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Thursday, March 28, 2024

Private cane farmers were sued by banks after APNU/AFC closed sugar estates

Among the hardships that sugar workers faced when the former A Partnership for National Unity/Alliance For Change (APNU/AFC) Government closed down the estates, private...

NAREI, USAID advance discussion on climate-smart agriculture

Guyana’sNational Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) has advanced discussions on climate-smart agriculture with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)’s Mission in...

Rose Hall Estate to start sugar production in mid-September – GuySuCo

– as Berbice estates surpass production target Final preperations are being made to the Rose Hall Sugar Estate in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne), as it...

Reduction of bank interest rates will alleviate the hardships faced by producers – GPPA

See below for a statement by the Guyana Poultry Producers Association on the recent announcement by President Dr Irfaan Ali this morning of a...

Pres. Ali announces 3% reduction in interest rate for poultry farmers

President Dr Irfaan Ali this morning announced an initiative that will see the cost of financing for poultry farmers being lowered - a move...

Poultry farmers to access loans from Demerara Bank next week

Following a week of negotiations with Demerara Bank Limited, President Dr Irfaan Ali on Friday announced the imminent rollout of several loans that will...

Guyana attracting more interest from int’l investors in corn & soya consortium – Pres...

– says interest high in expanding cultivation, reaching self-sufficiency by 2025 By Jarryl Bryan Since the launch of the first trial of corn and soya cultivation...

Govt pushing for agriculture insurance – Mustapha tells farmers

Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha has reassured farmers that the Guyana Government is working with stakeholders in the Caribbean region to have agriculture insurance available...

Govt to set up nursery to boost sugarcane cultivation – Pres Ali

…to tap into expertise of India, Guatemala & Dominican Republic As the Guyana Government seeks to modernise the sugar industry and restore it to a...

Govt to partner with India, Brazil to reignite local coffee industry

President Dr Irfaan Ali announced that the Government of Guyana will soon be partnering with both Brazil and India to establish nurseries across the...

Recent Articles

Legal icon Justice (rtd.) Désirée Bernard dies

Former Chancellor of the Judiciary of Guyana Justice Désirée Bernard has died. Justice Bernard’s biography is chronicled on the CCJ’s website. It states that she...

Traffic Advisory for Easter Monday

Traffic Advisory from the Guyana Police Force: Be informed that in on Monday 1st April, 2024 Easter activities will be celebrated country wide with an...

UK donates drone to GMCS for mangrove monitoring

A group of young indigenous girls and boys are being trained to champion conservation efforts in the Barima Mora Passage. They are being trained...

Counselling, other support for families of girls that died in Massara

The government has pledged to provide counselling and other support that may be necessary to the families of the three young girls who lost...

Current dry spell to persist until end of April, desist from lighting fires –...

Public Advisory from the Ministry of Home Affairs:  In recent developments, there has been a significant decrease in visibility attributed to a combination of ground...

Death of GDF rank: Truck driver says highway was dark, soldiers were not wearing...

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  Police are investigating a fatal accident which occurred at about 21:00 hrs last night (Wednesday) at Madewini,...

Texas-based Lindsayca to work on petrochemical plant, refinery & oil block in Guyana

Texas-based oil and gas firm Lindsayca has revealed that it will be doing critical work on three major local initiatives: a petrochemical plant, as...

GDF rank struck, killed by truck during annual walk

A Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Sergeant was struck down and killed by a vehicle while participating in the Force’s annual walk. Dead is Sergeant Deslyn...

Guyana will aggressively pursue oil for national development – Pres Ali to BBC

  An interview between President Dr Irfaan Ali and Stephen Sackur, the host of BBC’s “HardTalk” show, saw the Head of State forced to defend...

11 homeless after fire flattens Angoy’s Avenue houses

  Eleven people are now homeless after fire destroyed two houses at Angoy's Avenue, New Amsterdam, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) on Wednesday. Rudolph Majeet disclosed that...