El Nino Advisory
El Nino Advisory Jan22_2016
Category: Agency
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In light of below normal rainfall- Agri Minister advises against rice planting now
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…
Residents urged to conserve water – as El Nino situation rated 8 out of 10
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…
GuySuCo’s management meets with sugar unions- fate of Wales estate workers discussed
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…
Wales estate could have been modernised had Skeldon factory not been built for so much – Minister Holder
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…
Sugar industry’s COI report being discussed by Parliamentary Special Select Committee
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…
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