An unvaccinated man from Region Four (Demerara- Mahaica) died after he was infected with the disease, COVID-19 on August 06. He was 87 years old, the Ministry of Health reported. With this death, Guyana has recorded a total of 1, 272 COVID-19 deaths since March 2020. Meanwhile, another 26 people, including 10 men and six…
HYPERTENSION, or high blood pressure, is described as the pressure exerted on the arterial walls when the heart pumps blood. The reading is expressed as a ratio of systolic (arterial pressure when the heart beats) over diastolic (arterial pressure when the heart rests). Generally, the ratio below 120/80 mmHg is considered normal. Pre-hypertension, or elevated…
–according to CANU report WITH investigations backdating over two decades, the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) arrested major players in the drug trade that were caught red-handed and placed them behind bars, according to CANU’s recent ‘Drug Trafficking in Guyana’ report. These suspects include Businessman Michael Morgan, Andre Gomes also known as ‘Zipper’, Businessman Troy Jacobs,…
CHIEF Fire Officer (ag), Gregory Wickham, met with forty-four (44) recruits undergoing training to become firefighters during a Thursday visit to the Leonora Training School. In addressing the recruits, Wickham encouraged them to be mentally, physically, and spiritually strong to endure the training and be successful. He emphasised the importance of maintaining discipline and unity…
–Attorney-General says THE People’s Progressive Party/Civic administration (PPP/C) has done more than the previous administration to empower African communities through their deliberate policy that targets housing, land, jobs, health, and economic prosperity under the “One Guyana” platform. So, the government does not discriminate against Afro-Guyanese since the PPP/C believes that every person in Guyana must…
CHIEF of Mission of the CARICOM Election Observation Mission (CEOM) to the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis, Sase Gunraj, reported that the 5 August 2022 elections characterised by tension and uncertainty reflected the will of the people, since their ballots were cast without intimidation or fear. Gunraj, a commissioner of the Guyana Elections Commission…
The West Indies suffered a crushing 59-run defeat to India in Lauderhill on Saturday, falling to an unassailable 1-3 series deficit in the process. After winning the toss and electing to field first, the hosts felt the wrath of the Indians from the outset with openers Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav speeding to 53 without…
–over 1,400 households benefiting from newly- commissioned power source RESIDENTS of Lethem, Region Nine, are now enjoying reliable and clean energy, with the commissioning of a $472 million one megawatt solar farm in the township on Friday. Already 10,000 liters of diesel or some 63 drums of fuels were saved, since the solar power plant…
Trinidad and Tobago’s Jereem Richards uncorked a punishing run to successfully defend the men’s 200m title, with a new Games record, at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games on Saturday. In one of the best performances of his career, Richards ate up the track, and his opponents, to finish near five meters clear in a new personal…
GUYANA will soon be home to a modern seven-level Embassy Suites by Hilton hotel, according to President Dr. Irfaan Ali. According to information posted on the President’s official Facebook page, the 186-suite facility will occupy 2.5 acres along the Railway Embankment Road, side-by-side with the Arthur Chung Conference Centre and CARICOM Secretariat, just across from…
