Farmers and fishermen are invited to a meeting to discuss Climate Risk Adaptation and Insurance in the Caribbean on Thursday, October 25.

The public is advised that the bypass road behind the Central Administration Complex will be temporarily closed from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Friday, October 19.

The public is invited to a Cultural Food Fair on October 19 in observance of World Food Day.

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

Pig farmers and other interested persons are invited to a workshop on Friday, August 24.

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.

Veterinary Officers from the Department of Agriculture, Doctors Nadya George and Latisha Martin are pictured educating students of the Francis Lettsome Primary School 

The Territory will for the first time observe World Zoonoses Day on July 6.

The public is notified that the abattoir will re-open on July 3 and will be operational from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. daily.

Dog owners in the Territory are reminded to have them licensed as required by law.