Agriculture
$2.8B for a better Georgetown, major markets and green spaces to be upgradedGeorgetown’s iconic markets, historic buildings and community spaces are set for a major facelift this year, as government moves ahead with a $2.8 billion Georgetown Enhancement Programme. The funding came under close scrutiny on Thursday in the Parliamentary Committee of Supply, where Opposition MP Ganesh Mahipaul and Duarte Hetsberger pressed Minister of Local Government and...
Mustapha grilled on GuySuCo mechanisation, GMC probe as agriculture budget approvedAgriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha on Tuesday faced sustained questioning in the Committee of Supply over the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo’s)...
‘We don’t want to do business with them anymore’ – 30 companies disqualified from agriculture contractsAgriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha told the Committee of Supply on Tuesday that his ministry has moved to blacklist about 30...
Winches stolen from critical sluices in Region ThreeRegion Three Regional Officials have reported that on Saturday, November 13, 2021 sometime in the evening, the winch that is...
Leading agriculture company from UAE eyes investment in GuyanaSee full statement from the Ministry of Finance below: Today hosted a virtual follow-up meeting between Elite Agro LLC and...
Leaders pledge to save trees at COP26, while Indigenous people ask for land rightsThis story was written by Vishani Ragobeer for Climate Tracker Immaculata Casimero, a Wapichan indigenous woman from Guyana, says her...
Agri. Minister intervenes as Reg. 3 farmers suffer millions in lossesBy Isanella Patoir isanella@newsroom.stagingsites.cc Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha has committed to looking into issues affecting farmers on the West...
$68M plugged into planting more mangroves to protect East Coast residentsSBM Offshore, an energy company operating in Guyana, has plugged $68 million into mangrove restoration efforts along the East Coast...
Conservation body using drone tech to monitor offshore activities, mangrovesBy Vishani Ragobeer vishani@newsroom.stagingsites.cc The Guyana Marine Conservation Society (GMCS), a local environmental body, is training young women, including six...
State-of-the-art abattoir at Garden of Eden; new pump station for Greenwich ParkSeven contracts totalling some $665 million were signed on Tuesday by the Ministry of Agriculture as part of its lists...
Jamaican company to process and package spices, seasoning at Hope EstateJamaican company AMJ will soon be processing and packaging spices and seasonings at Hope Estate, East Coast Demerara. The company...
Improved access to massive farmlands with $261M Ituni/ Tacama road worksThe rehabilitation of the main access road in Ituni/ Tacama in Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice) is expected to improve access...
Blairmont estate bond being expanded to the tune of $82M; $32.8M in machinery for Berbice estatesAll of the sugar produced by the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) at the Blairmont Estate on the West Coast of...
$20.6M agro-processing equipment for new facilities at Fort Wellington, WatookaThe Ministry of Agriculture signed two contracts valued at $20.6 million for agro-processing equipment to be used at the new...
$20M agri project targets 12,000 farmers in Guyana, other Caribbean countriesSome 12,000 farmers from marginalised groups in Guyana, Dominica, Jamaica, St. Lucia and Suriname will benefit from a five-year sustainable...
IICA, Rotary Georgetown and NAREI join forces for Beautification Project at PalmsThe Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) has signed a contractual agreement with the Rotary Club of Georgetown (RCGT)...
Guyana, Brazil closer to further develop local agri. sectorAgriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha on Saturday met with the Secretary of State for Agriculture, Livestock and Supply of Roraima, Brazil,...
Guyana to develop a National Forest Certification Scheme(Guyana Forestry Commission press release) – Guyana’s forests cover approximately 87 per cent of the country’s total surface area with...
‘Paradigm shift’ in attitudes needed to push technology in local agricultureBy Shikema Dey shikema@newsroom.stagingsites.cc Cognisant of the fact that the use of technology can essentially transform local agriculture systems in...
“All sugar workers equally deserving” of $250K grant- GAWUThe more than 7,000 severed sugar workers across Guyana will soon be benefitting from a $250,000 grant announced by Vice-President...
‘Bullish’ Guyana aims to tackle Caribbean trade barriers for agriculture – Dr AliBy Vishani Ragobeer vishani@newsroom.stagingsites.cc The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has intensified discussions on the regional agricultural sector and President Dr. Irfaan...
