Financial Analyst Mr. Sasenarine Singh has been appointed Chief Executive Officer (ag) of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) effective September 14, 2020. Mr. Singh holds a Master’s Degree in Finance from Lancaster University, an Executive Post Graduate Diploma from London Business School, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Accountancy from the…
Gov’t to establish coconut nursery at Charity The coconut industry is set to benefit from several immediate Government interventions when the 4-months emergency budget is passed in the National Assembly in the coming weeks. During an outreach to the Essequibo Coast, Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha met with a number of…
As agriculture Minister hosts stakeholders meeting with Reg. 2 rice farmers, millers Farmers along the Essequibo Coast, today met with Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha and expressed their dissatisfaction with the lengthy periods they are forced to wait for payment for paddy from millers. During several meetings in the Region, Minister…
emergency budget to address some of the issues faced by agro-processors During a virtual meeting earlier today with officials from the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association Limited (GMSA), Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha reiterated Government’s commitment to improving the agro-processing and micro enterprise industries. While reflecting on several announcements made by…
1500 more hampers, other items for vulnerable groups Earlier today, the Central Islamic Organization of Guyana (CIOG) handed over 1,500 food hampers to the Government of Guyana to assist with its relief efforts in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The donation was made to Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha, who…
new GuySuCo B.O.D to be announced soon Today, while on an outreach to villages along the East Berbice, Corentyne area, Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha visited the Skeldon and Rose Hall Estates. During his first official visit since being appointed Minister of Agriculture, Minister Mustapha was able to assess the state…
300 chicks, 100 bags of feed donated, 2000 more birds/chicks and other genetic material to be donated by the end of September Emergency drainage works carried out Poultry farmer, Abdul Rasheed Latiff who suffered in excess of GY $4M in losses after his poultry farm was flooded last September, today…
says diversification necessary to make industry profitable Guyana Agricultural and General Workers’ Union (GAWU) General Secretary, Mr. Seepaul Narine, along with other officials from that Union and the National Association for Agricultural Commercial and Industrial Employees (NAACIE), today met with Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha, to discuss several issues and areas…
