Failing to act on Jagdeo’s advice; CARICOM’s food import bill balloons by US$3.2B
Seventeen years ago, then President, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo warned CARICOM leaders about the importance of removing key trade barriers.
In fact, the economist had...
Treasury incapable of providing GuySuCo with bailout -Ministry of Finance
Considering the prevailing national circumstances, the challenges of COVID 19 and a reduced national income, the Ministry of Finance has told the Guyana Sugar...
Hemp company hoping to set up shop in Guyana, asked to show how Guyana...
Today, the Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall met with members of an organisation called the Guyana Hemp Industry. This organisation...
Agri. Ministry fires contractor for sloppy work on $26.42M timber wharf project
The 2022 Auditor General Report has revealed that the Ministry of Agriculture fired the contractor responsible for the $26.42 million Timber Wharf and Landing...
$44M relief grants distributed to 294 private cane farmers in Region Three
A total of $44 million in relief cash grants were distributed to 294 private cane farmers across the Essequibo Islands-West Demerara (Region Three).
Vice President,...
Minister Mustapha promises to assist Ituni farmers in tracking status of land lease applications
On Tuesday last, Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha met with several farmers from Ituni in Region Ten to discuss concerns and issues faced as it...
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...
Guyana, FAO sign two important agreements for agricultural development
The Government of Guyana and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) yesterday signed two important agreements.
Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha...
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...
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...
