'STOP the destruction of our mangroves!’ – VG residents
“Help, help help! Please stop these people from destroying the last bit of our mangroves in the Valley, Dr, Pickering this is what you have to be seeing… stop it now," wailed a desperate resident.
The resident said that he and several others approached the locals who are said to be responsible for the operations but upon their investigations found out that Natural Resources, Fisheries and Conservation and Town and Country Planning were not aware of the situation.
They said that on one instance they were told that Police on Virgin Gorda were sent to the area to investigate but those responsible were not at the scene at the time.
"I passed back there and they ripping away the mangrove, help! I care about our protected areas and our environment… the omen to this is very bad. Can somebody please stop this destruction now?" appealed the resident.
Several calls were made in an attempt by this news site to contact Conservation and Fisheries to no avail. However Permanent Secretary within the Ministry of Natural Resources Mr Ronald Berkley-Smith responded. "No one, no matter who it is, has the right to be destroying our mangroves," he said.
Berkeley-Smith said that immediate steps are being taken to intervene and deal with the matter very seriously. He also thanked the residents for their vigilance.
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Please leave what Mother Nature designed alone!