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14 investors eye sugar estates
Approximately 14 investors have met with officials on the privatisation of the three sugar estates, raising concerns about taxation, work permits, and the country’s energy policy.
The potential bidders hail from Trinidad, Canada and…
‘Stop infighting and outfighting’- Jordan on GuySuCo/NICIL fiasco
As the clash between the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) and the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL)- which took over some of the Corporation’s assets - deepens, Finance Minister Winston Jordan has called for…
Slow TT process holds up Guyana’s honey exports – Agri. Minister
Even as the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago committed to changing its laws to allow the transshipment of Guyana’s honey in its waters, Guyana’s Minister of Agriculture says the process is taking too long.
Guyana is unable to…
Brazilian army to commence drilling interior wells next month
The drilling of eight Wells in Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) through a collaboration between the Governments of Guyana and Brazil will commence on October 4.
Reporting on the second working group meeting held at the Civil…
Sugar workers miraculously escape death at Uitvlugt Estate
By Neil Marks
Sugar workers who were on duty Saturday at the Uitvlugt Estate, West Coast Demerara miraculously escaped death when giant knives used as part of the production process were dislocated and sent flying at a rapid rate.
The…
Indian company gets US$3.6M contract for drainage pumps
Ministry of Agriculture- Government’s determined efforts to ensure Guyana’s drainage capacity improves was this morning amplified as the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) signed a US$3,602,014 contract to have 12 new pumps…
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)…
