Mr. Chairman, Toashao of Tapakuma Village, Region 2, Regional Chairman, OAS country representative, representatives of IICA- Guyana office, agriculturist of the Ministry of Agriculture, ladies and gentlemen a special Good Morning and welcome to this simple, but impacting event today. Today’s event is important not only in the sense that…
The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuco), and the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers’ Union (GAWU) will this Wednesday, begin discussions for workers’ Annual Production Incentive (API) for 2015. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of GuySuco, Errol Hanoman said that the corporation always had in mind to meet and address the matter of…
The Mexican Embassy in Guyana today facilitated a teleconference with Guyanese officials and Mexican public and private sector interests at the Mexican Embassy, Brickdam on paddy importation from Guyana.
Guyana’s rice exports increased by six percent during the period January to October 2015 as compared with the corresponding period for 2014. However, the industry is forced to deal with a significant fall in world market price that is affecting export earnings, and the continued insistence of an oversupply in…
The Guyana Sugar Corporation has this morning written to the GAWU informing the Union of its agreement to commence discussion on the Annual Production Incentive for 2015 on Wednesday 18 November. It was always the intention of The Corporation to meet and address the API for the current year. GuySuCo…
Despite challenges, including unusual weather patterns, the high cost of inputs and unfavourable market conditions, Guyana’s rice industry continues to progress steadily. Acting, (ag) General Manager (GM) Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB), Nizam Hassan has reported that with approximately seven percent of lands left to harvest, Guyana’s rice farmers have…
The Guyana Sugar Corporation’s (GuySuco) current ‘crop-to-date’ total as of 06:00hrs today stood at 120,385 tonnes, with the cumulative ‘year-to-date’ figure at 201, 528 tonnes. The company’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Errol Hanoman told the Government Information Agency of this development, stating that “We are confident that we will achieve…
