Gov’t selling out VG farmland to outsiders – E. Maduro
The land he was referring to, he said, was being used by locals for farming purposing for over 70 years. “… and they are being ejected, ignored, it’s just like the beaches in Virgin Gorda, Beef Islands, some parts of Tortola, are being denied access by our own people,” the talk show host further alleged.
According to Mr Maduro, some of the most beautiful farmlands that were being preserved for local farmers on Virgin Gorda are being sold to ‘outsiders’.
“One of our farmers was told that he could only get half an acre. These things are serious matters,” stressed Mr Maduro. He insisted that the farming industry is one that the Virgin Islands cannot do without and must be allowed to survive.
“When the Minister for agriculture is going to say he is not interested in agriculture and the premier is going to allow that subject to remain under that minister where we are going?” alleged Maduro as he continued to stress on the importance of farming.
He said he had some time back presented a proposal to a minister of Government in which he highlighted that the greenhouses must be run by all the farmers , “But there he is busy sending it out on tender for people to take it over,” said Mr Maduro.
It is the talk show host’s contention that should the government succeed in leasing or giving the farmlands to outsiders, the local farmers will see the “doom of day”. “What it is, it is so easy to run the greenhouse, all we need to do is to bring back the good gentleman who was brought in here to run the greenhouses, let him teach the farmers, how to run the greenhouses, let the farmers run the greenhouses as one project instead of splitting it up in a hundred little pieces,” he added
Mr Maduro contended that the minister responsible for agriculture said openly that he has more interest in sport fishing, which is a subject of the Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable D Orlando Smith. “He has more interest in the Premier’s subject than he has in his own. Where do we go from here ladies and gentlemen, it is heart breaking,” stated Mr Maduro.
He called on the people of the VI to stand together and put a number of issues forward, including farming, to the government of the day.
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25 Responses to “Gov’t selling out VG farmland to outsiders – E. Maduro”
nothing done on the port....
nothing done on the airport...
nothing done to reduce cost of living or doing business...
businesses closing every day....
selling out of government lands…...
Immigration reform was shambolic but it only applies to our Caribbean brothers and sisters while whites come in and get work permit and jobs like that....
THE NDP MUST GO
and the fools that go to vote for the same crap.
Please look beyound two years.
So you telling me that because no locals don't want to spend money on proper sports fishing, we just should do without it? lol. The money spent on rims, sound systems, range rovers, cigarette boats and spanish women could be invested in businesses then the profits could then purchase these 'toys'. people here so $%%^^& misguided it isn't funny.
why edmund dont go and get his house in order.