Over 30 persons last week graduated from the Pesti-cides and Toxic Chemicals Control Board (PTCCB) basic proficiency training course and are now able to effectively apply pesticides in homes, schools, restaurants and elsewhere.
The programme started out with 100 persons and its third batch who graduated last week means that close to 90% reached graduation stage, the Government Information Agency (GINA) reported. GINA said that Minister of Agriculture Dr Leslie Ramsammy who was the featured speaker at the graduation lauded the board for the role it has been playing in ensuring persons are compliant with the law as
it relates to hazardous chemicals.
Ramsammy said that by 2020, the ministry is hoping to graduate more students in a more advanced course. This course will eventually be integrated into the Guyana School of Agriculture and while the