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PCR testing sites available countrywide, but public slow to take tests
The Infectious Disease Hospital at Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara. Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony has said that there are PCR...
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US to allow fully vaccinated, negative COVID-19 tested foreigners
President Joe Biden will ease foreign travel restrictions to the US beginning in November, allowing foreigners into the country if...
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Guyana Civil Aviation’s Egbert Field hospitalised with COVID
Director General of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority, Retired Lt.Col. Egbert Field. The Director-General of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority,...
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Three-year plan to curb child abuse; Human Services Minister urges public to call 914 to make reports
This week, Human Services Minister Dr. Vindhya Persaud will launch the ‘Every Child Safe’ campaign, geared towards engaging communities to...
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Guyana refuses to reopen Lethem port but retaliatory protests in Brazil trigger shortage of basic items in Rupununi
In this Folha BV picture, Guyanese and Brazilian officials meet in Boa Vista to discuss the protest in Bon Fim...
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High Court refuses to temporarily block COVID-19 vaccination measures
High Court Judge, Fidela Corbin-Lincoln on Friday refused to grant an injunction to block the COVID-19 vaccination and PCR testing...
Read moreDetailsFormer Health Minister recommends free PCR testing sites countrywide
Former Health Minister Volda Lawrence is recommending the establishment of free PCR testing sites across Guyana as well as the...
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Guyana Medical Council to punish doctors who discourage COVID-19 vaccination
The Guyana Medical Council (GMC) on Thursday warned doctors not to discourage vaccination against the potentially deadly coronavirus (COVID-19) and...
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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...
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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...
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