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Land Degradation in Guyana is extremely low – GLSC
It is estimated that a total of 0.003% of land in Guyana is degraded, the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission noted.
Land degradation has been occurring because of, among other things, resource utilization and natural disasters dated as…
CCJ rules against unions in dismissal of sugar workers
The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) today ruled that the unions representing sugar workers, the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) and National Association of Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial Employees (NAACIE)…
Final severance for sugar workers before year-end – Harmon
Even as the Government recommits to distributing the remaining severance to retrenched sugar workers, the parliamentary opposition is hoping the court sets a deadline in which to make the payments.
The Guyana Agricultural and General…
Potential investors to visit sugar estates next month
Potential investors are likely to begin visiting various sugar estates next month in order to make assessments of the facilities, the Special Purpose Unit (SPU) under the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL)…
Reg. 5 rice farmers decry slushy trail to farmlands
A ten-mile stretch of road that dips well below two feet at some points has rice farmers in the Mahaica-Berbice Region up in arms.
The farmers are pleading with authorities to fix the road so they can ply their trade without the burdens…
‘Security nightmare’ main reason why Hope Canal fishermen banned – Holder
By Devina Samaroo
Fear of thievery is one of the main reasons why the Government has banned fishermen from using the Hope Canal area, Agriculture Minister Noel Holder has said.
Approximately 40 fishermen dock their boats at the…
New ‘Guyana Pride’ rice variety to boost production
A new paddy variety, already bearing the nickname “Guyana Pride,” has been introduced to rice farmers and could prove popular given its resistance to rice blast disease and its potential to produce 45 to 55 bags per acre.
Called GRDB 15,…
PPP defends rice farmers struggling to pay fees to MMA/ADA
Legal proceedings may soon be instituted against over 50 rice farmers of Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice) over their failure to pay the increased rental fees and the drainage and irrigation charges, according to the People's Progressive Party…
Rice worm threatens bumper rice crop in Berbice
The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) Friday said it has sent a team to investigate reports that some Corentyne rice were affected by a worm infestation.
Region Six is expecting a bumper harvest for the first crop 2018 with some…
$30B loan needed to support GuySuCo
The Special Purpose Unit (SPU) of the National Industrial and Commercial Investment Limited (NICIL) has clarified that it needs approximately $30 billion to support the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) over a four-year period.
The SPU…
