NDIA monitoring pumps, sluices across the city in light of heavy rainfall
– Min Mustapha leads inspection
Following approximately four inches of rainfall recorded today and the anticipated high-intensity rainfall in the coming days, a team from...
Newly accredited British High Commissioner pays courtesy call to Agri. Minister
Newly accredited, British High Commissioner to Guyana, Her Excellency Jane Miller (OBE), yesterday paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Agriculture, Hon. Zulfikar...
GuySuCo only received $10.2B of $30B loan that Coalition arranged – Agri. Minister
The APNU+AFC government, through the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL), undertook a loan of $30B to assist the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo)....
Agri. Ministry inaugurates $16.4M farm to foster innovation
Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha recently led the launch of a modernized farm in Fort Wellington, West Coast Berbice (WCB). This facility, an initiative by...
Farmers receive close to $1B in gov’t latest flood-relief distribution drive
Over the last weekend, over 5000 farmers from Region Five received assistance to return to the land as the government continues with its $7.8...
Exxon and partners pump US$4.5 million into Guyana’s hydroponics sector
ExxonMobil and its Stabroek Block partners, Hess Corporation, and CNOOC Petroleum Guyana Limited recently launched the Agriculture and Innovation Entrepreneurship Programme (AIEP), injecting US$4.5...
IDB approved US$400,000 loan to aid Guyana’s trade and food security efforts
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a US$400,000 loan for the Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce to bolster Guyana’s food security efforts....
National Assembly approves $5.6B injection to boost agriculture
The National Assembly on Wednesday sanctioned an additional $5.6 Billion for the Ministry of Agriculture to initiate multiple projects aimed at elevating the sector....
Gov’t to begin work on three major drainage outlets – Min. Mustapha
Government will soon begin the construction of three eight-door outfall canals to mitigate flooding in Regions Three, Five, and Six.
This was announced Wednesday by...
Agri-investment forum gearing to be a huge success; several regional heads slated to attend
Interest in the Agri-Investment Forum and Expo is heightening with several regional heads already signalling their interest in attending the event to be hosted...
