Friday, June 5, 2026
Friday, June 5, 2026
Agriculture
‘Stop infighting and outfighting’- Jordan on GuySuCo/NICIL fiascoAs the clash between the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) and the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL)- which took…
Slow TT process holds up Guyana’s honey exports – Agri. MinisterEven as the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago committed to changing its laws to allow the transshipment of Guyana’s…
Brazilian army to commence drilling interior wells next monthThe drilling of eight Wells in Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) through a collaboration between the Governments of Guyana and…
Sugar workers miraculously escape death at Uitvlugt EstateBy Neil Marks Sugar workers who were on duty Saturday at the Uitvlugt Estate, West Coast Demerara miraculously escaped death…
Indian company gets US$3.6M contract for drainage pumpsMinistry of Agriculture- Government’s determined efforts to ensure Guyana’s drainage capacity improves was this morning amplified as the National Drainage…
Land Degradation in Guyana is extremely low – GLSCIt is estimated that a total of 0.003% of land in Guyana is degraded, the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission…
CCJ rules against unions in dismissal of sugar workersThe Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) today ruled that the unions representing sugar workers, the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers…
Final severance for sugar workers before year-end – HarmonEven as the Government recommits to distributing the remaining severance to retrenched sugar workers, the parliamentary opposition is hoping the…
Potential investors to visit sugar estates next monthPotential investors are likely to begin visiting various sugar estates next month in order to make assessments of the facilities,…
Reg. 5 rice farmers decry slushy trail to farmlandsA ten-mile stretch of road that dips well below two feet at some points has rice farmers in the Mahaica-Berbice…
‘Security nightmare’ main reason why Hope Canal fishermen banned – HolderBy Devina Samaroo Fear of thievery is one of the main reasons why the Government has banned fishermen from using…
New ‘Guyana Pride’ rice variety to boost productionA new paddy variety, already bearing the nickname “Guyana Pride,” has been introduced to rice farmers and could prove popular…
PPP defends rice farmers struggling to pay fees to MMA/ADALegal proceedings may soon be instituted against over 50 rice farmers of Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice) over their failure to pay…
Rice worm threatens bumper rice crop in BerbiceThe Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) Friday said it has sent a team to investigate reports that some Corentyne rice…
$30B loan needed to support GuySuCoThe Special Purpose Unit (SPU) of the National Industrial and Commercial Investment Limited (NICIL) has clarified that it needs approximately…
FAO rep. warns about labour shortage in Agri. sector due to oil industryBy Bibi Khatoon Local representative of the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), Reuben Robertson has warned against the movement…
One arrested for poisoning Coconut Trees at Hope EstateThe Ministry of Agriculture says it will not sit idly by and allow persons to damage the coconut trees at…
