Shamar Meusa

Yesterday’s sitting of Parliament was suspended after it was alleged that Minister of Public Affairs, Kwame McCoy had assaulted opposition Member of Parliament, Tabitha Sarabo-Halley.

Arson is suspected in a fire yesterday morning at La Grange, West Bank Demerara which left three buildings gutted and two others damaged.

After being hospitalised in New York for over two weeks with COVID-19, attorney Jerome Khan is warning persons to take the virus seriously.

When 28-year-old Dexter Smartt was admitted to the local bar to practice law in Guyana last week, it marked the latest step in his journey in service to others others.

The move to a more spacious and comfortable community took almost four years for some former residents of Lombard and Broad streets, Charlestown, who say they are grateful to have finally settled into their own space.

The National Assembly yesterday, by a majority vote, supported a motion which recognises the seriousness of the COVID-19 pandemic while pledging to support the needed resources  to bring relief to Guyana, which could possibly include a Corona Virus Immunization bill.

With the Christmas season usually being a time when people are more at risk for mental health struggles, a clinical psychotherapist has said even more intervention is needed now due to the added anxieties brought on by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Guyana’s 146th COVID-19 fatality, the 69-year-old Deputy Mayor of Anna Regina spent approximately nine days in the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit before succumbing to the virus.

The recent guideline on remdesivir issued by the World Health Organization (WHO), which has advised against the use of the COVID-19 drug to treat hospitalized patients, is still subject to review, according to head of the COVID-19 Task Force at the Georgetown Public Hospital Dr.

PNCR Chair, Volda Lawrence; APNU+AFC party agent, Carol Joseph; Region Four Returning Officer, Clairmont Mingo; and two Election Day clerks, were yesterday taken before the courts and charged with a number of offences including conspiracy to defraud and forgery.

Saying that the decision to reduce the national COVID-19 curfew hours would facilitate greater economic activity, Prime Minister Mark Phillips on Thursday assured that stricter enforcement of safety measures will take place.

Two more COVID-19 positive patients died yesterday and a total of 130 more cases were confirmed, while Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony admitted that better enforcement of the emergency measures in place, including the national curfew, is needed to curb the spread of the virus.

Government Member of Parliament Dr. Vishwa Mahadeo yesterday criticised the former APNU+AFC administration for mismanaging Region Six’s public health sector, which he said was plagued by the shortages of drugs and medical supplies, and questionable spending.

The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) two weeks ago conducted its first Aortic Abdominal Aneurysm (AAA) repair surgery.

Guyana is currently in the process of commencing training for medical professionals under the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Solidarity Trial which would help determine the best treatments for COVID-19 patients.

Almost 50% of Guyana’s recorded COVID-19 cases are asymptomatic even as Guyana’s effective reproductive rate as it relates to the spread of the virus has increased.

Amidst complaints over a lag in the release of COVID-19 test results, Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony on Friday stated that plans are underway to automate Guyana’s testing for COVID-19, thereby boosting its capacity, but a number of things must be put in place.

A frontline general practitioner who works in Region Eight recently beat COVID-19 and has officially returned to work after weeks of being in isolation.

Relatives of Guyana’s latest COVID-19 fatality are still unsure how he contracted the virus as he had not left home since June when he went for a medical check-up.

Newly-appointed Minister of  Health Dr Frank Anthony yesterday stated that the recently commissioned  $1.6b infectious diseases hospital is a “shell” and major work needs to be done at the hospital and in the health sector to better Guyana’s response to COVID-19.