Crabwood Creek farmers to benefit from shade house project aimed at boosting pepper cultivation
The government has launched a shade house project in Crabwood Creek, Region Six (East Berbice Corentyne) to support farmers in cultivating peppers. This initiative...
GAWU has little hope that Holder will ensure sugar workers get pay increase
More than three months after the president received a petition signed by over 3,500 sugar workers calling for pay increases, President David Granger has...
Kato, Monkey Mountain farmers benefit from $32M in equipment to boost agriculture
Through the Ministry of Agriculture’s Rural Agriculture Infrastructure Development Project (RAID), farmers from the villages of Kato and Monkey Mountain in Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni)...
Corn, soya bean processing facilities to be completed within 3 months – Min. Mustapha
The drying and storage facilities for corn and soya bean which are currently being constructed at Tacama Landing along the Berbice River will be...
Minister Mustapha orders emergency works for flood-affected Mahaicony rice farmers
Instances of heavy rainfall over the last few weeks have resulted in several rice farmers in Regions Five being affected by flooding. The heavy...
Pres. Ali unveils pragmatic food security plan to CARICOM States; includes US$100M concessional financing
During his contribution on Tuesday at the 33rd Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM, currently being held in Belize,...
Tunnel houses for poultry production to be completed by first quarter of 2026 –...
Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha, on Tuesday, led a team to visit the Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) in Mon Repos, where several tunnel houses...
Govt. fast-tracking drainage efforts to avert repeat of tragic 2021 floods – Agri. Min.
With Guyana stepping into the May/June rainy period, Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha has assured that government is fast tracking efforts to ensure drainage...
13 Fisheries Officers complete UK Marine Training
Thirteen Fisheries Officers successfully completed the Marine Mammal Observer training program facilitated by the Joint Nature Conservation Committee of the United Kingdom. The accomplishment...
Gov’t to diversify incomes for sugar workers, boost fisherfolk and reduce poverty – President...
President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali has unveiled a strategy aimed at improving the livelihoods of sugar workers, fisherfolk and vulnerable communities across Guyana.
Speaking at...
