending cabinet memorandum which illustrates a full...
Govt, NGO team up to tackle drug misuse among adolescent population
The Government and a non-governmental organisation (NGO) have teamed up this week in a training programme to help tackle drug misuse among the nation’s...
Govt. ramps up spending to eradicate HIV/AIDS
The Government of Guyana is not only intent on providing the best health care for victims of HIV/AIDS but also investing in programmes and...
Food & Drugs Dept. calls on water processing factories to obtain valid licence for...
The Government Analyst-Food and Drugs Department is calling on all water processing factories to conform to all the department’s requirements as it relates to...
Int’l Children’s Heart Foundation conducts 23 heart surgeries
The International Children’s Heart Foundation (ICHF) has performed another 23 surgeries on infants and adults as part of its latest visit to Guyana.
The ICHF,...
Guyana to establish homestead settlement area for fleeing Venezuelans – Citizenship Minister
Minister of Citizenship, Winston Felix, today, said plans are in motion for the establishment of a homestead settlement area for the 260 confirmed Venezuelans,...
GPHC opens Critical Paediatric Care Unit
The Paediatric Critical Care Unit (PICU) at the Georgetown Public Hospital was officially declared open today by Minister of Public Health, Volda Lawrence.
The unit...
Resident laments Woodlands Hospital’s continued improper disposal of bio-hazardous waste
A frustrated resident, who lives within close proximity to the Woodlands Hospital, is seeking the Heath Ministry’s invention over the hospital’s improper disposal of...
GPHC conducts first successful paired-exchange kidney transplant surgeries
Two men now have a new lease on life after successful kidney transplant surgeries were completed on them at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation...
