Agriculture Minister, Hon. Zulfikar Mustapha M.P. on Tuesday afternoon met with farmers from several farming communities in Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara) following requests made to the Agriculture Ministry for a visit to be made to resolve several issues. During the first meeting, Minister Mustapha met with farmers from Belle…
several high-powered LED lights also donated to Co-op to improve security Following a meeting with His Excellency, President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali and Agriculture Minister Hon. Zulfikar Mustapha, members of the Three-Door Fishermen’s Co-op Society, last week, signed an agreement with the Berbice Bridge Company Incorporated (BBCI), allowing for the…
Guyana’s fishing industry has played an integral role in the development of Guyana’s agricultural sector and continues to do so. Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha on Sunday, met with fishermen in D’Edward village, on the West Coast of Berbice to address their concerns. The minister also presented several high-powered LED…
–Ministers tout idea of permanently relocating residents to settlements, higher ground Farmers and other villagers who reside in communities along the Pomeroon River have over the past few days, been affected by flooding due to persistent rainfall and high tides. Earlier this year, persons in the area were severely affected…
The PPP/C Government is continuing to show that it cares for sugar workers, and on Thursday, approved a whopping $3,888,558,690 to support a one-off grant to severed sugar workers and out-of-crop support for persons in the sugar sector. The $3.8 billion is now part of the Supplementary Appropriation Bill No.2…
Government is seeking an additional $755 million from the National Assembly to conduct urgent drainage and irrigation interventions across Guyana. The request was made by Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, M.P, during the 32nd Sitting of the Twelfth Parliament on Monday. The sum is part of the $ $21.4 billion…
Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, M.P, said while several communities countrywide are affected by the ongoing rainfall, Pomeroon in Region Two is mostly impacted. Providing an update on the sideline of the 32nd Sitting of the Twelfth Parliament on Monday, Minister Mustapha said the situation is currently being monitored by the…
Government on Saturday, commenced the distribution of its $250,000 ‘one-off’ cash grant to sugar workers who were severed by the former APNU/AFC Government. Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo announced in October, that before the end of 2021, severed sugar workers would benefit from the government payout totaling approximately $1.8 billion….
