Two boats (pirogues) and 12 engines have been purchased so far under the fleet expansion agreement between the Ministry of Agriculture and the Kingstown Co-operative Credit Union (KCCU). Some 118 fishers applied to participate in the fleet expansion programme with the KCCU.
The Kingstown Co-operative Credit Union (KCCU), and the Commercial Technical and Allied Workers Union (CTAWU), last Thursday, February 23, signed a new three year collective agreement retroactive to January, 2022. The signing took place in the conference room of the KCCU building in Kingstown.
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Local fisherfolk can now access a share of EC$1.5 million to invest in bigger vessels, as efforts continue to expand the local fisheries sector. The Ministry of Agriculture, alongside other stakeholders signed a Memorandum of Understanding this week with the Kingstown Co-operative Credit Union, officially marking the beginning of a partnership for a fleet expansion programme. The programme is expected to run for the period 2022 to 2028. “Many citizens …