July 29th, 2010 …St. Johns, Antigua: As part of the on-going UN HABITAT Participatory Slum Upgrading Programme (PSUP), the steering committee in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Housing & the Environment will be executing a questionnaire survey, from August 4th to 6th.

This exercise earmarked for the St. John’s City Centre, Point, Gray’s Farm - Green Bay communities and All Saints Village areas is aimed at capturing the views and opinions of residents on the selected eight themes, pertinent to the living standards in the target communities.

Regional stakeholders in the agriculture policy process meet in Trinidad to develop a medium term strategy for the Caribbean Agricultural Regional Policy Network (CaRAPN) which seeks to support the agriculture policy process in the Caribbean.

July 28, 2010, Port Of Spain, Trinidad …The meeting to develop a Medium Term Strategy for the Caribbean Regional Agricultural Policy Network (CaRAPN) began in Trinidad with a call for an integrated and harmonized regional policy framework towards the reduction of food importation into CARICOM countries.

The Mount Obama Committee will be launching its official website and logo on August 15, 2010.

Since the Dedication/Renaming ceremony of Boggy peak to Mount Obama in August 2009, the Committee has engaged in the planning and related activities needed to establish and manage the Mount Obama National Park.

St John's 26th July 2010 - RBC Royal Bank of Canada today made a donation to Crime Stoppers Antigua as part of its continued campaign to give back to the community. Kathie Antonio, Account Officer together with Robin Shaw, Country Manager for Antigua and Montserrat handed over a cheque to Crime Stoppers Antigua Chairman Neil Forrester at a short ceremony at the bank 's headquarters on High & Market Streets .

Students at the Environment Division Eco –Zone Camp, being held at the Mary E. Piggott School from July 12 –August 6, were informed about the devastating effects of hunger and the role they can play to eradicate the scourge through participation in the campaign of petition signing to end hunger.

On Friday, Ministry Officials, including the Permanent Secretary Clarence Pilgrim addressed the students, on the Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations-led effort/petition drive, 1 billionhungry.org to reduce poverty as per the Millennium Development Goals.

A new detergent, D& Y Affordable Sparkling, manufactured, packaged and distributed in Antigua & Barbuda is now on the shelves, at selected supermarkets.
The products, namely Sparkling Bleach and Sparkling dish liquid, boasts, natural fruit flavors –flowers, fresh green apples and fresh green lemon.
Individuals who have sampled the products can attest as it cleans, it refreshes, deodorizes.