Health
Appeal Court readies to hear cross-dressing case; SASOD gears up for constitutional reform
Participants at SASOD's of “Lunch Talk” on the “Social Justice and the Cross Dressing Case" on Friday, February 19, 2016....
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‘Caribbean Mosquito Awareness Week’ part of measures to curb Zika virus
Caricom Chairman, Belize Prime Minister Dean Barrow. Prime Minister of Belize and Chairman of the Conference of the CARICOM Heads...
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GWI “alarmed” about hospitals’ “unacceptable” disposal of medical waste
GWI CEO Dr Richard Van West-Charles speaking with representatives of hospitals in Georgetown The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) is alarmed...
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Guyana’s anti-suicide campaign kicking in at schools
from left-Kirk Jardine, Dr. Latchmin, Mrs. Seeta Nagamootoo, Pastor Eworth Williams,Mrs. Glenna Vyphius, Chief Schools Welfare Officer. The Ministry of...
Read moreDetailsUS woman tests positive for Zika after travelling from Guyana
- Two more cases of the Zika virus have been reported in Ohio, one involving a Licking County man who...
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16-year old Eccles lad is Guyana’s second Zika victim
A 16-year-old lad from Eccles on the East Bank of Demerara (EBD) has been confirmed as Guyana's second case of...
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Head-to-head: Guyana’s health politicos offer Zika battle plans
Junior Minister of Public Health, Dr. Karen Cummings and Shadow Public Health Minister, Dr. Bheri Ramsaran in the National Assembly....
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“Disappointed” Health Minister to replace GPHC Chairman charged in New York
Health Minister, Dr. George Norton says he is “disappointed” that the newly-appointed Chairman of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC),...
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War on mosquitoes launched; residents urged to take precautions against fog
As Guyanese authorities seek to push back the Zika Virus, which has so far reportedly infected one Guyanese here, a...
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Guyana on red alert for Zika
Marilla Lima had Zika virus while pregnant. Her 2 1/2-month-old son, Arthur, has microcephaly -- a birth defect characterized by...
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