Region Two Chairman announces payments for owed Essequibo Coast rice farmers

Permanand Persaud

Payments to rice farmers owed by millers on the Essequibo Coast were expected to start on Wednesday, according to Regional Chairman of Region Two Parmanand Persaud.

Persaud, addressing members of the media at the Anna Regina Boardroom, said all rice farmers were expected to be paid in full what they were owed for the last paddy crop.

“The GRDB [Guyana Rice Development Board] is hoping that all payments will be made by millers to rice farmers starting from this