{"id":21065,"date":"2018-10-21T16:50:52","date_gmt":"2018-10-21T20:50:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=21065"},"modified":"2018-10-21T16:50:54","modified_gmt":"2018-10-21T20:50:54","slug":"ban-lifted-on-florida-palms-responsible-for-lethal-yellowing-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/ban-lifted-on-florida-palms-responsible-for-lethal-yellowing-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"Ban Lifted On Florida Palms Responsible For Lethal Yellowing Disease"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Three professionals who grow and export plants from Florida have convinced the government to lift its six-year<\/g> ban on the importation of Royal Palms.<\/p>

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The plants have been linked to the lethal yellowing disease\nresponsible for the death of thousands of pal and coconut plants here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The experts proposed the lifting of the ban, the planting of new\npalms, and methods of protection that lead to cleaner environments. <\/p>

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Before lifting the ban, the Cabinet heard from Government\u2019s Plant Protection Specialist.<\/p>

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It was agreed that the ban on the\nimportation of the Royal Palms and the Coconut Palms is lifted immediately,\nwith certain conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Importers can immediately commence the importation of these plants\nthat: a) must be accompanied by a certificate from the nurseries indicating\nthat the plants are free of the tree hopper; b) the plants must have also been\nnursed in containers that insulated them from the pest; and, c) no soil will be\npermitted on the roots, but are to be encased in bags of the mixture that is\ncreated for shipping purposes.\u00a0<\/p>

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The certificate to import will then be\nsigned, allowing the first shipments to arrive in a week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The government\u00a0says several new hotel properties and existing hotels require palms in order to beautify their hotel environments; palms are also a unique Caribbean experience which serve<\/g> as a draw to tourists.<\/p>

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It was also agreed that citrus fruits,\ngrown in Florida, can also be imported into Antigua beginning immediately. <\/p>

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