Oversight of fishing and farming in the territory may be seeing major changes soon following Governor John Rankin’s recent approval of the Food Security and Sustainability Act, 2022. The House …
August 27, 2022
April 28, 2022
HOA passes food security law
The evening of April 19, legislators emerged from closed-door committee to announce that the 143-page bill meant to overhaul outdated rules for fishing, farming and other food supply issues passed …
March 23, 2022
HOA debating food security bill
New legislation making its way through the House of Assembly could result in significant changes to how people in the Virgin Islands grow, catch, raise, import, export and sell food. …
February 18, 2022
Leaders keep pushing for sustainability bill
About 98 percent of produce stocked on shelves at Virgin Islands stores comes from outside the territory, but government leaders hope to address longstanding challenges for the farming and fishing …
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September 22, 2020
Dog laws up for re-evaluation
As part of the government’s efforts to overhaul legislation regulating farming and livestock, it is also reviewing the rules governing the ownership of dogs in the territory. Included in the …
September 4, 2020
Bill would reform farming and fishing industries
The spotlight has turned to more sustainable practices as the Virgin Islands looks to create a more self-sufficient food industry, and an early iteration of proposed legislation is designed to …
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