Diversification- the tool to unlocking the full potential of the Berbice Region -president Granger as Berbice Expo and Trade Fair kicks off at the Albion Sports Complex

The Central Corentyne Chamber of Commerce last evening official kicked off the Berbice Expo and Trade Fair at the Albion Sports Complex, Corentyne under the theme “Promoting entrepreneurship for a diversified economy”. This year marks twelve years since the expo has been in existence and saw participation by corporate Guyana,…

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Fourth Webinar – Caribbean Climate Smart Agriculture Forum for Innovative Coordination

The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) Delegation in Guyana continues to execute its Flagship Project – Integrated Environmental Resilience and Risk Management for Agricultural Production with the execution of a Webinar entitled “Integrated Management of Water Resources for Climate Change Adaptation in Agriculture: Experiences from the Caribbean”. The…

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NAREI’s Board to serve two years

For the first time, the Board of Directors of the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) has been appointed to serve a two-year period. The life of the board will conclude on June 30, 2018. Previous boards were appointed by Cabinet for only one year. All members of the…

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Tests prove no poultry disease outbreak in Region 6

“All the tests were negative. That confirms our suspicion that it wasn’t an outbreak of any particular disease, but it was a management issue,” Dr. Dwight Walrond, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) told the Government Information Agency (GINA), at the Authority’s Mon Repos, East…

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