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Fruit trees planted in Fox Hill ahead of climate conference

ANN MARIE DAVIS, wife of Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis, alongside MPs Fred Mitchell, Basil McIntosh and Clay Sweeting at the Fox Hill Fruit Forest Tree planting ceremony organised by High Commissioner to The Bahamas Sarah Dickson, the Bahamas National Trust and the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute. Photo: Donovan McIntosh/Tribune Staff

ANN MARIE DAVIS, wife of Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis, alongside MPs Fred Mitchell, Basil McIntosh and Clay Sweeting at the Fox Hill Fruit Forest Tree planting ceremony organised by High Commissioner to The Bahamas Sarah Dickson, the Bahamas National Trust and the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute. Photo: Donovan McIntosh/Tribune Staff

OFFICIALS from the government, the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute, Bahamas National Trust and the British High Commission recently partnered to plant fruit trees in the community of Fox Hill.

The tree planting was part of an exercise to combat global warming, climate change and capturing more carbon emissions as per COP26, the UN Climate Change Conference.

Taking part in the tree planting ceremony on Friday were Eric Carey, executive director of the Bahamas National Trust; Dr Michele Singh, country representative for the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute; Clay Sweeting, minister of agriculture, marine resources and Family Island affairs; Basil McIntosh, state minister for the environment; Fred Mitchell, minister of foreign affairs and the public service; Ann Marie Davis, wife of the prime minister; Sarah Dickson, British high commissioner to The Bahamas; and Geof Andrews, chairman of the Bahamas National Trust.

Comments

tribanon 3 years ago

This should do wonders to help feed everyone who can no longer afford to buy their own groceries. And of course Mitchell happily reminds us about the few fish and even fewer loaves of bread that fed so many.

And after planting a fruit tree or two to feed all of us, Mitchell headed off to Rome, Italy to attend a conference where he and his boyfriend could wine and dine at the famous five-star restaurant known as Sabitini's, all at the Bahamian taxpayers' expense. LOL

Future 3 years ago

It’s a sea grape tree. Who is this going to help??? They take us for absolute fools.

themessenger 3 years ago

Anyone notice dat sexy smile Clay giving dat sexy “fruit” tree, only fruity Fred missing from this picture.

pablojay 3 years ago

In the old days, the reporters would go from left to right ,identifying all in the picture, but nowadays they are too lazy and leave it up to the readers to figure things out, for example, the white woman has to be Sarah Dickson,etc. All of that just to plant a seagrape tree which grows wildly all over the country.

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