Den Amstel farmers group gets assistance from Agri Ministry to boost production
Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha today handed over two tillers to the DenAmstel Fellowship Progressive Farmers group. The pieces of equipment will be used...
$640M No. 58 farm-to-market road almost complete
─ a boost in agriculture expected
The $640 million all-weather farm-to-market road at No. 58 Village, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) is nearing completion.
The new road...
Urgent measures needed to control skyrocketing food prices-Pres. Ali tells World Leaders
President, Dr Irfaan Ali has called on governments across the region to collaborate and devise appropriate, urgent measures to shield the most vulnerable from...
Food insecurity in the Caribbean continues on upward trajectory – survey finds
The number of people estimated to be facing moderate to severe levels of food insecurity in the English-speaking Caribbean has risen by an alarming...
Pork production set for boost as Ministry donates 20 pigs to new farmers
The Ministry of Agriculture today handed over 20 improved breeds of pigs to new and established swine farmers. This activity was executed through the...
Kato, Monkey Mountain farmers benefit from $32M in equipment to boost agriculture
Through the Ministry of Agriculture’s Rural Agriculture Infrastructure Development Project (RAID), farmers from the villages of Kato and Monkey Mountain in Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni)...
Guyana could take legal action against Suriname over seizure of fishing boats – AG
If the need arises, the Guyana Government will take legal action against Suriname authorities following the seizure of Guyanese fishing boats there.
The Attorney General...
Gov’t to write CARICOM on seizure of Guyanese fishermen boats in Suriname waters
Families of three fishermen who recently lost their boats in Suriname waters have been assured that the government is doing all it can to...
Poorly maintained sluice by RDC leaves 200 Providence households underwater
The failure of the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) to properly maintain a sluice serving the Providence and Peters Hall areas resulted in 200 households...
Region 2 rice farmers to benefit from $24M grader
Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha this afternoon commissioned a $24M grader at the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority’s Anna Regina office on the Essequibo...