'Get used to the seaweed' - Hon Kedrick D. Pickering
He was speaking at a press conference today October 5, 2015 held at the Central Administration Complex in Wickham's Cay 1.
"This is something we will have to get accustomed to in the foreseeable future," the Minister said. He called it the new normal and that persons must get used to this new reality and commit themselves to being part of the cleaning up efforts.
“It is extremely important to emphasise that the phenomenon now hitting the wider Caribbean and to some extent all of the countries lining the Caribbean Sea, including the Gulf of Mexico, is a phenomenon that is not going anywhere in a hurry.”
This is the new normal
“The best scientific evidence available to us at this time suggests that this could be the ‘new normal’. There is no silver bullet to remedying the situation…there is no obvious end in sight to what is taking place,” he said.
The Minister is convinced that the sargassum is a result of climate change and stressed the point that this is why he flies around the world to participate in fora with regards to voicing the impacts climate change will have on small states and territories such as the Virgin Islands.
The Minister said that the territory is paying attention to its counterparts in the wider Caribbean to see how best ideas can be pooled to deal with the sargassum seaweed given its potential impact on the territory's tourism sector.
According to the Minister, it will take nationwide participation to keep the influx of the seaweed at bay.
Speculation
Honourable Pickering added that with regards to work being done by the Water and Sewerage Department to flush the water supply systems with chlorine in Virgin Gorda and in Sea Cows Bay, Tortola, his Department is working closely with the Conservation and Fisheries Department to see whether there is a direct correlation between the sargassum and the complaints of discolouration of water and utensils.
“At this point in time it is only speculation as to whether this is what it is,” said the Minister. He said that an education campaign is soon to commence and this will see persons getting the relevant information to help them in the campaign against the invasive, foul-smelling seaweed.
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33 Responses to “'Get used to the seaweed' - Hon Kedrick D. Pickering ”
Yet alone, we have tons of heavy equipment's that belongs to our BVIslander's who can assist by donating they equipment's to help out, but they won't move without money. A lot of them made million's off the BVI, If I own the equipment/s I wound have already been on it regardless. I know we are upset & sick of it, trust me I am, again it's overwhelming. My home town of Vg by the AirPort Handsome bay is way too much & stink, no one should be inhaling it, but it's sad not very much we can do, beside pick up the sea weed that's near the beach, yet right outside of that it have more & more & more & lot's more to be wash it. Instead of bashing Government, let's give them ideas that we can help them, help us for we're the government.
What is the plan ?
motorboat to reason with the seaweed to get it to leave. if it won't leave, then it will be stoned. diplomacy shall
prevail.
Hon Pickering u need to shut the sh*t bur get use to the see weed THE THING STINK use some of our tax money and pay the thug on the street to clean the place. Give them a job to do from robbing working people.
To just simply say get used to it is just ridiculous..... Hmmm
He full of sh*t
This seaweed has been affecting VG for more than a year now BUT no one CARES
There are enough boats that could patrol from south sound bluff to copper mine point and collect this sea weed daily and avoid this
But no representation Considering d sista island coordinator lives on d beach at handsome bay Goes to tola every day My god man mcouldnt he have brought this to some ones attention Seeing that the rep needs to see d eye dr
HELP VG NEEDS HELP FAST
How can kids use bath room safely n sanitary wise
Our leaders need to wake up Be pro active Gosh mann
...is kinda what I getting from this.