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Health

Politics affected Guyana’s COVID-19 fight -former Health Minister Lawrence

by Samuel Sukhnandan Former Health Minister Volda Lawrence has claimed that politics played a major role in the increased cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Guyana because certain persons had not cooperated fully with the David Granger-led  administration. Ms Lawrence who appeared on the A Partnership for National Unity/Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) live social media programme on Tuesday gave ...

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Foreign Affairs Minister COVID-19 positive; all Cabinet members to be tested -President Ali

by Samuel Sukhnandan President Irfaan Ali on Wednesday announced that newly-appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Hugh Todd has tested positive for the deadly COVID-19 virus and that all members of his Cabinet would now have to be tested and work remotely. The Guyanese Head of State said he has since advised Mr Todd to inform all individuals ...

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UNDP provides nutritional support to HIV+, gay community due to COVID-19 measures

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Monday said it has provided $5.6 million worth of food items to make available nutritional support to Persons Living with HIV (PLHIV) and members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual and Transgender plus (LGBT+) community in Guyana. “PLHIV and LGBT+ persons are among the most vulnerable and marginalized in any society. At the time ...

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Government to dole out COVID-19 relief to households, put “people back to work”

President Dr. Irfaan Ali on Saturday announced a GYD$4.5 billion COVID-19 household relief programme and high-tech laboratory equipment to increase testing of people for the coronavirus that has already killed more 20 people in Guyana. “We have commenced work on securing immediately an initial sum of $4.5 billion as emergency response to help at the household level,” he told a ...

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Granger administration spent GYD$1.6 billion on remodeling privately-owned building for Infectious Disease Hospital -Attorney General

-owner demands rent from new gov’t or removal  The Infectious Disease Hospital at Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara is not owned by Guyana although a compulsory acquisition order was gazetted and GYD$1.6 billion of taxpayers’ money was spent on converting Ocean View International Hotel into the health care facility, Attorney General Anil Nandlall said. Mr. Nandlall said the National Industrial and ...

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National COVID-19 protocols, experts on the cards- Health Minister

by Samuel Sukhnandan With a rapidly increasing number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Guyana, the new People’s Progressive Party (PPP) government has started working to establish national protocols and plans to utilise several medical experts to help fight the pandemic. Newly-appointed Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony said these new measures are especially important to help to mitigate the ongoing issue ...

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Guyana gets big consignment of COVID-19 medical supplies

A huge consignment of essential medical supplies to assist Guyana in the fight against the deadly coronavirus, COVID-19, Wednesday night arrived in the country. The items were provided by the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) to the Guyana Civil Defence Commission (CDC). The CDC handed over the essential medical supplies to the Health Ministry. CDC’s Director General Lieutenant Colonel ...

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Guyana Telephone and Telegraph hosts EduConnect Webinar Series

Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT), in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, recently wrapped up an EduConnect virtual Series, aimed at supporting teachers, parents and children as they adapt to online learning and instruction. The Series was launched in response to changes in instruction, learning and entertainment due to COVID-19. “We are aware that many of our students, teachers and ...

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Guyana exploring “controlled crossing” to Brazil; increased COVID-19 testing

Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony said steps would be taken to increase the testing capacity for COVID-19 and put a new system in place for  crossing between Guyana and neighbouring Brazil where the number of cases and deaths continues to soar everyday. His announcement came hours before latest figures showed that 12 more persons were tested positive in the ...

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Religious organisations implement mix of measures to combat COVID-19

by Samuel Sukhnandan Most places of worship have reopened with strict guidelines, but Roman Catholic parishes and Hindu temples are encouraging elders to stay away. Roman Catholic Bishop Francis Alleyne said while many people were anticipating the reopening of churches, a list of requirements had to be put in place given the instructions from the National COVID-19 Task Force. But ...

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