Health
Govt agencies to buy some produce directly as farmers loses 50 percent earnings due to coronavirus
A recent study by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) shows that since the start of the the coronavirus, COVID-19,...
Read moreDetails
GCAA gets GYD$609 million bailout due to COVID-19
The headquarters of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), High Street, Kingston, Georgetown. Reeling from the devastating impact that the...
Read moreDetails
140 Lusignan Prison inmates infected with COVID-19, several moved to Madewini isolation facility
The Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn says 140 prisoners of the Lusignan Prison are infected with the coronavirus and...
Read moreDetails
Labour Ministry’s Co-ops Dept; Scotiabank’s main branch closed due to coronavirus infections
Joseph Hamilton The Ministry of Labour's Cooperatives Department and the main branch of Scotiabank (Guyana) have been closed due to...
Read moreDetails
Coronavirus infects 14 Parliament Office staff members
The potentially deadly coronavirus, COVID-19, has infected 14 staff members of the Parliament Office and they are being provided the...
Read moreDetails
Coronavirus at Lusignan Prison; containment efforts intensify
Director of Prisons Gladwin Samuels says two inmates of the Holding Bay at Lusignan have tested positive for the Coronavirus...
Read moreDetails
Dr. Balwant Singh’s Hospital quarantines, tests staff following doctor’s COVID-19 death
Dr. Balwant Singh’s Hospital on Sunday it has informed all who may have been in contact with Dr. Seepersaud Chatterdeo...
Read moreDetailsPaediatrician died from COVID-19; family urges vigilance for symptoms
Dr. Seepersaud Chatterdeo. Well-known Guyanese paediatrician Dr. Seepersaud Chatterdeo died from the coronavirus, COVID-19, and his family is appealing to...
Read moreDetails
Guyana eyes Russian, other vaccines; about to use Remdesivir to fight off COVID-19
Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony said Guyanese experts would be holding talks with Russian officials about a COVID-19 vaccine that...
Read moreDetails
India urges “faster” US$5 million refurbishment of regional hospitals
Bartica Regional Hospital India on Thursday said it was ready for "faster" implementation of a project to improve three regional...
Read moreDetailsRecent News
Demerara Waves Media Inc. is a Guyana-based digital news media company committed to delivering timely, credible, and relevant news coverage. We report on key national issues, including politics, business, crime, education, health, sports, and culture, serving readers in Guyana and abroad.