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‘Farmers & Fishers week’ 2021 to honour local industry players - Dr Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – 'Farmers & Fishers’ Week 2021 will be centred around honouring local fishers and farmers according to the Deputy Premier and Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture, Dr. the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7).
Agriculture & Fisheries Marketing Authority Bill being drafted – Dr the Hon Wheatley
DUFF'S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- The final drafting of the Agriculture and Fisheries Marketing Authority Bill is underway.
‘Cannabis cannot replace food’- Bishop John I. Cline
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Pastor of the New Life Baptist Church in Duff's Bottom, Tortola, Mr John I. Cline is urging the Andrew A. Fahie Government to not ignore the cash crop industry in pursuit of the medical marijuana industry.
Statutory body proposed to lead Agriculture revival in VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- As part of a broad initiative towards creating food security in the Virgin Islands, a statutory body has been proposed to take the lead on agricultural development in the Territory.
USVI willing to collaborate with VI to promote agriculture
ESTATE LOWER LOVE, St Croix, USVI- Commissioner of Agriculture in the US Virgin Islands (USVI), Mr Positive T. A. Nelson, who headed this year's Agriculture and Food Fair on St Croix, has said a collaboration of the the USVI and Virgin Islands (VI) can play a major role in promoting ‘growing more locally’.
The saviour for agriculture could be 'marijuana' - Hon Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The demand for marijuana and its medicinal benefits will mean that the government of the Virgin Islands will likely make moves to legalise it, according to the Agriculture Minister Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7), as a means of generating additional revenues for his department.
‘We even importing tamarind now!’– Hon Natalio D. Wheatley
WICKHAM’S CAY I, Tortola, VI- Minister responsible for Agriculture and Fisheries, Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley aka 'Sowande Uhuru’ (R7) has said it is imperative to have commercial agriculture and fishing sectors in order to diversify the economy of the Virgin Islands due to the eminent negative impacts of Brexit on the territory, including on the financial services sector.
Government pledges to move Agriculture forward
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture, Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has said initiatives including building a market, improving land space usage and providing water to farmers are on the front burner to enable a thriving agriculture industry in the Virgin Islands.
Agriculture and fishing can boost VI economy – Hon Fraser
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Chairman of Progressives United (PU), Hon Julian Fraser RA (R3) says that under a PU government in to Virgin Islands (VI) the group will aggressively peruse agriculture as a means of lowering import bills and creating new revenue streams for the territory, which is badly needed at this time.
Is Dr Pickering to take blame for food shortages post hurricanes 2017? - Hon Fahie asks
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Honourable Andrew A. Fahie, Opposition Leader and First District Representative, grilled Dr The Honourable Kedrick D. Pickering (R7), Deputy Premier and Minister for Natural Resource and Labour, on whether he feels it was his fault that the territory experienced food shortages following the hurricanes of September 2017.
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