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 is monitoring the level of the water in the conservancies and canals in the main agricultural regions, and taking necessary interventions to assist farmers. The water level in the East Demerara Water Conservancy (EDWC) today, stood at 52.65 Georgetown Datum (GD), while the Boerasirie Conservancy was 58.15GD. The Mahaica…
The Wales sugar estate has been in a sinking economic state, and over the years, finances were shuttled from the estates which were performing to support this West Demerara estate. This was made clear by Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo), Errol Hanoman during a televised interview on the National Communications Network (NCN) this evening.
