Monday, June 8, 2026
Monday, June 8, 2026
Agriculture
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.gy 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.gy The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has intensified discussions on the regional agricultural sector and President Dr. Irfaan…
Guyana opening up lands for regional agricultural investments- Pres. AliLands in Guyana are being made available for large-scale agricultural investments from stakeholders across the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), as part…
Our future is agriculture and food sustainability- President AliHis Excellency Dr. Irfaan Ali on Monday said that sustainable food and agriculture is the country’s future and that the…
Skeldon workers call on GuySuCo to end discriminatory practicesStatement by the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) Several workers of Skeldon Estate, supported by the GAWU this…
Rotary Club of Georgetown partners with IICA to roll out Agriculture scholarshipsThe Rotary Club of Georgetown has joined forces with the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) in a three-year…
Albion sugar workers burn debris, block roads in protest for better wagesDozens of sugar workers attached to the Albion Estate on Saturday morning burnt debris and blocked the Albion estate access…
