Suriname to issue limited fishing licence to Guyanese fisherfolk by January 2022

Suriname is expected to recommence the issuance of Suriname Coast (SK) fishing licenses to Guyanese fishers from January 2022, Guyana’s President, Dr. Irfaan Ali...

1,500 kilometres of drainage canals, 300 kokers, and 180 pumps to be upgraded

Guyana is set to embark on the largest investment in drainage and irrigation in its history as part of the country’s Low Carbon Development...

Region 9 villages to benefit from $70M worth of agriculture projects 

Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha along with members of the Hinterland Environmentally Sustainable Agricultural Development (HESAD) Project which falls under the Agriculture Sector Development...

Jamaican Supreme Court orders Premium Farms Ltd to pay US$90k to Guyanese company for...

The Jamaican Supreme Court has ordered Premium Farms and Trading Limited to pay Guyanese company, Pure Harvest Incorporated, US$90,170 for two shipments of rice...

Govt. making headway with efforts to lift ban on Catfish exports to lucrative US...

  By Staff writer Since assuming office, the PPP/C Government has been working aggressively alongside officials in the United States to lift the ban placed on...

Prepare for dry conditions from July – Hydromet Dept.

The Hydrometeorological Department of the Ministry of Agriculture is forecasting that below normal amounts of rainfall are expected across Guyana from July, 2023. Typically, the...

Santa Rosa farmers to benefit from improved breeds of swine, technical support from GLDA...

During a recent outreach to Santa Rosa, a riverine community in the Moruca sub-district in Region One (Barima – Waini), Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha...

‘Zero hunger by 2030’ is an ambitious target the region must achieve – Min....

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hugh Todd emphasised that the region has made tremendous strides towards achieving the ambitious target of eliminating...

Reg. 6 gets $70M seed processing facility

Rice farmers will now have an adequate supply of high-quality seed paddy to boost production following the recent commissioning of a seed processing facility...

Rice Factory Act requires Govt. to intervene in rice woes

Guyana has the capacity to produce one million tonnes of rice whenever it chooses to. This is the vocalised conviction of former Minister of...

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