MEDIA INVITATION
Date: Friday 18th November
 
Venue: Wallings Forest
 
Time: 2pm
 
Event: Wallings Adventure Hike Awards Ceremony
The Forestry Unit in colloberation with the Environment Division will be hosting a competition among  three schools, participating in the Environmental Cadet Program.
 
The competitors are (Pares Secondary, Jennings Secondary and Clare Hall Secondary).
 
Students will be expected to  hike up to Signal Hill,  carrying [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Fisheries Division Urges Residents To Register Aquaculture/Aquaculture Farms
16 November 2011, St. Johns, Antigua: …The Fisheries Division is requesting that all persons with aquaculture / aquaponics farms, whether for subsistence or commercial use to register their business.
The Division is particularly interested in the type of farms, the products grown, and to ensure that the [...]

IICA, Ministry of Agriculture Signs Agreement For Critical Development
5 September 2011, St. Johns, Antigua :  The Minister of Agriculture, Lands, Housing & the Environment Hon. Hilson Baptiste and the Director General of the Inter –American Institute for Corporation on Agriculture Dr. Victor M. Villalobos, on Monday signed an agreement signaling avenues for further support in [...]

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Government Advances…the Agriculture Sector
St. Johns, Antigua: Government realizes the importance of agriculture to the national economy and has developed an intense programme aimed at revitalizing the status of the sector in Antigua and Barbuda.
It is estimated that agriculture provides a source of livelihood, employment and home based income [...]

The revised DRAFT SIRMZP has been uploaded to the ftp.
It can be found in the main directory under the following name:
110826 Draft NPDP 2011_V2.pdf
Please note that the document has incorporated many of the changes recommended to date, but since it is a draft it will be subject to revision and refinement after feedback is gathered [...]

Minister Baptiste among famers at the recent livestock workshop, held at the Multipurpose Cultural Centre photo by Onika Campbell
Local Livestock Farmers Embrace Training Opportunities
20-Jul-2011, St. Johns,  Antigua: Livestock farmers in Antigua & Barbuda, on Tuesday (19-Jul 2011) , benefited from a series of regional workshops planned in collaboration with the Caribbean Broilers Group, the [...]

 
 
Group photo of OECS Official , Ministry Officials, media representatives at the launch of the OECS tool kit on Biodiversity Conservation for the Media
Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Housing & the Environment 
 Address by  Mrs. Sharon Peters, Permanent Secretary
On the Occasion of the  Media Launch For Toolkit on Coverage of Biodiversity Conservation     City View Hotel                             July 7, [...]

Notice of Lion Fish Sighting In Antigua
April 28th, 2011. The Fisheries Division of Antigua and Barbuda has its first confirmed sighting of the invasive Lionfish (Pterois volitans).
The specimen was brought to the Division by a commercial fisherman who caught the fish in a trap at a depth of 84 feet. The specimen had a weight [...]

March 16, 2011…On Wednesday, representatives from the lead agency financing the North Sound Housing Project -Bandes Bank of Economic and Social Development in Venezuela, Ana Maria’ Castillo and Maria del Carmen (projects specialists) along with the Minister of Agriculture, Lands, Housing & the Environment Hon. Hilson Baptiste, Housing Consultant Carlos Browne, Housing Executive Pretzel Joseph, [...]

Pre –Easter Seafood Fiesta Is April 3rd
March 9, 2011…Savor delectable seafood and relax in the surroundings of Urlings Wharf, as the Ministry of Agriculture presents Pre –Easter Seafood Fiesta, on Sunday April 3rd, 2011.
Admission to the Fiesta is free for everyone who yearns for wholesome family activity which is expected to begin at 12 noon.
Organizers [...]