Hillsborough, Carriacou, January 21th, 2010- Farmers and officers of the Agriculture Division in Carriacou and Petite Martinique are defying the odds, producing crops in the midst of a long, dry weather spell affecting the islands.
 
 The Agriculture Division of the Ministry of Carriacou & Petite Martinique Affairs recently produced a field of corn at the Belair Nursery. The corn, the second field produced within months, was made available for sale to the public.
 
 Meanwhile, the Ministry of Carriacou and Petite Martinique Affairs, led by Senator the Hon. George Prime, is battling the water-shortage situation on the Sister Isles in a proactive and collaborative effort with the Ministry of Works and Public Utilities headed by Hon. Joseph Gilbert, and the National Water & Sewage Authority (NAWASA).
 
 The joint approach started with a visit to Carriacou by a NAWASA and ministry team that included Hon. Gilbert, who is also Communications Minister.
 
 Less than a week after the visit, Carriacou received more than 90,000 gallons of water from Grenada.
 
 The water was distributed to schools and public institutions such as Princess Royal, Carriacou’s lone hospital.
 
 Water will be distributed to the wider community in the coming weeks.