A total of nine persons were infected with the COVID-19 disease after another in the last 24 hours With these new infections, the overall number of cases increased to 71, 086. The new cases were recorded in Region Three (one case), Region Four (six cases), and Region Nine (two case). There is one patient in…
See below full Mid-year report released by the Ministry of Finance: According to the Ministry of Finance’s recently released Mid-Year Report 2022, Guyana recorded an overall real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth of 36.4 percent in the first half of the year, with the non-oil economy growing by 8.3 percent, reflecting Government’s supportive policy stance.…
–Health Minister advises public ahead of Cricket Carnival AS the Cricket Carnival celebrations approach, Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony has urged that personal responsibility and vaccination are key to keeping the spread of COVID-19 down. The Minister was at the time speaking to members of the media on the sidelines of an event where…
AS Guyana has confirmed two cases of the Monkeypox virus, the Ministry of Health has signalled that it is prepared and has the capacity to care for patients in the event that more cases are recorded. This was revealed on Friday during a press session for editors and journalists centred on reporting on the Monkeypox…
Approximately $3.4 billion in infrastructural works are underway in five new housing developments in Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara) to cater for serviced house lots for approximately 2,800 allottees. Works are ongoing in Cornelia Ida, Anna Catherina, Edinburgh, Meten-Meer-Zorg and Stewartville. The works include the installation of water and electricity supply networks and the construction…
THE Guyana Fire Service (GFS) has determined that the July 20 fire that destroyed the St George’s High School was electrical in origin. It was due to a nonfunctioning electrical outlet at the school. In a statement released on Friday, the GFS noted that it had completed its investigation into the fire. “Based on our…
By Russell Fuller BBC Tennis Correspondent The marked disappointment of the Arthur Ashe Stadium crowd, when Serena Williams hit her final forehand into the net, did not linger for long. A rousing acclamation soon rang around the stadium for a woman who extended Ajla Tomljanovic into a fourth hour in their US Open third-round match,…
Britain has dropped behind India to become the world’s sixth largest economy, delivering a further blow to the government in London as it grapples with a brutal cost-of-living shock. The former British colony leaped past the UK in the final three months of 2021 to become the fifth-biggest economy. The calculation is based in US…
Workplace health and safety measures should be extended to homes, Minister of Labour Joseph Hamilton said during a recent media briefing. He explained that there is an important need to change the culture towards safety in Guyana. And as such, the Ministry of Labour is in discussions with three public relations companies to deal holistically…
THE barometer for world food commodity prices declined for the fifth consecutive month in August, as quotations for most benchmark items dropped, according to a new report released by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO). The closely watched FAO Food Price Index averaged 138.0 points in August, down 1.9 per cent from July…
