Tuesday, October 26, 2021
OFFICIALS from the government, the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute, Bahamas National Trust and the British High Commission recently partnered to plant fruit trees in the community of Fox Hill.
The tree planting was part of an exercise to combat global warming, climate change and capturing more carbon emissions as per COP26, the UN Climate Change Conference.
Taking part in the tree planting ceremony on Friday were Eric Carey, executive director of the Bahamas National Trust; Dr Michele Singh, country representative for the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute; Clay Sweeting, minister of agriculture, marine resources and Family Island affairs; Basil McIntosh, state minister for the environment; Fred Mitchell, minister of foreign affairs and the public service; Ann Marie Davis, wife of the prime minister; Sarah Dickson, British high commissioner to The Bahamas; and Geof Andrews, chairman of the Bahamas National Trust.
Comments
tribanon says...
This should do wonders to help feed everyone who can no longer afford to buy their own groceries. And of course Mitchell happily reminds us about the few fish and even fewer loaves of bread that fed so many.
And after planting a fruit tree or two to feed all of us, Mitchell headed off to Rome, Italy to attend a conference where he and his boyfriend could wine and dine at the famous five-star restaurant known as Sabitini's, all at the Bahamian taxpayers' expense. LOL
Posted 26 October 2021, 6:03 p.m. Suggest removal
Future says...
It’s a sea grape tree. Who is this going to help??? They take us for absolute fools.
Posted 27 October 2021, 12:47 a.m. Suggest removal
themessenger says...
Anyone notice dat sexy smile Clay giving dat sexy “fruit” tree, only fruity Fred missing from this picture.
Posted 27 October 2021, 6:12 a.m. Suggest removal
pablojay says...
In the old days, the reporters would go from left to right ,identifying all in the picture, but
nowadays they are too lazy and leave it up to the readers to figure things out, for example,
the white woman has to be Sarah Dickson,etc.
All of that just to plant a seagrape tree which grows wildly all over the country.
Posted 27 October 2021, 1:08 p.m. Suggest removal
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