After seven years of working on the new paddy variety – “GRDB 15”, the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) has officially released its fifteenth paddy variety. The new type of paddy holds several positive characteristics which could see the rice industry benefiting in a number of ways. As compared to…
The top weather forecast man at Guyana’s Hydrometeorological Department is calling for closer collaboration between stakeholders to improve the weather forecast services. Chief Hydromet Officer (ag), Dr. Garvin Cummings said that the services that are provided by the Hydrometeorological Department is intended to meet the demands of those in the…
The University of Guyana (UG) today launched a refrigerant management and equipment presentation course that teaches new and emerging technologies to replace chemicals that are harmful to the atmosphere. Hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC) is the name of the chemicals found in refrigeration and air conditioning. It is also very dangerous to the…
The Guyana Marketing Corporation (GMC) recently commenced a series of promotional events as part of its ‘eat local’ initiative. The first event, which was held at the Bourda Post Office, saw the agency informing patrons about a range of new and pre-established flours and porridge mixes that are available for…
More than 50,000 residents of the East Coast of Demerara are set to benefit from the commissioning of a newly constructed pump station at Lusignan. The installation, which is valued at more than $360M, includes two mechanical pumps with the capacity to drain approximately 102 gallons of water per minute….
(Kaieteur News) Uitvlugt Estate has met and surpassed its production target for the first crop of 2018. Uitvlugt is one of the three estates remaining under Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) management after the downsizing that led to the closure of the other estates in 2017. According to a release from…
A permanent Livestock Extension Officer of the Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) has been assigned to Region 8 (Pataro-Siparuni) to address the issue of proper animal husbandry. This development comes at a critical juncture in wake of a recent spate of high poultry mortality, which was brought to the attention…
The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) is encouraging more millers to become licensed for the year 2018. Currently, only twenty-three (23), of the fifty-nine (59) mills licensed last year, are licensed for this year. Failure to do so will result in prevention of export on the Government of Guyana’s contracts….
