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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…
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…
