A two-member World Bank team is in Guyana to monitor the progress of the East Demerara Water Conservancy’s (EDWC) adaptation project. Team leader Armando Guzman, and Hydrology Specialist, Isabella Bovolo told the Government Information Agency (GINA) that they are here as a follow- up to phase one of the project….
The Cunha Canal project which will be funded at a cost of over US $3M and which will greatly benefit residents and farmers on the East Bank Demerara, will soon commence. The project is to be executed by the Ministry of Agriculture through the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA)…
The two drainage pumps at the Trafalgar outfall, Region Five that were vandalised and left inoperable for two years are now fully functioning. Frederick Flatts, Chief Executive Officer, acting, of the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) told the Government Information Agency (GINA) recently that the project to rehabilitate the…
The soil testing ability of the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) is now enhanced thanks to the Promotion of Regional Opportunities for Produce through Enterprises and Linkages (PROPEL) project. For the first time, NAREI will be able to instantaneously provide farmers with recommendations following on-the-spot soil test…
Minister in the Ministry of Public Infrastructure, Annette Ferguson has assured that the recommendations in the draft of the final report submitted by the Dutch Engineering team will be effectively used to ensure the whole situation of flooding in Georgetown will be alleviated. The draft of the final report for…
