Fishers Week News Today

Roy and Esmie Penn sat behind their stall and fielded questions from customers during the Farmers and Fishers Week exhibition on Saturday at Paraquita Bay. One customer inquired whether their peanuts were “parched.”

Farmers and Fishers Week ended with a bang during the Market and Exhibition Fair on Saturday in Paraquita Bay.

Farmers and Fishers Week kicked off on Sunday and will continue until the end of the week, culminating in a Market and Exhibition Day on Saturday in Paraquita Bay.

The BVI Beacon Farmers week culminates in fair “Look! Look! I’ve never seen it before!” exclaimed a girl as she excitedly pointed to a peacock. It was one of many animals at the Saturday fair in Paraquita Bay … Families attended the Farmers and Fishers’ Fair on Saturday in Paraquita Bay, where some animals, like this donkey, were available for viewing and petting. (Photo: ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED) “Look! Look! I’ve never seen it before!” exclaimed a girl as she exc...

The BVI Beacon Farmers Week held for first time since 2015 During a Monday afternoon ceremony that was part of Farmers and Fishers Week, the fishing wharf in Baughers Bay was renamed for late legislator Omar Hodge, affectionately known as “the … Students perform during a ceremony held Monday to name the Omar Wallace Hodge Fisherman’s Wharf and Park as part of Farmers and Fishers Week. (Photo: ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED) During a Monday afternoon ceremony that was part of Farmers and Fishe...

The BVI Beacon Farmers and Fishers Week to kick off Sunday Starting Sunday, Farmers and Fishers Week will celebrate a sustainable, adaptable future in food production, according to Deputy Premier Dr. Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley. The event marks the resumption of a … Children look at pigs during Farmers Week celebrations in January 2015. The event has not been held since, in part because of delays blamed on drought and Hurricane Irma, but a Farmers and Fishers Week is scheduled to ki...