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Climate Change & Food Security in the Caribbean
Thomas C. Famous
Life in the Caribbean region is often equated to living in paradise or the closest thing to “Heaven on Earth.”
Who could disagree?
Gov't 'working tirelessly' to deliver on green energy promise - Premier Fahie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has reaffirmed his Government's commitment in delivering promises to transition the Virgin Islands (VI) into a green state and move towards the use of alternative energy.
9 more prisoners return to VI from St. Lucia lockups
BALSAM, GHUT, Tortola, VI –Nine prisoners were today, Thursday, August 16, 2018, returned to Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP), in Balsam Ghut, Tortola, in the Virgin Islands (VI) following their relocation to St. Lucia’s Bordelais Correctional Facility last year.
'Hurricanes' is Elite 8 Basketball Games 2018 Champions
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Saturday July 7, 2018, was a night of competitive basketball on Tortola, as many of the well-known names participated in the Elite 8 Tournament organized by Basketball veteran Steve E. Parillon.
‘Hurricanes’ storm through Elite Summer Basketball League action in unbeaten run
BAUGHER’S BAY, Tortola, VI- The ‘Hurricanes’ remain unbeaten, defeating ‘Rebels,’ 57-52, to storm through the Elite Summer Basketball League’s games—played during June 6, 8 & 9, 2018.
$10M payout to BVIEC on insurance claim from Nagico
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Word just reaching our newsroom is that Nagico Insurances has made good on another hurricane related claim. The BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) is the most recent to benefit from a claim settlement following the horrific destruction inflicted by hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017.
‘Stress relief’ Kite Flying Extravaganza draws the crowd
WICKHAM’S CAY I, Tortola, VI- The annual Kite Flying Extravaganza organised by the Guyanese Association of the BVI has been held annually for over 25 years and this year again saw a large crowd converging on Wickham’s Cay I, on the main island of Tortola, for the activity on Monday, April 2, 2018.
Scrub Island Resort reopens; Little Dix Bay Resort closed until 2019!
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- Hurricanes Irma and Maria had a devastating impact on the tourism industry, including damaging some of the major resorts across the Territory.
EXCLUSIVE: NDP will be re-elected if people want to continue with 'bullshit’- 'Foxy'
LITTLE HARBOUR, Jost van Dyke, VI- Mr Philiciano O. Callwood MBE aka ‘Foxy’ is 79 years old, having been born on September 27, 1938. The internationally well-known indigenous Virgin Islander, who boasts of being a seventh generation local from Jost van Dyke, says he stays far from local politics.
BBC paints dismal picture of VI 6 months post hurricanes 2017
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- There is no doubt that the Virgin Islands has made great strides in its restoration, following the destructive hurricanes that battered the territory in September 2017. However; BBC News chose to ignore that and focused on the many shortcomings in an article published on its website on March 6, 2018.