More than 5,200 former, reemployed sugar workers receive $250k one-off grants
The Government of Guyana (GoG) distributed $250,000 one-off grants to 5,263 severed sugar workers, amounting to over $1.3B, over the last weekend. According to...
AGRI MINISTRY WARNS: More flooding to come; citizens in low-lying areas must take precautions
Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha is urging citizens in low-lying, flood-prone areas to take all necessary precautions since the latest forecast from the Hydromet...
Govt. begins distribution of $250,000 cash grant to severed sugar workers
Today, Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha and Senior Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh spearheaded Government’s $250,000...
NAREI commissions new $38M office to serve farmers in Paramakatoi
By Staff Writer
In a bid to improve its extension services in far-flung areas of the country, the National Agriculture Research and Extension Institute (NAREI),...
North Georgetown pioneering secondary schools’ collaboration with Agri. Ministry
While Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha described it as a small donation, Benjettan Osborne, a teacher attached to North Georgetown Secondary, remarked that the...
Govt. to analyze low catches undermining $16.2B Fisheries sector
By Staff Writer
After learning of the increasing economic pressures facing the fisheries industry due to a decline in catches, Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha assured...
Determined to strengthen the non-oil economy, Govt. holds talks with UAE’s leading smart farming...
Though Guyana is poised to receive trillions of dollars in revenue from 10 ExxonMobil’s projects planned for this decade in the Stabroek Block, the...
FAO donates $3M data collection equipment to GRDB for strengthening of monitoring systems
By Staff Writer
Earlier today, the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) received several pieces of equipment and operational manuals from the United Nations Food and...
Port Kaituma farmers receive flood relief grant
The Government has remained committed to ensuring that farmers affected by the recent national disaster receive their flood relief cash grants. Minister of Local...
Pres. Ali progressing on achieving Halal industry certification for Guyana
Despite Guyana’s growing acclaim for its significant oil and gas resources, Head of State, Dr. Mohammed Irfaan Ali remains determined to not let the...
