Drought conditions expected until the end of May

The Government through the Ministry of Agriculture has planned a number of interventions to address the effects of the continuing adverse weather conditions facing the country. Minister of Agriculture, Noel Holder, recently briefed cabinet on how the El Niño weather pattern in affecting the agriculture sector and measures that were…

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WORLD METEOROLOGICAL DAY MESSAGE

MESSAGE ON THE OCCASION OF WORLD METEOROLOGICAL DAY 2016 BY PETTERI TAALAS SECRETARY-GENERAL WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION Climate change is affecting our natural and human environment. Our emissions of greenhouse gases continue to rise, and the temperature of the lower atmosphere and the ocean is increasing. Today the Earth is already…

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WORLD WATER MESSAGE

As we celebrate World Water Day let us take the time out to come together and acknowledge the importance of water. Water is, next to oxygen, the most important source of life to all beings. There is and can be no life without water. Guyana is currently experiencing El Niño…

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