Minister of Transport and Works, Julian Francis has said rehabilitation work is scheduled to begin soon on the main road in Union Island. He made the disclosure as he responded to a question in Parliament last week. Minister Francis said the road project has been identified among others in the Northern and Southern Grenadines to… Continue Reading →
Minister of Agriculture, Saboto Caesar says the Banana Rehabilitation program will continue this weekend since due to the current climatic conditions they have seen an increase in the levels of the Black Sigatoka Disease. He said they currently have the disease under control and they currently have three spraying teams in the field addressing this… Continue Reading →
This country’s sole electricity company has allocated $18 million dollars to the rehabilitation of its hydro plants. At a media conference this morning, held at the company’s headquarters in Kingstown, Chief Executive Officer, Thornley Mayers said that the rehabilitation and reconstruction work has been ongoing over the last few years. Mayers said that while some… Continue Reading →
Extensive rehabilitative work is to be carried out on this country’s rural road network, under the 11th European Development Fund EDF agreement, signed this week between the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines and the European Union. Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves outlined some areas that would receive attention, during a News Conference held… Continue Reading →
Work on the project commenced in August last year, with funding being provided by Caribbean Development Bank, to the tune of 21-million EC-dollars. The project involves the rehabilitation of the road stretching from the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital down to Layou. Community Liaison Officer for the Project Marlon Stephenson says the work is progressing well…. Continue Reading →
Chief Engineer, Brent Bailey says the current phase of the project which involves work on the section of road from Belmont to Crick Corner, commenced in December last year. Mr. Bailey said, as part of the project the Ministry of Transport and Works will install a roundabout at the Intersection at Crick Corner. Mr. Bailey… Continue Reading →
Significant progress has been made by the Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries in rehabilitating the agricultural sector, in the wake of the devastating floods of 2013. Word of this came from Minister of Agriculture, Saboto Caesar, during a News Conference last week. Responding to a question from the media, Minister Caesar noted that a… Continue Reading →