No interim funds for coffee farmers
THE MINISTRY of Finance has turned down a request to provide interim payment to the island's coffee farmers who have been unable to recover insurance claims for damage caused by Hurricane Ivan.
New import regulations coming
NEW REGULATIONS governing the importation of agricultural produce are to be gazetted soon. Chief Plant Quarantine Officer in the Ministry of Agriculture, Carol Thomas, said that the regulations "will outline in a clearer way...
'St Bess' cultivators call for pineapple processing plant
ST. ELIZABETH: PINEAPPLE FARMERS in Ginger Hill, St. Elizabeth, are calling for a pineapple processing factory to be built in the community.
Change commercial bank policies, says St Kitts PM
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts: PRIME MINISTER of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. Denzil Douglas, is proposing immediate policy changes to the commercial banking system to guarantee more credit at lower interest rates for regional agriculture.
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