Granting relief to farmers, sugar workers only empowers PPP support base – Norton
People's National Congress (PNC) Member, Aubrey Norton is of the opinion that granting flood relief to farmers and sugar industry workers only serves to...
Jagdeo details action to address ‘unscrupulous’ actors in rollout of flood relief grant
A mechanism is being put in place at the Ministry of Agriculture to allow, over the next month, for persons who suffered losses during...
Decades of development efforts undermined by pandemic – FAO report
COVID-19 has set back progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), undermining decades of development efforts, according to a new report by the UN Food and Agriculture...
Agri sector set for rapid take-off, foreign investments increasing- Minister Mustapha
Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, said the local agriculture sector is attracting a lot of interest, noting that Guyana is rapidly advancing due to...
Mabaruma farmers optimistic following Mustapha’s visit
Farmers of Mabaruma are now optimistic that they might finally realize the "potential" which they have always been told to have.
Optimism is high following...
Agriculture Ministry denies allegations of collusion, retendering
The Ministry of Agriculture is denying that its agency, the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) was involved in procurement irregularities. Between September 18...
Minister Bharrat urges farmers to be honest in flood loss claims
Hundreds of farmers at Mortice, Karamat, and surrounding communities in the Mahaicony Creek, Region Five, benefitted from $233 million in the government’s flood relief...
Afro and Indo Guyanese, PPP, and APNU supporters alike are benefiting from flood relief-...
Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha today visited Region Five for the second phase of flood relief distribution in that region.
The Minister distributed millions of...
Allegations of ineligible persons receiving flood relief assistance “cause for concern” – Minister Mustapha
Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha yesterday, expressed concern after persons from several flood-affected regions are claiming that persons who did not suffer losses as a...
Farmers receive close to $1B in gov’t latest flood-relief distribution drive
Over the last weekend, over 5000 farmers from Region Five received assistance to return to the land as the government continues with its $7.8...
