Fisherfolk organization holds second election

Officials from the Guyana National Fisherfolk Organization (GNFO) on Friday hosted their second national election.

A release from the Ministry of Agriculture said that representatives from the Upper Corentyne Fisherman Co-op Society, Rosignol Fishermen’s Co-op, Albion Landing Site, Tree Door Fishermen Co-op, D’Edward Fishermen Co-op, Parika Fisherman Co-op, Lima’s Fishers’ Association, and the Greater Georgetown Fisherman’s Co-op attended the exercise which was held last Friday in the main boardroom at the Ministry of Agriculture.

Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha said that government was encouraging fisherfolk to be more cognizant of their responsibility to Guyana’s development.