Flood assessment soon for Coverden, East Bank communities

The assessment for extensive drainage and irrigation works will soon begin for Coverden and other surrounding East Bank communities that are prone to flooding. This...

Mustapha confirms all city pumps operational as Hydromet. Dept. predicts more rainfall in coming...

  In light of heavy showers over sections of Georgetown and other parts of the country over the last few days, Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha,...

Albion factory being modernized for commercial production of white sugar by 2022

In its bid to reduce costs and improve the efficiency of the sugar industry, the government has initiated plans to modernize the Albion/Port Mourant...

Agri.,Tourism Ministers sign MoU to further develop agritourism policy

Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha and Minister of Tourism, Industry, and Commerce, Onedige Walrond took a significant step towards harnessing Guyana’s agritourism potential with the...

North Georgetown pioneering secondary schools’ collaboration with Agri. Ministry

While Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha described it as a small donation, Benjettan Osborne, a teacher attached to North Georgetown Secondary, remarked that the...

Guyana strengthening emergency response systems for diseases that spread between animals and people

The Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) and the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) have commenced a three-day simulation exercise on High Pathogenicity...

China, Guyana signal deeper agricultural partnership

Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, on Tuesday welcomed Mr. Bruce Lee, Head of Economic Commercial Consular at the Chinese Embassy in Guyana, during a...

Govt. asks House for $44B supplementary provision; portion to address sugar woes

Senior Minister with responsibility for Finance Dr. Ashni Singh today tabled in the National Assembly a request for supplementary provision totalling $44,794,011,175. For the agriculture...

Uitvlugt Estate First to Wrap Production for Second Crop 2020

Production of Sugar at the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) Uitvlugt Estate, West Coast Demerara is rapidly winding down for the Second Crop of 2020, bringing...

Guyanese learn insights from Brazil on sustainable land management practices

A delegation of 10 experts from various local government entities recently participated in a week-long learning journey in Brazil from May 21 to 28,...

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