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Reg. 9 farmers receive cassava harvesting machine
Farmers of the Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo Region are now better equipped to harvest their cassava crops, following the donation of a harvester to the Regional Democratic Council (RDC).
The equipment was handed over by Minister within…
Sugar production target will not be met this year – GAWU
The Guyana Agriculture and General Workers Union (GAWU) on Friday said sugar production this year will reach the lowest in history. Production for the current crop ends this weekend and so far the industry is seeing a shortfall of 15,000…
80 Small businesses participate in Uncapped
Eighty small businesses at the weekend participated in the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association’s (GMSA) Uncapped marketplace exhibition.
The exhibitors from various regions braved the rains to set up their booths at the Guyana…
Blind but not visionless- an agro-processor’s story
When construction worker Lawrence Braithwaite lost his sight to glaucoma in 2007, the road ahead was a prospect filled with misgivings and uncertainty. He had to find something else to do to make money and maintain his family.…
GAWU says sugar production below target, cites factory issues
The Guyana Agriculture and General Workers Union (GAWU) said the current sugar crop is 27,486 tonnes below its target.
In a statement on Sunday, the union noted that production at the Albion Estate is at 22,864 while Blairmont Estate…
Person selling live Flamingo in cruel manner could face heavy fine, jail
The Guyana Wildlife Conservation and Management Commission is probing a case where a live flamingo was strung upside down and put up for sale at the Port Mourant market in Berbice.
All species of Flamingos are listed in the appendix of…
Outrage as live Flamingo strung upside down for sale
There has been public outrage over a video circulating on Facebook of a live Flamingo strung up for sale at the Port Mourant Market, Region 6 (East Berbice/Corentyne).
The authorities in Guyana have not yet responded to the actions of…
Wage increase talks between Unions, GuySuCo stalled
Wage talks between the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo), the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) and National Association of Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial Employees (NAACIE) broke down on Tuesday after the…
With a massive drop in city’s groundwater levels, Holder says policies needed for effective…
Minister of Agriculture Noel Holder has said the recent groundwater test done in Georgetown indicates that the capital city’s groundwater levels have been falling in an unsustainable manner.
During an address on Wednesday afternoon on…
$83M water quality testing lab commissioned by Hydromet
The Ministry of Agriculture on Wednesday afternoon commissioned an $83M Hydromet water treatment and testing lab located in the Hydromet compound on Brickdam Georgetown.
The facility, which was under construction since 2017, was opened…
