GuySuCo urges businesses to be wary of “fake packs” of Demerara Gold
The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) is urging businesses to be wary of being duped into purchasing fake packages of Demerara Gold circulating on the...
Marijuana could give Guyana more revenues than sugar- Figueira
Opposition Member of Parliament (MP), Jermaine Figueira says marijuana cultivation will add more to Guyana’s treasury than sugar, which sees billions of dollars being...
Hydromet office predicts May-July rains to be “above normal”
Please see the full release from The Hydrometeorological Service of the Ministry of Agriculture:
The Hydrometeorological Service of the Ministry of Agriculture has predicted that...
Fisherfolk to be relocated as government moves to develop landing sites
Fisherfolk operating along the roadways at Windsor Forest and Zeeburg in Region Three will soon be relocated to a centralised and properly designated landing...
Decades of development efforts undermined by pandemic – FAO report
COVID-19 has set back progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), undermining decades of development efforts, according to a new report by the UN Food and Agriculture...
Agri. Ministry moves to increase $40B paddy exports in 2022 with expansion of Demerara...
Rice production has been the star of the agriculture industry for two consecutive years. Given the Ministry of Agriculture’s moves thus far for the...
Minister Mustapha engages East Coast livestock farmers on key challenges
Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, today met with livestock farmers from communities along the East Coast of Demerara as part of the Ministry’s continued...
Gov’t made significant progress in tackling illegal fishing – Min Bharrat
– urges greater emphasis on protecting marine spaces
Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat, has highlighted the government’s commitment to preserving Guyana’s marine spaces, recognising...
GAWU writes to GuySuCo as corporation goes mum on sugar workers’ call for pay...
After some 3,500 sugar workers petitioned President David Granger for pay increases almost three months ago, the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU)...
CARICOM’s plan to reduce US$6 billion food import bill by 2025, pushed back to...
The ambitious plan of 15 member states within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to slash their US$6 billion food import bill by 25% reduction by...
