– Suspect taken into police custody One person has been arrested for the poisoning of coconut trees at Hope Estate, East Coast Demerara and is said to be cooperating with Guyana Police Force. Recently, 18 bearing coconut trees were vandalized by persons at Hope Estate and according to the Ministry of Agriculture; it will not…
One year after the impressive ‘coconut festival’ JUST over one year ago the first ever Coconut Festival in Guyana was held at the Arthur Chung Convention Centre (October 21 – 23, 2016 and it was a resounding success. The idea for such a festival was a collaborative effort between the Ministry of Business – Department…
A CONTRACT was on Monday signed between the General Manager of Hope Coconut Industries Limited (HCIL) (Hope Estate) and Ivor Allen for the construction of two bridges at the estate. The contract is worth $2.6M. According to General Manager Ricky Roopchand, the works form part of the estate’s improvement of infrastructure programme, to ensure that…
HOPE Estate Manager, Ricky Roopchand on Monday called on farmers who owe the estate $3.8M for lands utilised by them to pay up or face legal action. Roopchand in a letter to the editor said there are three categories of farmers who owe rent to the Hope Estate. As of January this year, of the…
SEVERAL Hope Estate tenants took to the streets early yesterday in protest of the exceedingly high rent they’re now being asked to pay by the new Board of Directors.
ANOTHER major drainage and irrigation facility, the Greenfield drainage pump station, which was built at the cost of over $200M, and which will help drain approximately 3,000 acres
FARMERS at Hope Estate, East Coast Demerara, were yesterday assured of every support by Agriculture Minster, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, who addressed drainage and irrigation concerns, minor inconveniences as a result of works ongoing at the Hope Canal. Speaking on behalf of the group of 20 farmers was Roy Doodnauth, who explained that work on the…
With FAO support… AGRICULTURE Minister Robert Persaud is confident that, with the demand for coconuts and coconut products increasing approximately 300 per cent more last year, good days are ahead for the industry.
Moving the coconut industry forward… DIRECTOR of the National Agriculture Research Institute (NARI), Dr Oudho Homenauth, on Monday said a short to medium term action plan has been submitted to Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud to take the coconut industry forward. Homenauth offered the comment to the Guyana Chronicle but declined to outline the measures contained…
Hope Coconut Industries Ltd. started cocounut cultivation in 1934. The estate was later bought by the Governmnet where it reamains under their control. Read More.