by Anicia Antoine Approximately 25 fisherfolk from the Soufriere area participated in a consultation headed by the Minister responsible for Fisheries, Hon. Alfred Prospere and the Parliamentary Representative for Soufriere, Hon. Emma Hippolyte, to discourse on what challenges and concerns they face and what intervention may be required from the Department of Fisheries. Minister Hippolyte has given the assurance that her commitment remains with working with the Department of Fisheries to resolve the myriad of issues fisherfolk in the Soufriere area face. “I gave a commitment that I will address some of the issues that they’ve raised but I felt