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….
-as $250,000 cash grant distribution begins in Region Six Government on Sunday, commenced its $250,000 one-off cash grant distribution exercise to severed sugar workers in East Berbice-Corentyne (Region Six). Some $675 million in cash grants were distributed in the ancient county, with 2,660 ex-sugar workers benefitting. Kowsilla Ramotar of East…
–Agri. Minister assesses city’s drainage structures, calls on M&CC to better manage structures Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha, along with officials from the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA), today visited the sluices located at Cowan Street, Commerce Street, and Ruimveldt East (River View) to assess their operations, as several parts…
In its efforts to improve services offered to farmers, the Ministry of Agriculture will soon move to have a central extension department established at the ministry’s head office. This was disclosed by Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha Wednesday during several outreaches in Regions Five and Six. While in Region Five,…
–tells farmers recent intervention resulted in a reduction in fertilizer cost by 10% and 18% Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha on Wednesday, hosted a meeting with rice farmers from the Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam), to address concerns over the high price of fertilizer in the region. The farmers complained that…
– Close to 1,500 set to benefit from two-day distribution exercise Approximately $127 million in flood-relief grants will be distributed to farmers from several villages in Region One (Barima-Waini) who were affected by flooding earlier in the year. Ministers of Agriculture, Local Government and Regional Development and Housing and Water,…
– curriculum to be developed by mid-2022 The Ministry of Agriculture, in an effort to revamp the operations of the extension arm of its agencies, will, in 2022, introduce a curriculum designed to improve the effectiveness of its extension officers. Through the Guyana School of Agriculture (GSA), extension officers attached…
─ as Central Packaging Facility celebrates 21 years in operation The New Guyana Marketing Corporation’s (GMC) extension department has now been enhanced with the procurement of 13 new motorcycles. The dirt bikes will allow field workers to reach farmers in Regions Three, Four, Five and Six, specifically those operating in…
