Tag: Region Eight
Region Eight installs COVID-19 screening site
Staff Writer- March 6, 2021- to curb transmission Region Eight Regional Health Officer (RHO) Dr. Ravindra Dudhnauth says the installation of a COVID-19 screening ... Read More
Strong, consistent leadership, political will necessary
Shaquille Bourne- February 7, 2021- Min. Sukhai tells Region Eight’s new RDC Minister of Amerindian Affairs, Hon. Pauline Sukhai has charged the newly elected ... Read More
Generator at Matthews Ridge operational
Shaquille Bourne- January 11, 2021─additional fuel filtration systems to be implemented The generator at Matthews Ridge has been restored to normal operations, after a ... Read More
El Paso well to be completed after works on Port Kaituma well
Akeasha Boodie- November 20, 2020-Minister Croal Minister of Housing and Water, Hon. Collin Croal in response to a standstill on works at a well ... Read More
Regional officials signal plans to develop country
Shaquille Bourne- October 26, 2020Regional Chair and Vice Chairpersons who were sworn-in by President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali on Monday have said that they ... Read More
Chiung Mouth to get potable water for Christmas
Isaiah Braithwaite- October 19, 2020Residents of Chiung Mouth, Potaro-Siparuni (Region Eight) will soon have access to potable water as the Ministry of Housing and ... Read More
Mass testing for COVID-19 commences in Region Eight
Delicia Haynes- August 5, 2020−Nine cases confirmed, two recovered DPI, Guyana, Wednesday, August 5, 2020 Potaro-Siparuni, Region Eight has recorded nine COVID-19 cases as ... Read More
Moruca man is Region Eight’s first COVID-19 case
Delicia Haynes- July 3, 2020DPI, Guyana, Friday, July 3, 2020 An eighteen-year-old man has tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Region Eight, making ... Read More
Lift of non-curfew measures in Regs. 5, 8 withdrawn
Delicia Haynes- June 19, 2020DPI, Guyana, Friday, June 19, 2020 The Minister of Public Health, Volda Lawrence has withdrawn an initial order to relax ... Read More
Region Eight tightens COVID-19 screening, sensitisation efforts
Delicia Haynes- May 27, 2020DPI, Guyana, Wednesday, May 27, 2020 Since the emergence of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Guyana, it has quickly moved ... Read More