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Op-Ed: A Letter to the Next Governor of the Virgin Islands
St. Thomas Source
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June 6, 2025
Dear Governor: Let me start by congratulating you on your election win. I pray that you will have much success in your new role as the leader of our beautiful community. I hope you do not take offense, but I would like to make a few friendly...
The Virgin Island hate is atrocious – season 2 will prove me right
Metro
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June 5, 2025
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Even before Virgin Island aired, the backlash was building as TV viewers clutched their pearls at yet another shock factor Channel 4...
Turnbull to grill Premier over insurance coverage for gov’t fleet
BVI News
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July 3, 2025
in All News / By: BVI News on July 3, 2025 at 8:04 AM / Opposition member Melvin ‘Mitch’ Turnbull is set to question Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley in the House of Assembly today over the type of insurance coverage held for government-owned vehicles...
Pensacola Beach dining guide: Where to eat on the beach, from fancy to flip flops
Pensacola News Journal - Florida
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If you’re making the trek out to Pensacola Beach for a sun-soaked day on the sand, you need to give some thought to your dining options to fuel the day. Whether you’re looking for a quick slice of New York-style pizza or a waterfront fresh catch...
New climate school to lead education reform
Virgin Islands News Online
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Executive Director of the Barbados Environmental Conservation Trust Che Greenidge (left), giving officials a tour of the facility. Among them were XQ Institute Chief Executive Officer Russlynn Ali (right), PM Mia Mottley (fifth right) Minister of...
ICE arrested a Palestinian newlywed after her honeymoon. Five months later, she’s free
The Independent
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July 3, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
USVI/BVI Joint Concacaf Marketing Workshop
St. Thomas Source
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July 3, 2025
In a landmark display of regional cooperation, the US Virgin Islands Soccer Federation (USVISF) and the British Virgin Islands Football Association (BVIFA) partnered to deliver a Concacaf Marketing and Commercialization Workshop for clubs and...
BLM Issues Final Environmental Impact Statement For Spring Valley
MENAFN
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June 16, 2025
(MENAFN- Newsfile Corp) Tortola, British Virgin Islands--(Newsfile Corp. - June 16, 2025) - Sailfish Royalty Corp. (TSXV: FISH) (OTCQX: SROYF) (the " Company " or " Sailfish ") is pleased to announce that on June 12, 2025, the United States Bureau...
Tinubu and echoes of two saints: Lucia and Helena
The Sun Nigeria
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July 3, 2025
Among the most compelling figures in history stands the Corsican-born general, Napoleon Bonaparte – a man whose life defied the ordinary and whose death continues to echo through time. For those who admire the sweep of history, it is difficult to...
Showers Possible Friday as Tropical Wave Approaches; More Saharan Dust Expected
St. Thomas Source
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July 3, 2025
Infrared satellite imagery obtained at 4:40 p.m. Thursday shows a tropical wave entering the Caribbean. Precipitation is possible across the USVI and Puerto Rico as the wave passes south of the local islands. (Photo courtesy NOAA) A weak tropical...
You did it! Our 2025 extreme weather coverage is funded
Yale Climate Connections - Connecticut
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June 13, 2025
In the lead-up to hurricane season, we asked you to donate in support of our coverage of hurricanes, heat waves, wildfires, and other life-threatening extreme weather events. We aimed to raise at least $10,000. And folks, you smashed that goal:...
NOAA Weather Radio Disruptions Highlight Need for EAS Backups
Radio World
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June 11, 2025
Over the last few months, broadcasters across the U.S. have learned about a series of rolling software updates that are causing NOAA Weather Radio (NWR) stations to experience periods of downtime. While these updates were scheduled in advance, the...
The Fight to Preserve NOAA: Scientists Rally to Save Key Climate and Ocean Research
The Washington Informer
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June 11, 2025
Four months ago, Dr. Holden Harris was leading a team of scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC). Now, he sells frozen chocolate bananas on the beach in Florida. Harris...
Unlocking agricultural innovation and sustainability
Jamaica Observer
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June 11, 2025
The more than 20 rural youth and women and ministers of agriculture from the eastern Caribbean states toured CATIE’s international coffee and cocoa collections, as well as its conventional and pesticide-free banana plantations, which play an...
Heinz recalls contaminated 4th of July BBQ staple...'reasonable probability of death'
Daily Mail
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July 3, 2025
Officials are asking consumers to throw away this Independence Day staple over fears it may be contaminated with listeria. Kraft Heinz Foods Company and the US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service has issued a recall for...
This Underrated Caribbean "Cruise" Will Only Cost About $100 A Day
The Travel
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July 2, 2025
Book in hand, I made my way to the bow of the ship as we set sail through the British Virgin Islands. The waves rocked the boat gently as I sipped coffee and took in the view. I heard the rest of the group begin to wake up and start gathering...
Airborne Lidar and photogrammetric accuracy
Hydro International
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Many surveying professionals – and contract specifications – use the term ‘accuracy’ without fully defining it, according to our technical editor Huibert-Jan Lekkerkerk. Using the ASPRS and IHO specifications as a basis, in this article he dives...
Nearly 368,000 pounds of turkey bacon recalled over listeria fears
The Independent
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July 3, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Workshop tackles plastic pollution
The BVI Beacon
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June 6, 2025
Environmental consultant Amar Munnolimath stood in a conference room at Treasure Isle Hotel on May 29 arranging large post-it notes on the wall. Each note listed a problem believed to exacerbate plastic pollution in the Virgin Islands: “Lack of...
Companies Behind the Esencia Project in Puerto Rico Leave a Global Trail of Damage
Centro de Periodismo Investigativo
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July 2, 2025
The five foreign companies behind the Esencia megaproject in Cabo Rojo, on Puerto Rico’s southwest coast, have left a trail of environmental destruction and community disputes in the ecologically sensitive areas where they’ve developed previous...