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St Croix farmers severely impacted by 'extreme' drought
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- Drought on St Croix is a growing concern for farmers on the island and for the [US] VI Department of Agriculture (DoA), according to department officials, DoA Commissioner Positive Nelson said during a St Croix Coastal Zone Management (CZM) committee meeting Tuesday evening, March 21, 2023.
Pumps procured to ease water woes faced by Paraquita Bay farmers- Premier
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI- Government has moved a step closer to resolving the persistent water challenges faced by farmers at Paraquita Bay, as water pumps to be assigned to the wells in the community have now been procured.
D8 political aspirant Wheatley launches proposal for Red Bay
EAST END, Tortola, VI- Less than 24 hours after our news centre broke the news that former Financial Secretary (FS) Mr L. Allen Wheatley is expected to be the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) candidate for District 8, the political aspirant has launched a proposal for a multi-use facility in Red Bay, East End.
Gov't acted with integrity to help people with stimulus grants – Premier Fahie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- “My government can say beyond the shadow of a doubt that we have acted with integrity to help the people with all the grants and none of the money has hit anywhere around us, it has hit its target, and it is up to whomever it is that received it could account for it.”
Stimulus list being circulated ‘inaccurate & incomplete’- Premier Fahie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A list of names of persons who allegedly benefitted from the COVID-19 Fishing and Farming Stimulus initiative has been receiving much social media attention; however, it has been deemed inaccurate and incomplete.
Paraquita Bay farmers now have 24-hour water supply- Dr the Hon Wheatley
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Farmers in Paraquita Bay can now breathe a sigh of relief since the vexing problem of lack of water, which has plagued them for years, is finally resolved.
‘We want to have a very responsible cannabis industry’ – Dr Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture, Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) said in an attempt to have a responsible cannabis industry in the Virgin Islands, a Cannabis Licensing Authority will be created to guide the sector.
‘No actual money’ will go to farmers, fisherfolks- Hon Wheatley on $2M
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- To ensure accountability for public funds, Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture, Dr The Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) said Government will not be disbursing any of the two million dollars allocated towards the Fishing and Farming Rapid Response Production Programme to individual farmers and fisherfolks.
‘We are not going to make people high’ on marijuana- Premier Fahie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance, Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has dispelled the notion that tapping into the medical marijuana industry would negatively affect the Territory’s vulnerable residents.
Fishing & Farming relief not top priority for NDP Gov't post Irma!
CARROT BAY, Tortola, VI - Deputy Premier and Minister for Natural Resources and Labour Dr The Honourable Kedrick D. Pickering (R7) was not the bearer of much good news for some residents of the First District when he answered the initiative of Leader of the Opposition Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1) to meet with those residents.
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