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A Sweet Potato Research project is currently underway by the Caribbean Agriculture Research and Development Institute (CARDI). CARDI’s local representative Donowa Jackson said the project, which is designed to strengthen sweet potato production, is beginning to show good results.
The Meteorological Services at the Argyle International Airport in an advisory issued on Sunday, January 28, 2024, advised that starting on Tuesday, January 30, 2024, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines will be impacted by increasing levels of haze caused by a thick plume of Sahara dust.
Five groups that are a part of the Youth Agri-entrepreneurship For Rural Development Project, received equipment totaling approximately Eighty-Seven thousand dollars (EC$87,000) to help boost their production in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Extensive repair work is being carried out on the Bequia Community High School. This along with several other schools across the country are being repaired under the National School Repair Programme.
Technical and Vocational Training is in demand and the Adult and Continuing Education Unit continues to expand its programme base.