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Local poultry farm doubles capacity with VIP Gov’t support
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI – The KNK Poultry Farm located in Paraquita Bay, Tortola, in the Virgin Islands (VI) has reportedly doubled its chicken capacity from 20,000 to 40,000 birds through the Fahie Government support to foster greater food security in the VI.
VI’s high starch, alcohol & sugary diets have genesis in slavery- Eugenia O'Neal
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – VI Author and researcher, Eugenia O'Neal has linked the current unhealthy high starch and sugary foods of Virgin Islanders to the legacies of slavery and the plantation diet.
Food security under threat with pandemic - Cromwell Smith
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Social Commentator and radio host Cromwell Smith aka ‘Edju En ka’ believes the Virgin Islands (VI) import driven food security is now under threat, should countries decide they will not export foods to the territory as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Brace for 6 months of 'famine & chaos' - Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI - Controversial and outspoken pastor and social commentator, Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline has called on the people of the Virgin Islands (VI) to get prepared for what he called a 6-month prophecy of chaos and famine to impact the Territory.
Farming the old fashion way: VIslander Aragorn Dick-Read remains true to the land
COOPER BAY, Tortola, VI - Nestled in Cooper Bay, Turnbull Estate, Tortola in the Virgin Islands, for the past 10 years, ‘Good Moon Farm’ has been churning out hundreds of pounds of fresh produce every month, in a land where the majority of its food is imported.
Survey finds 83.4% approved of VI lockdown
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - With the 24/7 COVID-19 lockdown set to ease on Monday, April 27, 2020, a significant 83.4% of respondents in a BVI Red Cross sponsored survey, indicated they approved of the compulsory social isolation measures in the Virgin Islands (VI); however, concerns linger about jobs, income and access to food.
Gov’t partnering with USVI to lower food cost – Premier Fahie
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – The high cost of food in the Virgin Islands (VI), has long been a contentious issuing plaguing locals and authorities; however, a solution may be on the way.
This Week We Feature Young Professional Kevin W. Jones
By Ron O. D'Avilar
Professional culinary artist Kevin W. Jones is cooking up a name for himself in London, United Kingdom. Born and raised in the Virgin Islands, Kevin is taking the flavours of the territory and infusing them with regional cuisines under the travelling restaurant brand ‘Nyammin’. Nyammin is a popular Caribbean term for eating.
'Fungi never tasted so good!' as BVI Food Fete 2019 launches
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - When you sample a bite-size piece of red snapper on top of a matching piece of fungi, topped with shredded mango chutney and the flavours saturate your mouth, all you can say to yourself is "Fungi and fish never tasted so good!"
FSN distributes food, clothing & school supplies on JvD
GREAT HARBOUR, Jost van Dyke, VI- More than 40 secondary and elementary school children on Jost van Dyke benefitted when the Family Support Network (FSN) distributed a number of food, clothing and school supplies on the sister island on Friday, September 6, 2019.
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