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GRDB earns US$99M from rice exports
The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) has exported 242,812 tons of rice between January and May 2020 earning $99,000,000 USD.
According to a statement from the Ministry of Agriculture, this is a 13% increase from the 215,330 tons…
Treasury incapable of bailing out GuySuCo
The APNU+AFC Government says it is unable to bailout the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) which is on the brink of collapse and unsure of how it will survive the second week of June.
The Government officially responded to GuySuCo’s…
Police break-up protest by Uitvlugt sugar workers
The protest action by workers of the Uitvlugt Estate factory continued on Thursday morning but Police stepped in and caused them to disperse.
The workers are protesting to demand appropriate measures at the factory to ensure physical…
Ministry of Business to establish new agency to assist famers impacted by COVID-19
The Government of Guyana is working to assist farmers who have been impacted by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
In an interview with DPI, Minister of Business Haimraj Rajkumar disclosed that his office is working to establish a new…
Citizens can get vouchers from gov’t to buy seeds, tools to start kitchen gardens
As the global COVID19 Coronavirus pandemic continues to affect many Guyanese, the Rural Affairs Secretariat of the Ministry of Agriculture recently launched its COVID19 Relief Kitchen Garden Initiative.
This initiative, which aims to…
Komal Chand passes on; described as “a champion fighter” by Ali
Long-serving Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) member and president, Komal Chand, has passed on.
With a solid grounding in the Agriculture sector, the veteran trade unionist was well known in the sugar belt, fighting…
COVID-19: UN Food and Agriculture Organisation urges all to plant kitchen gardens
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations is urging persons to take up kitchen gardening as they practice social distancing or stay at home to combat the spread of the Coronavirus Disreasec2019 (COVID-19).
The FAO…
Forest concessions revoked from Baishanlin, others up for grabs
The Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) has announced that it is ready to allocate lands which it revoked from Chinese company Baishanlin and others.
“The Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) wishes to inform the general public of its intention…
$89.6M Sluice and Revetment commissioned in Leguan
An $89.6M sluice and revetment project at Thierens on the Essequibo Island of Leguan was commissioned on Wednesday benefiting over 50 farmers and some 1000 acres of lands protected.
Delivering remarks at the commissioning, Minister of…
GuySuCo reports production shortfall; says Plantation White project to start this year
The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has reported a sugar production shortfall of 17,000 tonnes for 2019.
The Corporation said a total of 92,246 tonnes of sugar was declared to be sold in the local, regional and international markets.…
