The Youlou Pan Movement (YPM) said its initiative to take Steel Pan Music to members of the public dubbed “IN D STREETS” will head to the community of South Rivers this Sunday October 8th. President of the Youlou Pan Movement Rodney Small told NBC News, this follows the very successful recent program which took place…
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Article by April 17, 2021
KINGSTOWN – Farmers in St Vincent’s breadbasket region are counting thousands of dollars in losses after the decimation of their crops from the erupting La Soufriere volcano’s ashfall. The fallout could trigger food shortages and price hikes in Barbados, some market watchers said Friday.
In the villages of the island’s southern farming heartland, Mesopotamia Valley, life is once again springing forth from the earth. But for hundreds of root crops, bananas and other vegetables, it’s much too late.
Some growers hope and pray that with a reliable water supply slowly returning, they can revive their crops in time for export to Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago and elsewhere in CARICOM.