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CGB Beach 'should never be closed'- Bishop John I. Cline
CANE GARDEN BAY, Tortola, VI - The Cane Garden Bay Beach has been closed due to the presence of 'dangerous bacteria' in the water; however, outspoken Bishop of the New Life Baptist Church in Duffs Bottom, Tortola, Mr John I. Cline says the government should not have allowed news of the closure of the popular beach to be plastered in news headlines, since according to him, it sends the wrong message regarding the territory's ability to preserve its natural environment.
400 air filter masks procured for landfill smoke affected residents – Hon Malone
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Smoke and fume affected residents in West End and in proximity to the Pockwood Pond Incinerator will be given masks in the interim, as works on key components to make the incinerator operable is likely to be completed by mid-September 2019.
93 bags of garbage collected in successful Sister Islands Clean-Up Campaign
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- Sister Islands Coordinator, Ms Sasha D. A. Flax has said the clean-up activities on Anegada, Jost van Dyke and Virgin Gorda were successful ventures.
VI residents urged to utilise 'dreaded' Sargassum seaweed
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Residents of the Virgin Islands (VI) are being urged to utilise the Sargassum seaweed that washes up along the Territory’s shorelines, given its many environmental benefits.
Students lead beach cleanup efforts
BRANDYWINE BAY, Tortola, VI - Today, Saturday, April 13, 2019, a group of seven students from the St. George’s Secondary School (SGSS) along with their biology teacher, Ms Makeba Joseph, came together to show some care for the environment as part of an initiative under their school’s environmental programme.
‘Save the Mangroves’ – Natural Resources Minister Dr Pickering
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- One of the realities of killer storm Irma was that on the morning after the hurricane there was virtually not one leaf left on the trees or on the land anywhere in the Virgin Islands.
Cleaning up after Irma
By Dickson Igwe
The following story is on the economics of disaster. Hurricane Irma, a monster Hurricane, struck the Virgin Islands on September 6, 2017. Irma was the strongest hurricane to have visited the Caribbean in recorded history. Its impact on the Virgin Islands meant the worst disaster to visit the Virgin Islands since the 1800s. Irma was the Virgin Islands 911.
‘Some of the noise makers will catch it later’- Ayana S. Hull
THE SETTLEMENT, Anegada, VI- “Your portfolio sir is not flashy, it is not sexy, it does not attract a lot of media attention but the work your ministry does will speak for generations after the cameras have found new things to magnify.”
Should the VI impose a ban on styrofoam use in restaurants?
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Several residents in the Virgin Islands (British) have been expressing concern about the possible growing health risk of styrofoam containers used in almost all restaurants across the territory.
Delta Petroleum hosts oil spill workshop in Anguilla
THE VALLEY, Anguilla- Several employees of Delta Petroleum (Caribbean) Limited and SOL are now in a better position to respond to an oil spill, thanks to an Oil Spill Response (OSR) workshop in Anguilla on June 7 and 8, 2016.