Lenia Smith Declared Winner In Fish Soup Competition

Friday, 7 May 2021 - 1:27pm

Ms. Lenia Smith of Anegada took home the prize for best fish soup in the highly anticipated Farmers and Fishers week 2021 Fish Soup Competition. 

Local Businesses Donate To School Garden Initiative

Monday, 3 May 2021 - 4:14pm

The Fort Garden Centre and Plant Wise VI have contributed to the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries’ School Garden Initiative.

Secondary Students Participate In Dessert Competition

Friday, 30 April 2021 - 9:23am

The public is invited to tune in to the Farmers and Fishers’ Week Dessert Competition between the Territory’s Secondary School Students being held today, Friday, April 30th, at noon at the Agricultural grounds in Paraquita Bay. 

Exhibition and Market Day will Feature Local Produce and Fish

Tuesday, 27 April 2021 - 4:03pm

The public is invited to a grand Farmers’ and Fishers’ Exhibition and Market day on the grounds of the Department of Agriculture at Paraquita Bay on Saturday, May 1 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Farmers and Fishers Week Declared Open

Tuesday, 27 April 2021 - 1:42pm

Deputy Premier and Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture Dr. the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley has declared Farmers and Fishers Week 2021 officially open.

Local Fishers And Farmers To Be Honoured In Week Of Activities

Thursday, 22 April 2021 - 3:22pm

Deputy Premier and Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture, Dr. the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley, has emphasised that Famers and Fishers’ Week 2021 will be centred around honouring local fishers and farmers.

Cooks Invited To Register For Fish Soup Competition

Monday, 19 April 2021 - 5:55pm

The Department of Agriculture and Fisheries is inviting cooks from across the Territory to register for a Fish Soup Competition.

Statement by Dr. the Honourable Natalio Wheatley - Farmers And Fishers Week 2021

Monday, 19 April 2021 - 12:07pm

​Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to provide a brief statement on the upcoming Farmers and Fishers’ Week planned for the week of 25th April to 1st May, 2021.  The Week will be celebrated under the theme “Restore, Increase, Sustain and Educate” or simply abbreviated as “RISE”. 

Entangled Whale In Nanny Cay Has Been Freed

Tuesday, 13 April 2021 - 4:45pm

The Departmentof Agriculture and Fisheries has reported that a male humpback whale has been freed after getting caught in a net in the Sir Francis Drake’s Channel.

Dr. the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley Update On The Agriculture And Fisheries Sectors

Thursday, 18 March 2021 - 3:24pm

Good Day and God’s blessings Mister Speaker.

In April 2020, I stood in this honourable House and informed the people of these Virgin Islands about the economic stimulus for fishers and farmers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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