Arrowroot Association News Today

Today’s issue of SEARCHLIGHT covers some issues relating to the future of the local arrowroot industry.

A MEMBER OF the board of the St. Vincent Arrowroot Industry Association is concerned that the Association’s accounts have not been audited for about 11 years. Calvert Millar, who operates a farm located on the Waterloo Mountain, expressed his unhappiness to SEARCHLIGHT Newspaper in an interview saying that he is not the only member who is unhappy over the issue. According to Millar, “There will come a time when the …

A MEMBER OF the board of the St. Vincent Arrowroot Industry Association is concerned that the Association’s accounts have not been audited for about 11 years. Calvert Millar, who operates a farm located on the Waterloo Mountain, expressed his unhappiness to SEARCHLIGHT Newspaper in an interview saying that he is not the only member who is unhappy over the issue. According to Millar, “There will come a time when the …

Members of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Arrowroot Farmers Association are of the opinion that the Act which governs the operations of the industry is long overdue for an overhaul. This was revealed by Calvert Millar, a Board member of the Association, who said that along with the construction of a new factory to process the roots, the Act should be amended to cater for the modern demands of …

Lawyers call for larger, more diversified jury pool Left to Right: Grant Connell & Jomo Thomas Social Share The jury pool needs to be made larger and more diversified. Speaking on Monday, December 21, on the occasion of the close of the High Court assizes, counsel Grant Connell was the first of two present from the defence bar, to mention this. Connell signified that there were a few issues he wished to touch on, the first of which was the jury. “Thank the jury, it’s hard work,...