By: Tyreke Thomas-Horsford and Carol-Faye Bynoe-George
Between Monday 5th and Tuesday 6th January, the Agricultural Extension Division, within the Ministry of Agriculture officially distributed a set of electronic bicycles to two external government institutions as well as several of its out stations.
The electronic bicycles were allocated to the following agencies and locations:
1. The Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force (ABDF)
2. The Antigua and Barbuda College of Advanced Studies (ABCAS). The bicycle will be used by the new Antigua school of Agriculture located in Glanvilles.
3. The Ministry’s out stations to include its new Crop Research and Development Bethesda Station
This initiative forms part of the Ministry’s ongoing commitment to improving mobility, efficiency, and sustainability across agricultural operations and partner institutions.
The bicycles will assist farmers, officers and staff in carrying out field visits, monitoring activities, and daily operational tasks more effectively, particularly within station environments.
The recipients expressed their appreciation and enthusiasm upon receiving the bicycles, noting that the addition of this machinery will significantly enhance their ability to perform duties such as transporting produce and animal feed in a timely and efficient manner on their farms and stations.
The Ministry of Agriculture continues to invest and collaborate with its partners in innovative and environmentally friendly solutions that strengthen service delivery and support national development across the agricultural sector and beyond.
This timely donation was made courtesy of the People’s Government of Hainan Province, People’s Republic of China through the Antigua and Barbuda Chinese Embassy.
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He who pays the piper calls the tune.
Electrical deals with large-scale power systems (motors, generators, transmission) using electricity for energy conversion (heat, motion), while electronics focuses on small-scale circuits (transistors, ICs, computers) manipulating electron flow to process information, essentially using electricity as a medium for signals and data
They are electric not electronic. Who wrote this?
Gimme 5 ah dem fuh start a tourism business.
Those wheels will find out about Antigua’s barakeda soon.
Who will maintain them?
Good stuff. I just hope I don’t see the bikes parked outside supermarkets and clubs or at the beach. Just saying
Electric scooters and bikes are a self-eliminating problem, just park them in the beautiful Caribbean sun, pour a glass of English Harbour rum and enjoy the show when they overheat and spontaneously ignite.