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Daily Archives: Tuesday, 6 August 2024, 22:18

PNCR signals need for fence-mending ahead of 2025 general elections

Last Updated on Wednesday, 7 August 2024, 7:41 by Writer The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) on Tuesday – at separate events to mark the 39th death anniversary of its founder-leader, Forbes Burnham – indicated a willingness to patch up pre-congress differences to unitedly campaign and contest next year’s general and regional elections. Chairman of the PNCR’s Council of Elders, ...

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Remote Mahaica community gets health centre

Last Updated on Tuesday, 6 August 2024, 21:15 by Writer At least 2,000 persons can now benefit from a new health centre that has been built in the far-flung Mahaica Creek community of District Number 10, Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony said. He said the health centre was constructed at a cost of GY$46 million on a plot of land ...

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Hemp licensing board’s appointment nears

Last Updated on Tuesday, 6 August 2024, 20:35 by Writer Prospective hemp cultivators would soon get the opportunity to apply for licences to do so, as Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha on Tuesday said the Industrial Hemp Regulatory Authority would be appointed in the coming weeks. He said the names of the intended board members would be taken to Cabinet ...

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Rice industry gets drone technology to improve efficiency

Last Updated on Tuesday, 6 August 2024, 20:31 by Writer Small rice farmers will be provided drone services by the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) to assist them in increasing and improving the quality of the grain, through assistance from the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and China, officials said Tuesday. Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha said the drone service would ...

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