Agriculture
Long dry weather begins; farmers urged to conserve water
Farmers were Monday warned of impending dry spells and to conserve water ahead of the weak to moderate El Niño conditions...
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Guyana on high alert for foot and mouth disease
Head of GLDA’s Animal Health Unit, Dr. Colbert Bowen The Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) is on high alert for...
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Guyana creates “homestead” for Venezuelans
Minister of Immigration and Citizenship, Winston Felix. The Guyana government on Monday announced that plans were being made to establish...
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BREAKING: Second deadly pirate attack in Suriname within one week; turf war suspected in first attack
By Ivan Cairo The body of a fisherman being taken ashore Wednesday night in Suriname. PARAMARIBO - While authorities here...
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Guyanese businesses urged to sell more food, tourism to China as exports recover
(Right to Left) Minister of Business, Dominic Gaskin; China's Ambassador to Guyana,Cui Jianchun; Ambassador Troy Torrington, and Economic and Commercial...
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UK-headquartered firm begins eight-month valuation of Guysuco’s assets
The Special Purpose Unit (SPU) of the National Industrial & Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) on Monday announced that PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)...
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Guyana mounts high-tech early animal disease detection operations
A Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) machine. The Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) says it is about to mount operations to...
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FAO to fund UG’s establishment of food and nutrition institute; studies on agriculture
FAO Representative in Guyana, Reuben Robertson addressing the 10th Turkeyen and Tain Talks held on December 1, 2017 at Pegasus...
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Region Eight projects fast-tracked under new Regional Executive Officer
Regional Executive Officer for Region Eight-Potaro Siparuni, Gavin Gunga. Five months after Rafael Downes was fired from the post Regional...
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Hinterland agriculture value-added diversification programme to be launched
Dr. Oudho Homenauth, Chief Executive Officer, National Agriculture Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) Guyana's Ministry of Agriculture has launched...
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