and as we continue our look at the impact of drought conditions we turn to Manchester
where some farmers in Warwick have been able to produce good yields despite prolonged dry period
but they say they are spending too much on water and urgently need help with drums and irrigation
krista campbell has their story in the farming zone of southern manchester
crops struggle to yield in the face of a prolonged dry period
this is warwick and here farmers have found ways of dealing with the drought like planting
certain crops that are not so dependent on water through the normal we plant here i mean really
really techno watermelons of any plant he can you can very dry i mean it's a good crab food plant
but then good thing it is hard to get shot the first one funny catch
for other inaudible crops like irish potatoes sweet peppers and tomatoes
farmers like clive porter save up water for times of drought we buy the water store it
then we'll just use it on them and transport it in our garden you know i can't get no trip
without you always not dripping on rapidos water by the road and try catch it like that
while he's proud of his yield so far this year he argues the primary input water is very costly
full four jamaita six thousand dollars and mario was roughly twelve jama water per
year so you take a lot of money plus you have to get money help you from them
the farmers say they need help to repair a cracked tank that would greatly ease the water issues
we have the water like new forest we are good but to me we're not going to get the immigration
water piercer we don't have that spring ground system if we get water like that it's just like
in pipeline water and i'm not pumping up water we get to use it two-day three-day one day
and watagan again recently agriculture minister floyd greene noted that the distribution of drip
irrigation kits and water drums is being done in areas that are traditionally worst affected by
dry conditions however he said there are other areas of focus we're going to be doing some more
work on catchment areas we're going to be doing some more work in relation to inland ponds and
we're going to be using those smaller measures to ensure that our farmers get water he says
it's an additional responsibility of the national irrigation commission krista campbell tvj news
now over in stuart field saint thomas there are also water issues but it's not because of
a drought sandy williams explains what is that source of surviving one at a million source and
we don't have it we are not privileged to have it and we have so many rivers in santa moss
why we can't get water to our top the question all the residents in stuart field saint thomas are
seeking an answer to they say for more than a decade there has been no water in their pipes
we have not gotten any water since 2008 and i remember that vividly because that is the time
i was sick i was diagnosed with breast cancer and i had to use the river water which was not
appropriate for somebody who was doing chemo and we have been promised water for so many years
you turn the pipeline and not even ear come out of it i am now having three ill patients my mother my
father and my stage two sister with down syndrome the residents admit sometimes water is trucked to
the area but even that comes with challenges when it comes some will get some navigate we
need to come back again i wanted a problem i have two tanks and it's 8 000 800 to fool them
we can't afford it eight thousand dollars to fold the drums we can't afford it and
we have one two three four five drums and we have a full up everything see even the very wash pan
and the river is not always the best alternative and when we go to the river the revised dirty card
in my mind up the river having three sick patients it's very hard to go to the river to get water
we are tired of promises we don't want no more promises all we want is water through the pipe so
why have plans to address the water was not been implemented andrew cannon is the corporate public
relations manager at the national water commission the springfield source it supplies water to the
sea force community located on the outskirts of seaforth is the stewart field area and they should
also get water from the same springfield source however the springfield source is inadequate
to supply stewart field we are now upgrading the whitehall plant when that plant is upgraded there
should be reliable and consistent supply to serve the people of stewart field and we upgrade and we
expect that this upgrading should be completed within a year or so sandy williams tvj news
and we now head to a quick break when we come back renardo brown we'll have your midday sports
welcome back it's now time for your midday sports manchester city have
officially announced the signing of reggae girl striker khadijah bonisha on a three-year deal
this move ends the 24 year old's two-year spell with bordeaux in france where she scored 32 goals
in 35 appearances in all competitions shaw who is the first jamaican international footballer since
fitzroy simpson to sign for manchester city already has plans of making a mark at her new
i club man city because i wanted to be a part of the environment you know i wanted to be a part of
the the culture i want to you know play for this for this team so you know i want to get
tested so and i've seen a lot of experience in the group so i think you know i could
definitely learn from everyone around me because everyone is different and unique in your own way
so it definitely feels amazing manchester city finished second in the super league
last season and will now play champions league football denmark's christian eriksen will be
fitted with a heart starting device following his collapse on the pitch during euro 2020.
the 29 year old midfielder suffered cardiac arrest in his side's defeat to finland
in copenhagen on saturday according to danish team dr martin bossin implanted implantable
cardioverter defibrillator or icd is necessary during due to rhythm disturbance
in cricket the west indies have made two changes to their 13-man squad for the second and final
test against south africa which bowls off on friday at the darren sammy cricket stadium
in saint lucia the panel recalled fast bullish and gabriel and left-handed batsman darren bravo
the two replaced jamaican and kuma bono who is out due to concussion protocols
after being hit on the helmet in the first innings of the first test and azari joseph
gabriel was not included in the squad for the first test due to injure concerns but is said
to be fully recovered the full squad reads craig bradford german blackwood darren brava rosten
chase rakeem cornwall joshua de silva shannon gabriel jason holder shay hope carl meers kyron
powell kemar roach and jaden seals the wind has lost the first test by innings and 63 runs
the atlanta hawks overall a 26-point deficit to beat their philadelphia 76ers 109 to 106
and take a 3-2 lead in their eastern conference playoff series in the nba trey young scored 39
points for the hawks and put them in the lead for the first time when he made three free throws late
in the fourth quarter in the western conference the los angeles clippers went 3-2 up after a
119-111 win over the utah jazz the next games in the best of seven series will be played on friday
world number three rafael nadal has pulled out of this month's wimbledon and the tokyo olympic
games the 20-time grand slam champion who won the wimbledon titles in 2008 and 2010 says he needs
to recuperate after a long clay court season nadal said the short turnaround between the french open
and wimbledon which starts at the all england club on june 28 was a key factor in his decision
and finally wimbledon is looking at ways to improve its media operations according
to its chief executive sally bolton last month world number two naomi osaka withdrew from the
french open after saying that she would not do news conferences at roland garros
to protect her mental health osaka is due to play at wimbledon which starts on june 28th
bolden or bolton also confirmed that the tournament had been in contact with osaka's
team after the 23 year olds withdrawal from the second grand slam event of the year on wednesday
tournament director jamie bakum said he had told osaka's entourage that the phone lines were
always open to discuss any issues that might arise and that's it for your midday sports
giovanni it's back to you thanks so much renardo well good news for khadijah bonne shaw fantastic
news for jamaica as well having someone playing in the super league in england indeed and just
before we go it's now time for the business minute and here's cody and barrett with that
in business news alaska manufacturing has announced plans to explore other export
opportunities in the caribbean latin america and the u.s east coast speaking at the recent
mayberry's investment forum managing director james rawls says export is a fundamental part
of the company's growth strategy as to how we can deepen the distribution of our products how we can
take it to all levels of the market and how we can then support it with serious brand building that
we become as iconic in the caribbean and the in an indirect forum as we are in jamaica currently
six percent of its sales are from exports however in the next three to five years they are hoping
to increase it by 15 the jamaica stock exchange in association with the climate change division
will be launching its first green bond project next wednesday the project was undertaken to
explore the depth capital market as a source of financing for climate resilience and low carbon
development in jamaica the event can be watched live on the stock exchange's youtube channel at
jamaica stock exchange tv on june 13 at 10 am and that's it for the business minute i'm cody and bad
and just before we go just wanted to follow up with renard and khadijah bonnie so i understand
that it was a difficult decision between choosing from manchester city and the arsenal for uh bonnie
shaw renault could never be arsenal had to be between manchester united and manchester city
and then she chose manchester city of course there were several clubs interested in in
getting her signature after that fantastic season at bordeaux in france but new chapter
it's a fantastic feat for her and for jamaica and just looking forward to see what will happen well
any club except manchester united otherwise thing is tomorrow they brought in shannon gabriel and
darren bravo it's possible that both could go straight into the team
darren bravo should replace and crew mobona who's on concussion protocol and somehow
i think the selectors will find a way to get shannon gabriel into the team having seen what
the south african pacers did in the first test do you think we'll do better do better but won't
win well that's not good news uh well that is the midday news i'm giovanni dennis join us at 7 for
primetime news on behalf of the news the sports and the production teams have a good afternoon
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