The issue of ‘illegal importation’ of shrimp, Fish into Guyana’s shores has been a cause for concern and one the relevant authorities have been tirelessly trying to address over the years. As a follow-up to this a high-level meeting was today convened in the boardroom of the Ministry of Agriculture…
Customs officers while clearing a loaded ship at the Guyana National Shipping Corporation (GNSC) wharf at Port Georgetown on Tuesday afternoon discovered that an illegally imported horse was on board. Officials of the Guyana Livestock and Development Authority (GLDA) were notified and immediate action was taken. The authority carried out…
Rainfall records for the past 24 hours, measured at 08:00 hrs Saturday June 10, 2017, were available for most of the stations. The highest rainfall of 190.5 mm was recorded at Bush Lot in Region 5. Synopsis: A tropical wave passed Guyana during the early morning hours. Instability from this…
The Ministry of Agriculture’s National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) completed twenty percent of the work on Ebini Access Road. The work which commenced in May, 2017 is schedule to be completed in twelve months. The road project, once completed, will significantly boost easy access to savannahs lands allowing for…
The Board of Directors of the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) has recently taken a decision to afford farmers throughout the rice growing region, access to fertilizer through a credit system. To this end, farmers’ have since been able to access fertilizer (6: 25: 25) and repay the board at…
Rainfall was experienced in some areas along the coast during the morning hours; conditions are expected to improve in the afternoon hours. Rainfall is likely to range from five mm to 20 mm with parts of Regions One, Two, Seven, Eight and Ten experiencing spells of overcast skies with isolated…
The Guyana Marketing Corporation (GMC) through a collaborative effort with the Promotion of Regional Opportunities for Produce through Enterprises and Linkages (PROPEL) and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation in Agriculture (IICA), recently facilitated a Cost of Production Workshop targeting farmers and agro-processors. The workshop which was held at the St….
