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Petroleum revenues will be put to modernise Agri. Sector
The Government under its Green State Development Strategy (GSDS) will be using petroleum revenues to modernise the agriculture sector, President David Granger said Friday.
The President assured that agriculture will not be neglected and…
President urges protection of environment on National Tree Planting Day
President David Granger on Friday pointed to the negative effects of the extractive industries on the environment as he encouraged Guyanese to plant more trees.
The President participated in the Ministry of Agriculture's annual National…
Persons with disabilities gain knowledge in farming
A number of persons living with disabilities from regions 3, 4, 5, 6 and 10 had the opportunity on Wednesday to learn a number of farming techniques.
This was made possible by the Ministry of Agriculture inaugural ‘Agr-Ability’ programme…
Sugar production behind schedule due to issues at factories – unions
Sugar production for the second crop of 2019 is at 21,869 tonnes, which represents nearly 35 per cent below its anticipated production.
“In keeping with the production schedule, sugar production ought to have reached 33,892 tonnes. Thus,…
Livestock, rice lands under threat following spring tide
Hundreds of livestock and acres of rice lands on the East Coast of Demerara (ECD) are under threat after salt water flooded the lands at Prospect, Glazier's Lust, Columbia, Fairfield and Dantzig, Mahaicony.
The plots of land from the…
Farmers getting better price for paddy – GRDB
The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) has reported that as harvesting for the second rice crop gains momentum, paddy prices have increased and farmers are being paid higher prices for paddy sold to mills.
The GRDB reported that as at…
Sugar museum, heritage park among plans to diversify estates
By Bibi Khatoon
The sugar industry is one of the oldest industries in Guyana having started when the country was just a colony. Up to 2016, the sector had also managed to remain the largest employer in Guyana.
In the 1700s, the…
Finance Ministry approves $460M for emergency sea defence works at Mahaicony
The Ministry of Finance has approved a contingency allocation of over $400M to undertake emergency sea defence works at Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara.
During the recent spring tide period of July 31 to August 4, 2019, a section of the…
High tides alert
The Ministry of Public Infrastructure would like to advise the general public to take all necessary precautions during the spring tides period of July 31, 2019 to August 5, 2019.
The predicted tide indicates above normal levels for this…
Collapsed sea defence at Mahaicony sealed
The Ministry of Public Infrastructure on Tuesday announced that the breached sea defence at Dantzig, Mahaicony, East Coast of Demerara has been fixed –three weeks after it collapsed threatening hundreds of acres of farmlands.
In a…
