The closure of the Wales sugar estate could have possibly been avoided if some of the money used to rehabilitate the Skeldon factory, were diverted to the former. According to Minister of Agriculture, Noel Holder, the Skeldon factory could have been made functional at one -third of its cost to modernise…
The report of the Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the sugar industry is currently being discussed by the Special Parliamentary Select Committee on Economic Matters. This was stated by Minister of Agriculture Noel Holder during the Post-Cabinet Media briefing at the Ministry of the Presidency, today. Dismissing a claim by…
Government remains steadfast in its quest to not only development rice lines which are blast and disease resistant and results in higher yields, but to also attract additional markets to offset Guyana’s growing production levels. Today, Agriculture Minister, Hon. Noel Holder, met with a team of European Investors to discuss…
Government is monitoring the level of the water in the conservancies and canals in the main agricultural regions, and taking necessary interventions to assist farmers. The water level in the East Demerara Water Conservancy (EDWC) today, stood at 52.65 Georgetown Datum (GD), while the Boerasirie Conservancy was 58.15GD. The Mahaica…
The Wales sugar estate has been in a sinking economic state, and over the years, finances were shuttled from the estates which were performing to support this West Demerara estate. This was made clear by Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo), Errol Hanoman during a televised interview on the National Communications Network (NCN) this evening.
The parlous state of the sugar industry is common knowledge. The new Board of Directors and the Interim Management Committee, appointed in July and June respectively, were charged with, inter alia, bringing a greater level of discipline to bear on the financial operations of the business. The team confirmed the…
