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VI resident Lenia Smith nabs Agriculture & Fisheries’ Best Fish Soup Prize
THE SETTLEMENT, Anegada, VI – Anegada resident Ms. Lenia Smith has won herself the 2024 Agriculture and Fisheries Exhibition and Market ‘Best Fish Soup’ competition in the Virgin Islands.
Premier Wheatley attends AgriFest in St Croix, USVI
ESTATE LOWER LOVE, St Croix, USVI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) was in St Croix, US Virgin Islands (USVI) on February 17, 2024, for the opening of the 52nd Annual Agriculture and Food Fair (AgriFest).
1st Cultural Thursday for year @ Carrot Bay to feature talented singers of D1
CARROT BAY, Tortola, VI- Local singers performing a range of genres will highlight the first edition of Cultural Thursdays at Carrot Bay for the new year tomorrow, January 4, 2024.
Carrot Bay Cultural Thursday today to feature iconic storytellers
CARROT BAY, Tortola, VI- Carrot Bay's Cultural Thursday event is back this week on Thursday, November 16, 2023, and it has a new feature that promises to be exciting - storytelling around a bonfire.
Jr Ministers step up as Education & Health Ministers out of territory
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Junior Ministers Hons Karl Dawson (R1) and Luce D. Hodge-Smith (R4) are currently acting in the posts of Minister for Health and Social Development, and Minister for Education, Youth Affairs and Sports, respectively, as the subject ministers are currently out of the territory.
Landfill fires expected to top discussions @ District 1 Meeting with Hon Dawson
WEST END, Tortola, VI- First District Representative and Junior Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries Dr the Hon Karl Dawson will be having a meeting with his constituents at West End Community Centre on Tuesday, August 29, 2023.
VI delegation meets Guyana's Agriculture Minister
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The visiting Virgin Islands (VI) delegation led by Hon Lorna G. Smith, OBE has met with Guyana’s Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha to discuss strengthening ties to support agricultural development between the two countries.
Culture Thursdays kicks off in Carrot Bay
CARROT BAY, Tortola, VI- The sounds of fungi music, the smell of grilled fish freshly caught, and the many local items, including local foods and fruits and vegetables on display were part of the experience of Culture Thursdays, which kicked off in Carrot Bay on July 6, 2023.
Pockwood Pond fires causing persons ‘to come down with cancer’- Romney-Moses
CARROT BAY, Tortola, VI- The longstanding issues of garbage disposal and landfill fires at Pockwood Pond were highlighted during the First District’s Political Debate held at the Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Youth Centre in Carrot Bay last evening, April 18, 2023, with candidates stating the issue was amongst the top three national concerns they would address in the House of Assembly (HoA) once elected.
D1 candidates to debate April 18, 2023
CARROT BAY, Tortola, VI- The electorate in the First District are being given an opportunity to hear all three of the candidates seeking to be elected share their plans as well as respond to questions from the public.
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