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The company that will establish quarry operations in the Richmond area on almost 59 acres of government land, will pay $12,000 per year for the next three decades. The government of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), will also receive $2 for every tonne of aggregates exported from the quarry. According to Senator Julian Francis,this is the agreement that was brokered between the government and the St Lucia-based firm, Rayneau …

Residents of North Leeward whose livelihoods will be disrupted by the establishment of a stone quarry at Richmond will be paid compensation amounting to an estimated $200,000. “That’s the preliminary evaluation. This now has to be discussed with the farmers,” Senator, Julian Francis said during a press conference yesterday morning February 10, adding that individual payouts will range from as much as $40,000 to as little as $1000.  Prior to …