The Guyana Medical Council (GMC) on Thursday warned doctors not to discourage vaccination against the potentially deadly coronavirus (COVID-19) and instead promote the use of alternative remedies whose efficacy have been unproven. The GMC said it has adopted a decision taken by the umbrella body of medical councils in the United States (US). “The Medical Council of Guyana supports the ...
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Old Students give back to St. Winefride’s Secondary School
The St. Winefrides Secondary School Old Students Association and a United States-based Guyanese have chipped in with support to that Newtown, Georgetown-based school The school received sanitising materials from the old students association, at a time when Guyana and the rest of the world are battling to stave off the potentially deadly coronavirus, COVID-19. The items donated include sanitiser spray ...
Read More »Ministry of Education removes Teachers Union from scholarship, duty free concession process; GTU so far silent
The Ministry of Education on Tuesday announced that it has taken over the management of the scholarship programme and award of duty free concessions from the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU), in response to what the ministry says are threats against teachers who have not participated in the protests. “The Government of Guyana is hereby reverting these two programs to the ...
Read More »10 die from COVID in two days
The Ministry of Health said five of the 10 reported COVID-19 deaths occurred on Friday four on Thursday. According to the Health Ministry, a 10th person died on September 7 but was reported on Friday after confirmatory results. The death toll now stands at 669. Official data shows that 219 new cases were recorded on Friday. Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) continues ...
Read More »Conditions at Liliendaal ‘COVID hospital’ come under microscope after nurse dies but GPHC denies understaffing
The treatment of COVID-19 patients at the Infectious Disease Hospital where COVID-19 patients are sent on Friday came in for sharp criticism following the death of a nurse. Fifty-six year old Nurse Vanessa Maynard died on Thursday. September 9, 2021 after she had been taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital on August 29 at around 1 AM and then moved ...
Read More »Roman Catholic Bishop appeals to Guyanese to get vaccinated
Even as Roman Catholic Bishop of Guyana, Francis Alleyne announced that churches in Guyana would be closing their doors “indefinitely”, he sounded a call for Guyanese to take COVID vaccine because there is solid proof that a jab would work to stem the spread of the disease and people falling seriously sick. He said the official teaching of the Catholic ...
Read More »Teachers Union calls strike against COVID measures; Education Ministry says ‘no pay’, GTU hijacked politically
The Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) Tuesday night issued a call for its members to go on a three-day strike from Wednesday to protest the lockout or removal of teachers from schools because they are not vaccinated or do not have a negative COVID test. “The Guyana Teachers Union is not against vaccination. We are against forced vaccination. We are against ...
Read More »ANUG calls for audit of countrywide “haphazard” cash disbursements; recommends ‘oil money’ welfare
A New and United Guyana (ANUG) political party on Tuesday slammed the Irfaan Ali-led administration for doling out billions of dollars in actual cash seemingly without any accountability. “Money should not be taken from the State coffers in the haphazard way that we have seen,” ANUG said in a statement. That party, which is part of a joinder seat with ...
Read More »Businesses begin enforcing no entry to unvaccinated persons
Businesses in Guyana are from Monday asking customers for vaccination cards or negative PCR tests, in keeping with the government’s latest measures. Republic Bank (Guyana) says it will “enforce” the new measures. This means that those customers who are not vaccinated, must make an appointment to see a Republic Bank representative. On the date of the appointment, persons must walk ...
Read More »Educators now specifically captured in new COVID rules
The latest COVID-19 measures now indicate that educators as well as well as other employees working in all government-owned and privately-owned buildings being used for public purposes must now be vaccinated or have a negative PCR test within seven days. The September 4, 2021 measures, signed by Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony and published in the Official Gazette, state that ...
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