Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) is an approach to help the people who manage agricultural systems respond effectively to climate change. The CSA approach pursues the triple objectives of sustainably increasing productivity and incomes, adapting to climate change and reducing greenhouse gas emissions where possible. This does not imply that every practice applied in every location should produce “triple wins”. Rather the CSA approach seeks to reduce trade-offs and promote synergies by taking these objectives into consideration to inform decisions from the local to the global scales and over short and long…
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Farming runs in my blood, says Uncle John
By Mohanlall Suelall Someone once said that farming is a family business and that could not have been truer. For the past decades, Kooldeep ‘Uncle John’ Raghoobar has been supported by his family as he tills, irrigates, sows and reaps the products of his hard labour. The 62-year-old Essequibo Coast native has been in love with farming for his entire life. He knew that farming was what he wanted to do but his farming life has not been without challenges. Uncle John as he is popularly known to residents said…
Read MoreLinden farmer Murtle Gentle finds solace and employment through farming
By Utamu Belle At 46- years old, Lindener Myrtle Gentle has created employment for herself by developing her farmland at West, Watooka, Mackenzie. Myrtle, who is a mother of 4 decided to take the farming initiative seriously about 5 years ago as she started planting crops on her approximately 5 acres of land to which she occupies approximately 4 acres. T he remaining acre, she is in the process of developing. The proud farmer recently took the Sunday Times Magazine on a tour of her farmland which is well developed…
Read MoreAutopsy finds woman was murdered; boyfriend ingested poison
An autopsy conducted on the bodies of 23-year-old Kevin Singh and his girlfriend, 25-year-old Subrina Nandram who were found in a bathtub at Aracari Resort has revealed that the woman was murdered and Singh committed suicide. The post-mortem examination was conducted by Government Pathologist, Dr Nehaul Singh on Wednesday. Dr Singh gave Nandram’s cause of death as asphyxiation (suffocation) owing to manual strangulation compounded by blunt trauma to the head. The autopsy results for the young woman’s boyfriend showed that he died from asphyxiation caused by drowning, compounded by ingestion…
Read MoreGAWU says 2019 sugar production calls for serious examination
The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has been lambasted by the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) in regards to its 2019 sugar production and its plans for 2020. The Union related that the statement issued by GuySuCo has confirmed the initial position that production would not surpass the 100,000 tonnes. “The proof is now in the pudding and sugar production that the industry’s two largest and most efficient units have fallen drastically since 2015. The GuySuCo may well argue that the un-harvested canes could have resulted in higher production.…
Read MoreAirport manager cleared of sexual assault charges following victim’s refusal to give evidence
The sexual allegations brought against Deputy Chief Executive Officer (DCEO) of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri, Andre Kellman, were dropped on Tuesday after the victim refused to present evidence in the matter. The matter was called before Principal Magistrate Faith McGusty but the ex-worker at CJIA informed the court that she does not wish to proceed with the matter and as such, would not offer evidence against the defendant. Kellman, 54, who is in charge of operations at the airport, was charged last August and appeared before Senior…
Read MoreCoalition Govt’s promises on renewable energy remain unfulfilled
After almost five years in Government, the Public Infrastructure Ministry has only been able to install solar panels and energy-efficient lights, while a number of major projects that Government had announced would lead to renewable energy remain unfinished, even as elections and the end of a term in office draws closer. The Public Infrastructure Ministry held a press conference on Wednesday, where an account was given for the Ministry’s performance for last year. When it comes to energy, Public Infrastructure Minister David Patterson announced that they installed 81 solar panels…
Read MoreThe Elections campaign
The holidays are over and the country is currently in elections mode. The elections campaigns are becoming more intense as the various parties vie for political power at the March 2 polls. Both major political parties – the APNU/AFC and the PPP/C have already launched their campaign. For many, these elections are viewed as the ‘mother of all elections’ as the stakes are very high considering the direction Guyana will be taking as the country explores fully the oil and gas sector. While it is normal for political parties to…
Read MorePPP/C members attacked while putting up flags in Berbice
Former parliamentarian Harry Gill, along with other members of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), was on Monday attacked while erecting elections campaign flags at Number 10 Village, West Coast Berbice. The incident, which was captured on camera, shows persons verbally abusing and physically blocking the team as they attempted to place the flags on the utility poles. Gill, in an invited comment to Guyana Times International, stated that a formal Police report will be filed and that the international community will be informed of the incident. This was only one…
Read MoreBank of Guyana overdraft now over G$75B
– despite IMF warning Govt to settle balance General and Regional Elections are creeping closer and closer and the central bank’s overdraft of public funds keeps increasing in size— with the latest figures from the Bank of Guyana showing an overdraft of over G$75 billion. According to the Bank of Guyana’s statement of Assets and Liabilities, the bank had a negative balance of G$76.8 billion as of November 12, 2019. This is a situation that can lead to revenues, in particular, the oil revenues, being diverted. The International Monetary Fund…
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