Indian team to review Skeldon sugar estate reopening
President Dr Irfaan Ali on Friday said that though the Government will continue to invest in the sugar industry, meaningful returns on those investments are essential, as he noted that a technical team from India is expected shortly to examine the proposed reopening of the Skeldon Estate, with the aim of producing 37,000 tonnes of sugar by 2030.
Govt developing sausage factory at Garden of Eden
In a move to boost domestic pork production, reduce import dependence and expand into value-added meat processing, the Government is advancing the construction of...
Mid-Year Report: Govt invests over $39B in agri-sector
The government has invested a whopping $39.2 billion in Guyana’s agriculture sector during the first half of 2025, representing significant progress towards national food...
Egg producers move to stabilise prices ahead of Christmas
On Monday, Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha, met with small and medium-scale egg producers from Region Four to examine production forecasts and analyze anticipated demand...
$300 per bag paddy payment to come directly from GRDB – Mustapha tells rice...
Following President Dr Irfaan Ali's recent announcement that rice farmers will receive $300 for every bag of paddy produced during the second crop, Agriculture...
Sugar production expands by 136.7% in first half of 2025
Sugar production expanded by 136.7 percent in the first half of 2025, while the rice industry recorded a 13.9 percent expansion, other crops sub...
Rice farmers will never be neglected by this govt – Min. Mustapha
reaffirms gov’t commitment to rice industry
Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha, has reaffirmed the government’s unwavering commitment to ensuring the continued growth and resilience...
By 2030, at least 50% of newly-established agri businesses must be led by women...
The Guyana Government has set a target that by 2030, at least 50% of newly-established agriculture-based business ventures must be led by women and...
$450M biotech plant tissue culture lab commissioned in Guyana
Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha on Tuesday commissioned the country’s first biotechnology plant tissue culture laboratory.
With an investment of approximately $450 million, the new laboratory...
US$1M Indian grant to modernise GMC’s packaging facility at Sophia
Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha, today met with a delegation from NABCONS (NABARD Consultancy Services) and officials from India’s Ministry of External Affairs to discuss...
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Man killed after crashing into parked truck on WCD Public Road
See below statement:
𝑷𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒆 𝑭𝒂𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝑹𝒐𝒂𝒅 𝑰𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒂𝒕 𝑹𝒐𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒅𝒂𝒎, 𝑾.𝑪.𝑫.
Police are investigating a fatal road incident which occurred on Saturday October 31, 2026, about...
OPR probing death of WCD man at Vreed-en-Hoop Police Station
See below statement from the Guyana Police Force:
𝑶𝑷𝑹 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒆𝒔 𝑫𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉 𝒐𝒇 𝑷𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒕 𝑽𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒅-𝒆𝒏-𝑯𝒐𝒐𝒑 𝑷𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑳𝒐𝒄𝒌𝒖𝒑𝒔
The Office of Professional Responsibility has commenced an...
Barber shot in leg during robbery
See statement below:
𝑷𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒆 𝑨𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒈𝒆𝒅 𝑹𝒐𝒃𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑼𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝑨𝒓𝒎𝒔 𝒂𝒕 𝑨𝒍𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒘𝒏, 𝑮𝒆𝒐𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒐𝒘𝒏
Police are investigating an alleged Robbery Under Arms which occurred on Friday October...
1 arrested after WBD man, who assaulted wife, found dead
See below statement:
𝑷𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒆 𝑨𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒈𝒆𝒅 𝑴𝒖𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒕 𝑳𝒂 𝑹𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒕𝒆, 𝑾𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝑩𝒂𝒏𝒌 𝑫𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒂; 𝑶𝒏𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝑪𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒅𝒚
Police in Regional Division #3 are investigating an alleged murder...
New US$35M Wismar-Mackenzie Bridge to open on November 15
The Ministry of Public Works today announced that the new Wismar-Mackenzie Bridge in Linden, Region 10, will be officially commissioned by President Dr Irfaan...
Biodiversity must be integrated into economic planning – Finance Minister
Countries must integrate biodiversity conservation into economic planning, public investment and financing decisions, rather than treating it solely as an environmental responsibility.
This was the position of Senior Minister within the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance, Dr Ashni Singh, on Saturday.
Dr Singh made...
Baby safely delivered on board MV Ma Lisha
Pauline Cirus, a passenger on board the MB Ma Lisha en route to Kumaka, North West District in Region One, safely gave birth to...
Guyana, Field Museum renew scientific partnership
The government and the Field Museum of Natural History signed a new memorandum of understanding (MOU), extending a scientific partnership that dates to the...
GBA must be where action starts, not just talk – Pres Ali outlines 6-step...
President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali has outlined six steps for the Global Biodiversity Alliance (GBA) to undertake over the next 12 months, aimed at translating ideas from this week’s conference into projects, investment and tangible results on the ground.
This would put the Alliance’s membership of universities, research institutions, scientists and financial bodies to work.
President Dr Irfaan Ali addresses Day Two...
CARICOM says apology without repair is incomplete; welcomes Britain’s apology offer as “essential first...
See full statement below from the Chair of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the Hon. Philip J. Pierre, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia:
Reparatory Justice
The Caribbean...
