Following an outreach last month to the villages of Orealla and Siparuta, located on the Corentyne, Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha disclosed that an extension officer has been identified and will commence working soon.
“After we met with residents and they indicated that there was need for a resident extension officer, we were able to identify a qualified person. Her name is Reyanna DeGrella. We’ve commenced the process for her to start work in the two villages but due to the recent travel restrictions to and from the villages due to the increase in COVID-19 cases, she is unable to travel to Georgetown to complete the official procedure. We are working with village officials to have arrangements in place for this process to be completed as soon as possible,” Mustapha said, according to a release from the Ministry of Agriculture.