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Premier Fahie invited to speak @ Clinton Foundation event in STT
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- Premier of the Virgin Islands Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has been invited to speak at the 4th Meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Action Network on Post-Disaster Recovery on St Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI).
‘Irma Diaries’ brings perspective to Climate Change for Asian Business Leaders
BANGKOK, Thailand, - The Irma Diaries and its message of the dangers of Climate Change, was presented with a ‘human perspective’ on Tuesday, December 4, 2018, to members of the Task Force on Green Business of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).
A sustainable economic vision- Part A
Dickson Igwe
The world is facing huge environmental and ecological threats, and a climate change narrative that is changing the culture and way of life, of geographically and ecologically vulnerable communities and societies.
Prospect Reef & a grand vision for the Virgin Islands
Dickson Igwe
Simple location and geography state that Prospect Reef, a Hurricanes Irma and Maria devastated marina and resort, sitting on a spectacular and picturesque shoreline of Road Town, Capital of Tortola, [British] Virgin Islands, is one of the best locations in the Caribbean, to build a Nautical and Ocean Sciences College.
Tales from Tortola Pt 2
Thomas C. Famous
If one were feeling adventurous they would jump into the water on south shore Bermuda, point their compass due south and head out to open sea.
Hard copies of 'The Irma Diaries' are here
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The long-anticipated wait for the arrival of 'The Irma Diaries: Compelling Survivor Stories from The Virgin Islands' is finally over. The first 500 printed copies arrived on island today, Wednesday, March 14, 2018.
This Week We Feature Young Professional Angela Burnett Penn
She has a genuine love for the Virgin Islands and the preservation of it and has dedicated her youthful energies towards promoting sustainable and progressive communities that balance environmental, social and economic goals and that are resilient to climate change.
HoA passes $10 Environmental Tax for visitors to VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Last week legislators passed another tax bill, this time aimed at visitors and tourists to the Virgin Islands (UK).
Caribbean, Mexico fighting sargassum with heavy-duty machines
TRAVEL WEEKLY
Two companies, one U.S.-based and the other French, recently found themselves in the front lines in the battle to rid beaches of sargassum, the stinky, brown, ugly masses of floating seaweed that are carpeting the shorelines of popular destinations in the Caribbean and Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula.
‘Greenhouses to produce food by year end!’ – Hon Pickering
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Minister for Natural Resources and Labour Dr The Honourable Kedrick D. Pickering said despite the criticisms of the greenhouse project, it is intended that they see the production of food by the end of this year.
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