“Do not try to trick the system” Min. Mustapha tells fisherfolk
Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha yesterday met with groups of fisherfolk from villages along the East Coast of Demerara to discuss the $150,000 one-off relief...
ON THE GROUND: Minister Mustapha engages scores of farmers on cattle rearing, rice cultivation...
Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha recently held meetings with farmers and residents from Bushlot, West Berbice, and Helena # 2, Mahaica with the aim of...
Pritipaul Singh seeks EPA’s approval to start-up upgraded sections of seafood processing complex
Pritipaul Singh Investments Incorporated (PSII) has reapplied to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for authorization to operate its upgraded seafood processing complex and supporting...
FAO, CRFM host Seabob value chain training in Guyana
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, in partnership with the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), recently hosted a two-day “Training...
DDL, Govt. sign deal for $3B dairy farm, milk processing facility
The government on Tuesday signed an investment agreement with Demerara Dairy Inc (DDI) for the establishment of a $3B state-of-the-art dairy farm and milk...
CDB to fund study on improving agri. trade in Guyana, other nations
The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) said today that it will finance consultancy services for a study to explore options for establishing a Maritime Cargo...
CARICOM has competitive advantage to make food market “high value and specialised”- President Ali
President, Dr Irfaan Ali is of the firm conviction that the CARICOM Region has the competitive advantage to position its food market as high-value...
Govt. gets millers to agree to pay rice farmers $4000 minimum per bag
Rice farmers countrywide can finally breathe a sigh of relief as government has been able to secure an agreement from millers to pay nothing...
National Fisherfolk body resuscitated; industry to see more robust monitoring
The Guyana National Fisherfolk Organization (GNFO) hosted its second national election yesterday.
Representatives from the Upper Corentyne Fisherman Corp Society, Rosignol Fishermen’s Corp, Albion Landing...
$226.7M Pump station commissioned at Montrose
On Saturday, Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha commissioned a rehabilitated 200-cusec pump at the Montrose Pump Station on the East Coast of Demerara.
With an investment...

















