ON Thursday, the Ministry of Agriculture, in collaboration with the Victoria Youth Development Organization (VYDO), in observance of National Day of Villages, held a tree-planting and hamper-distribution exercise in Victoria Village, East Coast Demerara. The exercise was held at the church of the Nazarene and Community Empowerment Centre where the…
The Hydrometeorological Service is reporting that increased rainfall is expected as northern Guyana transitions into the second Wet/Rainy season of the year. The secondary rainfall season usually begins in the second half of November and continues until the end of January to mid February the following year. The rainfall season…
On Monday, November 4, twelve excavators will be dispatched in the High Dam area in Region 5, Mahaica-Berbice, to begin dredging of the Bellamy Canal and constructing a higher dam. This is being done to alleviate possible and future flooding in the area. Earlier on Friday, Chief Executive Officer of…
On Thursday, a brand-new two-story facility was officially handed over to the St. Francis Community Developers (SFCD) of East Berbice-Corentyne, which will house an agro-processing and skills training centre. This state-of-the-art project founded by the Japanese Government, forms part of St. Francis’ flagship venture in education, empowerment, and sustainability project,…
The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) will conduct temporary repairs to the damaged parts of the Stewartville koker door on Wednesday. On Tuesday evening, a team from the Department of Public Information (DPI), along with a group from the Civil Defence Commission (CDC), visited the community of Stewartville, Region 3, where…
─ focus on sustainable practices ─ will boost Extension Personnel Capacity The fourth annual Agriculture Research Conference is being hosted at the Guyana School of Agriculture (GSA) under the theme “Paving the way for sustainable development through innovative and adaptive research”. The conference is being hosted by the National…
─ residents optimistic that the breached embankment will be sealed ─ CDC intensifies distribution of cleaning supplies When the spring tides hit again on Friday last, residents in the Dantzig to Fairfield communities in Mahaicony braced themselves for the barreling waves to hit the foreshore. Many commended the pace…
─ Min. Adams-Yearwood delivers water pump, seeds farming gear Minister within the Ministry of Agriculture, with responsibility for Rural Affairs, Hon. Valerie Adams-Yearwood today, visited and distributed a water pump, farming equipment and seeds to the residents of Moco Moco Settlement Agriculture and Marketing Cooperative Society in the Upper…
