Banana farmers in Saint Lucia are complaining bitterly that the recent implementation of a quota system by Winfresh for the purchasing of their bananas is affecting their livelihood. And as a resul...
Information is being disseminated by a local talk show host falsely suggests that Winfresh has not been facilitating the trial shipment of bananas from Saint Lucia to the French market and that it is,...
"We need a better arrangement from Winfresh that will enable us to sell all our bananas!" That’s the anguished cry of banana farmers around the island as they brace themselves for possible tou...
A banana farmer, who has found a new niche, is now one of the biggest livestock farmers in the island. “Livestock farming is more beneficially to me than banana farming. I am doing better rearing g...
A little over one year since the Banana Productivity Improvement Project came into operation, banana production and exports are on the rebound, so said Project Manager for the Banana Productivity Impr...
An effort is being made to save the carton manufacturing plant in St. Lucia and the jobs of its employees as the banana industry moves to switch from transporting the fruit in cardboard boxes to plast...
Taiwanese ambassador H. E. Douglas Shen and Hon. Ezechiel Joseph, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries, Physical Planning, Natural Resources and Co-operatives, signed a new action plan on bilateral agr...
The SLP issued a release today taking the UWP to task over banana export figures: "The United Workers Party since assuming office in June of 2016 continues to deliberately provide false and mislead...
During a sitting of the House of Parliament held on Tuesday, Oct. 31, the Hon. Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries, Physical Planning, Natural Resources and Co-Operatives gave some positive insight in...
Nice cream: It's what they call vegan ice cream. But with creamier bases and more interesting flavours, it's not just for vegans anymore. Dairy-free ice cream options have come a long way thank...