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‘We are chasing’ after $$ while agriculture suffers- Hon Turnbull
CANE GARDEN BAY, Tortola, VI- Member of the Opposition Honourable Melvin M. Turnbull (R2) is questioning whether the ruling government is serious about agriculture in the Virgin Islands since residents are reportedly building concrete apartments on farm lands at Paraquita Bay, Tortola.
Gov’t to clamp down on illegal use of Crown land
WICKHAM’S CAY I, Tortola, VI- Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture, Dr The Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has said Government will be moving to have greater accountability of how Crown lands are used.
Building HLSCC on farm lands was a plan to sideline agricultre- Ulric Scatliffe
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Host of the radio programme A look at the Community on ZBVI 780 AM, Mr Ulric Scatliffe said the decision to build the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) on prime agricultural land in Paraquita Bay, was a “deliberate” attempt by Government to put agriculture on the back burner.
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