While the Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) claims that there were no cases of animal death as a result of the recent flooded savannah in Cane Grove, East Coast Demerara, the cattle farmers remain adamant that there were losses.
A press release from the Government Information Agency (GINA) yesterday said that the Chief Executive Officer of the GLDA, Nigel Cumberbatch, refuted the claims that were made by Stabroek News that over 30 head of cattle were lost as a result of flooding in the Cane Grove, East Coast Demerara area.
“There are no cases of animal dead as a result of the recent flood. Such irresponsible reporting can not only cause trouble, but create somewhat of an alarm within the livestock community,” the statement quoted Cumberbatch saying.
It went on to note that yesterday, Extension Officers of the GLDA contacted both the farmers and the Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) who
