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Additional pumps redeployed- as some Region Five communities again flooded
Several Region Five communities are again flooded as a result of heavy rainfall over the past few days. The areas include Bushlot, Golden Grove, Lovely Lass, Onverwagt, Trafalgar and Tempe. Frederick Flatts, Chief Executive Officer (ag) of the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) said that apart from the rainfall,…
Impact of climate change on agricultural production highlighted -US$300,000 Japanese grant received
The impact of Disaster Risk Management (DRM) in Guyana was further highlighted with the official launching of the Building Resilience and Sustainable Livelihood: Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management/Disaster Risk Reduction (DRM/DRR) project in the Agriculture Sector in Guyana. The US$300,000 project which is funded by the Japan Government with supervision of…
Handing Over Ceremony of The Project- Rehablitation of the East Demerara Water. CONSERVANCY II at FLAGSTAFF
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Rehabilitated EDWC project handed over to NDIA- Gov’t thanks Japan for financial contribution
The rehabilitated East Demerara Water Conservancy (EDWC) project, phase two was today, handed over to the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) at Flagstaff, East Coast, Demerara. The two-phased project was aimed at procuring equipment and rehabilitating facilities for the improvement of the flood-control capacity of the EDWC. Phase one…
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The Bread Basket
Guyana has long been touted as having the potential to become the bread basket of the Caribbean. But, for decades the dream has been elusive. With its available, vast, arable lands and water sources, one is faced with the question, “What is being done to realize the true potential of…
