Farmers hoping for payment from Mahaicony Rice may have to wait longer

Farmers who are owed more than $300 million for paddy supplied to the Mahaicony Rice Limited (MRL) since the first crop this year may be in for a longer wait.

When MRL’s accountant failed to produce records to auditors on Monday the company breached the Rice Factories Act. As a result the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) reported the matter