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Major poultry producers say chicken shortage will end this week
The country’s major poultry producers have assured that the current chicken shortage would be rectified this week, the Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) reported on its Facebook page.
The GLDA said that its records show that…
Collapsed sea defence: resources diverted to protect farmlands in Mahaicony
The Ministry of Public Infrastructure says it is conducting emergency works at Dantzig, Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara (ECD) to assist rice farmers affected by the breakage of a sea defence dam in the area.
“A walkthrough will be done…
Sea defence collapses in Mahaicony; over 1,000 acres of farmlands under threat
By Bibi Khatoon
Farmers at Columbia and Dantzig, Mahaicony on the East Coast of Demerara (ECD) are fearful they will lose millions of dollars as the sea defence protecting their cattle, rice and cash crop collapsed.
The dam which…
GuySuCo looks to produce 50,000 tonnes of white sugar at Albion
The Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc. (GuySuCo) is looking to supply the local and regional market with white sugar.
The state-owned entity wants to produce over 50,000 tonnes of white sugar by the end of 2021 or early 2022, it said in a…
‘I am not here to bury sugar industry’: President meets with Albion workers
President David Granger on Friday assured sugar workers that his Government will not close the sugar industry but is rather looking for solutions to address the issues faced by the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo).
The Head of State…
$50M for irrigation & agri. services in Region 8
Following an Outreach to several villages in Region Eight, the Ministry of Agriculture, through the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) will be carrying out a series of works to ensure farmers have access to proper irrigation…
Rejected rice in Panama was switched before shipment – GRDB
The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) has concluded that the 33 containers of rice which were returned from Panama in the last quarter of 2018 were “switched” after inspection.
However, officials cannot say how this was possible.…
GT to get new pumps as Gov’t takes over main city drainage
Georgetown will get three new pumps being procured by the Ministry of Agriculture to better manage the city’s drainage.
Minister of Agriculture Noel Holder Tuesday announced that the Government had decided to take over management of the…
Gov’t, DDL partner to develop dairy, juice production
The Government of Guyana and Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) have agreed to examine the implementation of a private/public partnership to develop the local dairy industry to provide for milk and dairy products, a joint press release…
President meets with protesting sugar workers, promises severance by year-end
Over $7 billion in supplementary funding will be sourced next week, some of which will be used to make the outstanding severance payments to sugar workers who were retrenched last year.
Finance Minister Winston Jordan will table Finance…
