For the first time in many years, residents of Region 5 were able to survive the second rainy season of 2017 without being affected by flooding due as a result of swift interventions by the Board and Management of the Mahaica/Mahaicony/Abary-Agricultural Development Authority (MMA/ADA). The authority, in conjunction with the…
Agriculture Minister, Noel Holder on Sunday led a team of officials to areas in Canal No. 1 and 2 on the West of Bank Demerara to assess flooded agricultural areas and implement immediate interventions to assist farmers in the affected communities. During the visit, the Minister and team interacted with…
The Ministry of Agriculture’s Hydrometeorological Department is set to complete construction of a state of the art water quality lab come 2018. The facility, which is currently 80% complete, will be used for the testing of both ground and surface waters. This venture is being undertaken in an effort to…
The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) announced that there will be a new rice variety on the market before the 2018 second crop. During a recent interview, GRDB’s Deputy General Manager, Allison Peters indicated that scientists at the Board’s Rice Research Station at Burma have been working tirelessly to develop…
The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) has revealed that export figures for 2017 have surpassed 2016 and are expected to surpass that of 2015. Exports for 2016 stood at 500,000, while as of December 18, 2017, exports were recorded at 535,843 tonnes with a value of about US$200,000,000. General Manager…
Forty employees of Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) graduated from a five-day training course in Catering and Sewing. The training course, conducted by the Ruimveldt Life Improvement Centre, will equip workers from the Enmore Sugar Estate with the necessary skills for alternative employment following their redundancy come December 29, 2017. Enmore…
Agriculture students from the New Amsterdam Multilateral, Hope Secondary and President’s College were given the opportunity to observe various coconut cultivation practices during a tour of the Hope coconut estate on Thursday. The educational trip was part of the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute’s (CARDI) open day exercise. CARDI’s…
As the debates for the National 2018 Budget continue, Region Ten Member of Parliament (MP), Jermaine Figueria defended the government’s commitment to the workers of Guyana, more specifically those of the Guyana Sugar Co-operation (GuySuCo.) MP Figueria, rebutted statements made by Opposition MP Komal Chand, who claimed that the 2018…
