World Food Day will be observed in the Virgin Islands with a Cultural Food Fair hosted by the Department of Agriculture.

Madame Speaker, I rise to provide an update on the state of the combined fishing and farming industry. Following a series of public consultations that the Premier and his team conducted after the hurricanes, a number of issues were identified in the fishing and farming communities.

Owners of boats, trailers vehicles and other equipment at the Fisherman’s wharf and on the strip of land next to the wharf at Baughers Bay......

Acting Deputy Chief Conservation and Fisheries officer Mr. Mervin Hastings is urging residents to utilise the Sargassum seaweed that is being washed up along the Territory’s shorelines.

The cultural and economical impact of fishing to the Virgin Islands will be celebrated on Fisherman’s Day rescheduled for Sunday, July 16. 

The public is invited to attend the annual Fisherman’s Day activities at Long Bay Beach, Beef Island, scheduled for Friday, June 30.

The annual fishing tournament starts at 4:00 a.m. From 10:00 a.m. onwards there will be several activities and events for all ages, including the judging of the fishing tournament, solider crab races and free health screening. Food vendors will be present and entertainment will be provided by local DJs and Showtime Band.

Fisherfolk and other interested persons are invited to a series of consultations to be hosted by the Ministry Natural Resources and Labour and the Conservation and Fisheries Department on the following dates.

Representatives from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Labour and the Conservation and Fisheries Department are pictured with students of the Cedar International School.

The Virgin Islands was recently featured as a destination in the NBC television series, ‘Let’s Take It Outside’. 

In strengthening and growing the fisheries sector into a full-fledged economic pillar, the Virgin Islands will soon engage the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS) in the UK.