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NAREI to speed-up mangroves’ regeneration at Better Hope to Sparendaam
The Better Hope to Sparendaam sea shore has seen an increase of natural mangrove regeneration. This was discovered through the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute’s (NAREI) monitoring of the plants. NAREI will now be planting seedlings in this area to support and speed up the mangrove re-development process. Kean…
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Agriculture must be seen as a tool to tackle youth unemployment across Caribbean – Minister Holder- as GSA graduates 156
The push for more youths to join the agricultural sector resonated again yesterday when Minister of Agriculture, Noel Holder made the pitch as he addressed the graduating class of 2016 of the Guyana School of Agriculture’s(GSA) 52nd prize giving exercise. At the school at Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara, Minister…
Scenes from the Guyana School of Agriculture 2016 Graduation Ceremony
Faulty Hope canal bridge result of politicking, poor design – Minister Holder
The problems associated with the shifting Hope Canal Bridge located at Hope on the East Coast of Demerara are a result of poor design and not the failure of the contractor, Minister of Agriculture, Noel Holder said. The minister stated that records show that DIPCON Engineering Company, the contractor of…
Gov’t inherited substandard work – previous NDIA Board ignored contractors reservation on design of Hope Canal bridge
Actions by the previous National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) Board of Directors remains detrimental, as now the Ministry of Agriculture is forced to make additional financial inputs into to Hope Canal Bridge to rectify substandard works. DIPCON Engineering company which was responsible for the construction of the bridge, expressed…
GuySuCo Responds to Newspaper Article on LBI Workers Picket
The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) wishes to respond to the article published in the Guyana Chronicle newspapers dated August 4, 2016 titled: “LBI workers picket GuySuCo over transfer to Enmore”. Firstly, the Corporation wishes to state that its current financial circumstances has made it imperative to review and revise the…