The recent heavy rainfall experienced over the past 24 hours is due to the shifting of the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ICTZ). According to the Chief Hydrometeorological Officer, Dr. Garvin Cummings, the ICTZ is moving northward. The ICTZ is a narrow zone near the equator where northern and southern air masses converge,…
;as Ministry hosts Women in Agriculture Appreciation Day Today, close to 100 female farmers involved in agriculture related activities such as cash crop farming and poultry and livestock rearing from the villages Buxton, Haslington, Nabaclis and Golden Grove on the East Coast of Demerara and Linden were honoured and given…
Chair, Minister Adams-Yearwood, Colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen. I have been invited by the madam Minister’s “Special Events Committee” to give some “brief remarks” during this our ministry’s Emancipation Cultural Programme, to which request I have consented with the greatest pleasure. Guyana shares Emancipation Day with other Caribbean nations that were…
Honorable Noel Holder M.P, Min. of Agriculture, PS Delma Nedd, DPS Aretha Henry & Dacia Ferguson, Other senior Officials of Agencies & Departments, staff, media etc. Today is a very special day in the life of all of us at the MOA. I am particularly happy to be a part…
– Hackney Village farmers breathe a sigh of relief Scores of farmers in the lower Pomeroon are breathing a sigh of relief as the National Drainage and Irrigation Agency (NDIA) will soon conduct a canal clearing exercise in the Moruka/Phoenix Park Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC). NDIA will be clearing…
─Govt addressing dumping of coconut husks in Pomeroon River (DPI) More than 3,000 coconut farmers in the Lower Pomeroon are resting easier, knowing that their government listened to their plight and acted in their best interest thus securing their financial futures The farmers were left pondering as to what their…
─ persons still urged to take necessary precautions against extreme exposure to heat During July and August are considered the hottest weather periods in the Caribbean region. However, Chief Hydrometeorological Officer, Dr. Garvin Cummings within the Agriculture Ministry has advised that there is likely to be no severe heat…
– Ministry of Agriculture to launch ‘Kitchen Garden’ programme ─ training will be available for interested persons – Min. Adams-Yearwood Agriculture will be boosted in Bagotstown and surrounding communities on the East Bank of Demerara with the launch of a kitchen garden initiative by the Ministry of Agriculture. This…
