Category: Agency
CDC, other agencies working to bring relief to El Nino hit communities –drilling rig being pursued

The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) is leading efforts to bring some level of relief to communities hard hit by drought-like conditions due to El Nino. The agency’s Director General, Col. Rt. Chabilall Ramsarup informed the Government Information Agency (GINA) that since being given the mandate by President David Granger to…
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Conciliation on API for sugar workers ends in deadlock

The Parties, GuySuCo and GAWU on February 19, 2016 reconvened at Conciliation under the auspices of the Chief Labour Officer to conclude on Annual Production Incentive [API] for 2015. The last meeting was held on December 11, 2015 where both parties presented their submissions to the conciliator, after which he…
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GuySuCo’s planting programme reduced by more than 50% due to El Nino

The current sugar crop is being negatively affected by the prevailing dry conditions brought on by El Nino weather pattern. Guyana Sugar Corporation’s (GuySuCo’s) Agriculture Services Manager, Raymond Sangster informed the Government Information Agency (GINA) that the current planting programme has been reduced by more than 50%. This will negatively impact the 2017 crop yield, Sangster noted. “What you do in…