The Ministry of Agriculture is advising rice farmers to await the next rainy season to sow their fields, in light of the fact that there is not enough water at the moment. Subject Minister Noel Holder reiterated this advice as he spoke with the press at the Ministry of the…
In an invited comment at today’s post-Cabinet media briefing, Colonel (retired) Chabilall Ramsarup, Director General of the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) rates the current El Nino situation 8 out of 10 as such residents are urged to conserve water. Defending his rating, Ramsarup explained to media operatives that forecasters have…
Management of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) today met with representatives of the National Association of Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial Employees (NAACIE) and the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers’ Union (GAWU) to formally discuss the decision to close the Wales estate on the West Bank Demerara. GUYSUCO’s CEO Errol Hanoman…
The closure of the Wales sugar estate could have possibly been avoided if some of the money used to rehabilitate the Skeldon factory, were diverted to the former. According to Minister of Agriculture, Noel Holder, the Skeldon factory could have been made functional at one -third of its cost to modernise…
The report of the Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the sugar industry is currently being discussed by the Special Parliamentary Select Committee on Economic Matters. This was stated by Minister of Agriculture Noel Holder during the Post-Cabinet Media briefing at the Ministry of the Presidency, today. Dismissing a claim by…
Government remains steadfast in its quest to not only development rice lines which are blast and disease resistant and results in higher yields, but to also attract additional markets to offset Guyana’s growing production levels. Today, Agriculture Minister, Hon. Noel Holder, met with a team of European Investors to discuss…
