COVID-19: New Amsterdam goes on lockdown; residents to be indoors by 7pm
Mayor of New Amsterdam, Winifred Haywood has issued some new rules in light of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak in Guyana. In the...
If everyone plays their part, a country-wide shutdown would not be needed-...
Now that Guyana has an additional three cases of the Coronavirus, bringing the total to eight, some observers are of the view that it...
Guyanese at great risk, we fear the worst if measures against COVID-19 are not...
Doctors at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) are disheartened by the Government of Guyana's approach to handling the global pandemic, COVID-19. Medical professionals...
Guyana among 76 countries to benefit from debt relief from multinational agencies
Guyana has been included among 76 countries named by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank to benefit from a suspension of...
COVID-19: UN calls on Guyana to introduce urgent stringent measures
The United Nations (UN) has expressed concerns that social gatherings are continuing in Guyana, despite advisories against it as the world continues to grapple...
Rotary Guyana, local business launch “Community Covid-19 Initiative”
Rotary Guyana, in collaboration with members of the local business community, recently launched a "Community Covid-19 Initiative". This initiative was established to address the...
Coronavirus: More than 900 deaths in a day in Italy
(BBC) - Italy has recorded 969 new coronavirus deaths, its highest daily figure in the outbreak so far.
It means 9,134 people have now died...
Guyana gets 1,100 COVID-19 test kits from PAHO/WHO
The Pan-American Health Organisation/World Health Organisation (PAHO/WHO) has donated over 1000 kits to test for the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), Public Health Minister Volda...
Giftland Mall closed from April 1, but Pharmacy and Supermarket will remain open
Management at the Giftland Mall has advised that the popular shopping centre and entertainment complex will be closed temporarily from April 1, 2020 due...
COVID-19: We need to change our behavioral patterns, practice social distancing – GCCI
The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) says that if Guyana is to truly stop the transmission of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19),...
