Effective drainage is critical for development to take place and cognizant of the fact, the Ministry of Agriculture has embarked on a rigorous farmers outreach exercise programme aimed at addressing some of the ills affecting farmers livelihood. Today, Agriculture Minister, Hon. Noel Holder accompanied by a team of technical officers…
Minister within the Ministry of Public Health, Dr. Karen Cummings and a team of health officials traveled to Buxton to hand over medical and cleaning supplies to residents who were affected by recent floods. This was to ensure that persons in the flood affected areas do not contract any serious…
The Government of Guyana is working to ensure that residents of villages in the North Rupununi, Region Nine have a year round water supply. This will be done by developing water harvesting facilities. A total of $30M has been approved in the 2017 Budget for the execution of this project….
Ambassador (Designate) of the People’s Republic of China, His Excellency, Cui Jianchun today paid a courtesy call on Minister of Agriculture, Hon. Noel Holder at his Regent and ShivChanderpaul Drive Office. Minister Holder in welcoming the Ambassador to Guyana expressed appreciation for the strengthened relations that exist between not only…
The construction of a sluice at D’Edward village and the reinstallation of a pump at Trafalgar are expected to help prevent flooding in Region Five. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA), Frederick Flatts, told the Government Information Agency (GINA) that sluices and pumps are…
Minister of Agriculture, Noel Holder said that the report presented to him by the Guyana Rice Export Board (GREB) shows no losses resulting from flood. Minister Holder highlighted the report revealed that: Region two had less than 11,000 of rice hectares. 1,608 hectares were under excess water and 1,055 hectares…
Buxton villagers, especially farmers would no longer be affected by severe flooding after the installation of three pumping units during the course of this year. Ministry of Agriculture senior officials gave the assurance that the village, which is situated along the coast, will benefit from the construction of two pump…
Continuous precipitation anticipated for the next four days as an upper level trough and the sub-tropical jet affects Guyana. Synopsis: An upper level trough and the Sub-tropical Jet are currently affecting and will continue to affect Guyana during the next few days. Weather conditions are likely to deteriorate as the…
