The Ministry of Agriculture welcomes the mechanisms that were recently announced by Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, relating to the government’s ongoing flood relief distribution initiative. This process will enable officials at the Ministry to identify inadequacies that may have taken place during the assessment period. Over the next month, the Ministry hopes to capture […]
– Tells UNCTAD that developing nations asking for fair treatment and not hand-outs His Excellency Dr Irfaan Ali said there is no need to create a new developmental pathway since the focus should be placed on fixing weaknesses and strengthening the existing system. President Ali also said that developing nations are not asking for hand-outs […]
Minister of Public Works, Hon. Juan Edghill, on 4th October 2021, led the team of Directors from the Boards of the Canawaima Management Company and the Canawaima Ferry Service Inc. for a joint meeting with their Surinamese counterparts to discuss the operations of the ferry plying the Moleson Creek-South Drain route. The Surinamese delegation was […]
“Your value is not lost on us. Your value is not lost on this nation,” were the words of the Honourable Minister of Education Priya Manickchand as she addressed teachers and headteachers today during a luncheon held in their honour. In observance of World Teachers’ Day, the Ministry of Education hosted a luncheon for teachers […]
–Tells inaugural Caribbean AgTech Summit that machinery must be affordable His Excellency Dr. Irfaan Ali said that there is a need for a paradigm shift in the use of technology by farmers within the agriculture sector and for technology to become more affordable. The Guyanese Head of State made the virtual statement today at the […]
-One-month period for persons to submit information to aid investigation A mechanism is being put in place at the Ministry of Agriculture to allow, over the next month, for persons who suffered losses during the floods to verify their names, for persons who were left off the list to have their names added, and for […]
His Excellency Dr. Irfaan Ali, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana and the Honourable Mia Amor Mottley, QC, MP, Prime Minister of Barbados, engaged in bilateral discussions on October 4, 2021, at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Conference Centre, Bridgetown, Barbados. They were accompanied by their Ministers and Senior Government officials as well as members […]
Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony MP, said a full investigation will be conducted to determine the cause of death of 14-year-old Joshua Henry of Kamwatta, Region One, who reportedly died after he took the second dose of the Pfizer Vaccine. The Minister has expressed his condolences to the relatives of Henry. “This is something […]
Today, officials from the Caribbean Agriculture Research and Development Institute handed over a quantity of pepper seeds that were produced by the institute to assist the government with its ongoing flood relief efforts. Following the extended May-June rainy period which resulted in flooding in most of the agriculture regions in the country, the government has […]
Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha today met with a delegation from the Chilean Embassy to discuss how the two nations can collaborate to advance the operations of the Guyana Food Safety Authority (GFSA). The Food Safety Bill which intended to integrate all aspects of Guyana’s food safety system was first read in 2016 and was later […]