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8,800 tonnes more needed to achieve sugar target – as GuySuCo, GAWU agree to conciliation following talks deadlock
Talks today between the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) and the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers’ Union (GAWU) to discuss the Annual Production Incentive (API) for the industry’s workers ended in deadlock with both parties agreeing to go the route of conciliation. According to the company’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Errol…
NDIA Engineers rescue flamingo; donates it to the Zoo
Two engineers attached to the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) on Wednesday December 2, 2015 rescued a stranded flamingo from the Essequibo River. According to their statements, the engineers were conducting routine field visits in west Hogg Island and noticed an object in the river between Hogg Island and…
Rice production up by 7 percent, export 10 percent
General Manager of the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) Nizam Hassan is reporting a production growth of 7 percent, and an export growth of 10 percent at the end of November. According to Hassan, rice production, up to the end of November was 681, 517 metric tonnes. This is a…
GuySuCo report an eye opener, more time needed to study it-Minister Harmon
The long awaited report on the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has been described as an eye opener, by Minister of State Joseph Harmon, based on the amount of information that emanated from it. He congratulated the commissioners who worked on the comprehensive report, when he addressed a post-Cabinet media briefing…
Gov’t to assist coconut farmers -$49M approved to fight red palm mite infestation
Cabinet has approved the sum of $49 million to fight a red palm mite infestation currently affecting the coconut industry. The money will be used to purchase chemicals, equipment, and safety gear and provided to farmers at a subsidised cost to combat this infestation, Minister of State Joseph Harmon said…
A flicker of hope…sugar industry shows signs of life
GuySuCo will recover! This year will mark a turning point in the performance of the industry! How many times have we heard these mantras, from the mouth of the industry’s hopeful? But instead have been faced with the reality of another dismal performance of the Guyana Sugar Corporation, another failing…
Sugar workers strike off, 2015 production target still possible –Hanoman
The recent industrial action called by the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers’ Union (GAWU) has officially ended, and it is expected that all workers will return to work by this weekend. This is according toChief Executive Officer of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo), Errol Hanoman. He pointed out that current…
