Category: NEWS
GuySuCo Commences Community Outreach Programme to Improve Attendance on all Estates in an Effort to Sustain the Industry
The Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc. (GuySuCo) will commencing a Community Outreach programme for residents in ‘sugar dependent’ (communities in the vicinity of all estates). Community meetings will be held at the Community Centres in the villages where Estates are located. The first Community Meeting will be held at the Wales…
Better strategy sought after for weather/Climate information dissemination
The Hydrometeorological service through the National Weather Watch Centre in Timehri is seeking to have the weather and climate information disseminated in a timely and accurate manner. Chief Hydro-meteorological Officer Dr. Garvin Cumming said the various methods of communication are being considered. “We have been working with a number of…
Relief on the way for flooded communities Region 5 and 6
The Regional Democratic Councils (RDCs) of Regions Five and Six are working to bring relief to flood affected communities in their respective regions. Regional Executive Officer (REO) of Region Five, Ovid Morrison told the Department of Public Information/Government Information Agency (DPI/GINA) today that the RDC has begun manually clearing the…
More relief underway for flood hit communities
The National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) will be placing two additional pumps at Buxton to assist in relieving the flooded community and surrounding villages along the East Coast Demerara (ECD.) This was revealed by NDIA Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Frederick Flatts in an interview with Department of Public Information/…
Relief underway for flood hit East Coast, Demerara (ECD) communities
Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson told the media today that the residents in the flood affected communities along the East Coast Demerara (ECD) should start getting relief by midnight tonight(Saturday). Minister Patterson led a Ministerial Taskforce with Minister of Agriculture, Noel Holder and included engineers, government officials, and media operatives on…
CARDI approves GY $7.5 Integrated Pest Management strategy for managing coconut pests and diseases – project scheduled to commence in July
The Caribbean Agriculture Research and Development Institute (CARDI) has recently approved a proposal for an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Strategy to commence works to increase the level of productivity in Guyana’s coconut industry. The project is scheduled to commence in July, 2017 and will see improved practices and strategic measures…




