$67.7M composting unit and ant bait production facility commissioned
Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha, on Tuesday, commissioned Guyana’s first Composting Unit and Acoushi Ant Bait Production Facility.
The two facilities, strategically located within the compound...
Tractor operator certification training to restart at GSA
Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha, recently visited the Guyana School of Agriculture’s (GSA) main campus at Mon Repos on the East Coast of Demerara to...
“We want to ensure that this fishing industry remains vibrant” – Minister Mustapha
Fisherfolk along Guyana’s Corentyne Coast continue to face mounting challenges due to long-standing complications surrounding the acquisition of fishing licences from the Surinamese Government,...
Guyana, Suriname working to address piracy at sea
Some 66 fisherfolk from Albion, and Port Mourant, Corentyne Berbice received seine nets on Saturday to assist with their operations at sea.
This intervention follows...
Despite challenges, 25 by 2025 Initiative recorded significant progress – Mustapha tells COTED
During this year’s Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED), Ministers of Agriculture from across the Caribbean have endorsed the ‘25 by 2025 +...
Guyana’s successful agriculture initiatives could be replicated in Suriname – official
Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha has met with Suriname’s First Gentleman Glenn Geerlings, to discuss closer collaboration between Guyana and Suriname in the development of...
Electronic monitoring of drainage systems expected to come on stream by next month
President Dr Irfaan Ali has directed the leadership of the National Drainage & Irrigation Authority (NDIA) to ensure that every pump and sluice is...
Millers agree to pay $3000 per bag of paddy; negotiations to continue
Rice millers have agreed to increase their offer to $3,000 per bag of paddy, following discussions with government officials and other key stakeholders across...
Pres. Ali unveils plans for juice factory, crop diversification at Skeldon
Private cane and rice farmers in Skeldon, Berbice, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) are set to benefit from a range of new opportunities as government...
Over 69% of rice farmers already registered for crop insurance
Just two months after the launch of the crop insurance mechanism, 69.4 per cent of Guyana’s rice farmers have successfully registered, President Dr Mohamed...
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Guyanese abroad returning home to access pensions – Pres Ali
Highlighting Guyana’s growing appeal as a place to live and retire, President Dr Irfaan Ali said that increasing numbers of Guyanese in the diaspora...
Pres. Ali receives Visionary Leadership Award in recognition of his steadfast leadership
President Dr Irfaan Ali last evening received the Visionary Leadership Award from the Bilateral Chambers in Houston, Texas, in recognition of his steadfast leadership...
Dr Singh leads Guyana’s first-ever delegation to SelectUSA Investment Summit
Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh is leading Guyana’s first-ever delegation to the SelectUSA Investment Summit, currently taking place in Maryland, United States of America...
‘Venezuela accepted 1899 Award for over 60 years’ – ICJ told
Distinguished international law professor Dr Nilufer Oral on Monday presented extensive historical and legal evidence before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) showing that...
Mishael Henry cops 1st place in 7th Poetry Slam competition
Guyana Times journalist Mishael Henry delivered a standout performance to secure first place at the latest Poetry Slam Guyana Championship, outshining 10 other competitors...
Guyana dismantles Venezuela’s objections, defends 1899 Award as “valid and binding”
Guyana’s legal team on Monday mounted a detailed and forceful defence of its case before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), rejecting Venezuela’s jurisdictional...
Essequibo is “heart of Guyana”, not frontier land – Ambassador Streete tells ICJ
Ambassador and Director of the Frontiers Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Donnette Streete, on Monday told the International Court of Justice that...
Police, EPA, NDCs, other enforcement agencies must “pull their socks up” or face consequences...
Acknowledging that the country faces a serious challenge in enforcing its laws, Anil Nandlall, Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, has pledged to...
Essequibo’s Madalene Hill turns 100
Family, friends and well-wishers gathered on Sunday to celebrate a major milestone as Madalene Hill marked her 100th birthday. Hill was born in Good...
Overreliance on technicalities denying justice – attorney warns
Concerns are mounting within legal circles that an increasing reliance on procedural rules in the courts of Guyana is undermining access to justice, with...
