Chief Executive Officer of National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA), Frederick Flatts says recent criticisms attributed to Charles Ceres of Ground Structures Engineering Incorporated are a case of sour grapes. Ceres, a local engineer was recently quoted by a local newspaper publication as declaring a drainage pump constructed at Friendship –…
MONTSERRAT’s Minister of Agriculture, Trade, Lands, Housing and the Environment, David Osborne Friday assumed the chairmanship of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) during the 12th Meeting of CRFM Ministerial Council in Little Bay, Montserrat. Agriculture Minister, Noel Holder, while delivering his presentation to the delegates attending the ceremony, reflected…
Guyana’s preparedness to respond to an emergency emanating from an epidemic or any other disaster has received high marks from both local and international observers following a simulation exercise held in Mabaruma, North West District, Region One, earlier yesterday. The exercise aimed to evaluate applicability of the emergency preparedness plan;…
For the period of January – April 2018 Guyana has exported 139,501 metric tonnes of paddy, rice, and rice by-products, equivalent to US $57.7Million. This surpasses 2017’s export of 120,811 metric tonnes equivalent to US $47M. This has been credited to new markets in Mexico and Cuba. General Manager of…
The Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) and its local and international partners earlier today hosted a workshop in Mabaruma, North West District, Region One to prepare for a simulation exercise to test the readiness of Guyana’s systems to contain an outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) locally. According to…
The Ministry of Agriculture has intensified its efforts working along with various farmers’ group to boost Cost of Production. This has seen the Ministry having a dialogue with farmers’ group, looking at ways in which Government can give technical and other assistance. Recently, Agriculture Minister, Noel Holder and a team…
As of May 7, the rice industry has harvested 86 percent of its 2018 production. This is equivalent to 75,137 hectares of the 87,538 hectares sown and is a significant increase in production from 310,748 tonnes earlier in the year to 448,926 tonnes. General Manager of the Guyana Rice Development…
Farmers and residents of New Friendship-Vigilance on the East Coast of Demerara will now benefit from a new $240M drainage pump station that was commissioned today. Addressing the gathering at the ceremony the East Coast of Demerara, Minister of Agriculture, Noel Holder said “the Ministry of Agriculture, remains committed to…
