Virgin Islands Sustainability Digest
SEE OTHER BRANDS

Informing on environment news in the British Virgin Islands

Latest News

Read the latest news from regional and global sources, presenting different voices and perspectives.

Tropical Storm Warning for Barbuda and watch for Antigua discontinued

Tropical Storm Warning for Barbuda and watch for Antigua discontinued

The government of Antigua and Barbuda has discontinued the Tropical Storm Warning for Barbuda and Anguilla, as well as the Tropical Storm Watch for Antigua, St. Kitts, Nevis, and Montserrat. SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT: A Tropical...

Owner:  Non-transparent
Tropical Storm Jerry expected to strengthen into…

Tropical Storm Jerry expected to strengthen into…

Tropical Storm Jerry continues to strengthen and is expected to become a hurricane by the weekend. Tropical storm conditions are possible later today into Friday as Jerry passes near the northern Leeward Islands. What can Florida expect from...

Owner:  Gannett Co. Inc.
Bryan Norcross: Major coastal storm forecast to impact most of the East Coast

Bryan Norcross: Major coastal storm forecast to impact most of the East Coast

High wind and coastal flood alerts are in effect for millions up and down the Atlantic Coast as a nor'easter takes shape Friday and crawls north just offshore the next several days. Updated 9:30 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. A non-tropical area...

Owner:  Murdoch Family
Could Tropical Storm Jerry become a hurricane? See tracker, forecast 
John Morales: 2 storms in the Atlantic aren't much, but keep your eyes peeled

John Morales: 2 storms in the Atlantic aren't much, but keep your eyes peeled

Karen demands attention but doesn’t deserve it. And Jerry is a show about nothing. As we conclude this first full week of October, there are two tropical storms in the Atlantic. Neither one amounts to much. Subtropical Storm Karen spawned off an...

Owner:  Comcast Corporation
Picture that reveals everything about Baroness Shameless: It looks like a simple snap of Michelle Mone... but as she's ordered to pay £122m back for useless PPE gowns, BARBARA DAVIES reveals outrageous new move
Tropical Storm Jerry expected to become hurricane. PBC or Fla. impacts?

Tropical Storm Jerry expected to become hurricane. PBC or Fla. impacts?

Tropical Storm Jerry is expected to become a hurricane late Friday, Oct. 10 or Saturday, according to the National Hurricane Center. Jerry is forecast to pass near or northeast of the northern Leeward Islands later today (Oct. 9) and tonight....

Owner:  Gannett Co. Inc.
UWI Global Campus Monsterrat welcomes new head, Dr Sheron Burns

UWI Global Campus Monsterrat welcomes new head, Dr Sheron Burns

Dr Sheron Burns. Photo credit: UWI CommunicationsDr. Sheron Burns has been appointed as the Head of the University of the West Indies (The UWI) Global Campus in Montserrat, effective September 1, 2025. The Office of the Pro Vice-Chancellor and...

Owner:  Timothy Durand

Pension scheme in VI unsustainable- Claude O. Skelton-Cline

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- "Right now, if all of these pensions were to become due, the government will not have money enough to pay folks out," warned social and political commentator Pastor Claude O. Skelton-Cline during his Honestly Speaking...

Owner:  Julian Willock
No bulk waste at bins, gov’t warns

No bulk waste at bins, gov’t warns

Following an increase in improper trash dumping across the territory, the Department of Waste Management is warning residents to clean up their act. “We want the public to refrain from disposing of bulk items besides communal bins,” said DWM...

Owner:  Russell Harrigan
Jerry no longer expected to become hurricane as it soaks Leeward Islands

Jerry no longer expected to become hurricane as it soaks Leeward Islands

FOX 13 Meteorologist Jim Weber says Friday will be breezy with variable clouds, scattered showers and a high of 86 degrees. TAMPA, Fla. - Subtropical Storm Karen briefly formed in the North Atlantic late Thursday night, before becoming...

Owner:  Murdoch Family
Watches, warnings discontinued as Tropical Storm Jerry weakens

Watches, warnings discontinued as Tropical Storm Jerry weakens

Tropical Storm Jerry is weakening in the Atlantic, according to the National Hurricane Center. All watches and warnings have been discontinued, the NHC said. Jerry was initially forecast to strengthen into a hurricane; however, the system is...

Owner:  Hearst Family

The Battle between AI, Nature & Corruption

Alred 'AC' Frett. Photo: VINO/File Alred C. Frett Lying to Themselves and Hoping that We Believe: Lying down is never the same as standing up, and all our lives we have been lied to about our worth and value, so what they painted as our History...

Owner:  Julian Willock
Well hello there Subtropical Storm Karen. See what NOAA is tracking 

Well hello there Subtropical Storm Karen. See what NOAA is tracking 

Subtropical Storm Karen became the 11th named storm of the season Oct. 9. Tropical Storm Jerry is bringing gusty winds and heavy rain to the Leeward Islands. Forecasters also are watching three tropical waves, including two in the Caribbean....

Owner:  Gannett Co. Inc.
The Caribbean’s Migration Milestone

The Caribbean’s Migration Milestone

Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s Latin America Brief. The highlights this week: Four Caribbean countries launch a free movement regime, Washington lifts sanctions on a former Paraguayan president, and the U.N. demands answers on Nicaragua’s...

Owner:  Donald Graham
Jerry is zipping across the Atlantic at breakneck speed. Where it's headed next.
Tropical Storm Jerry Prompts Warnings for Northern Leeward Islands

Tropical Storm Jerry Prompts Warnings for Northern Leeward Islands

BASSETERRE – The governments of Antigua and Barbuda, France, and Sint Maarten have issued Tropical Storm Warnings for Anguilla, St. Barthelemy, St. Martin, and Sint Maarten as Tropical Storm Jerry approaches the northern Leeward Islands. These...

Owner:  Saint Kitts & Nevis Government
CWI restarts coaching courses in Leeward Islands and SVG

CWI restarts coaching courses in Leeward Islands and SVG

8 In keeping with its strategic approach to train and develop an adequate high-quality coaching pool throughout the region, Cricket West Indies (CWI) has resumed its second (2nd) round of Foundation Level and Refreshers Cricket Coaching course in...

Owner:  Peter Harris
Tropical Storm Jerry is zipping across the Atlantic. Maps show its projected path.
The government of Antigua and Barbuda has issued a Tropical Storm Warning for Barbuda

The government of Antigua and Barbuda has issued a Tropical Storm Warning for Barbuda

…JERRY EXPECTED TO BE NEAR THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS LATER TODAY… …TROPICAL STORM WARNING ISSUED FOR BARBUDA… LOCATION: 15.9N 59.1W ABOUT: 310 MI (495 KM) ESE OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS: 65 MPH (100 KM/H) PRESENT...

Owner:  Non-transparent

Share us

on your social networks:
AGPs

Get the latest news on this topic.

SIGN UP FOR FREE TODAY

No Thanks

By signing to this email alert, you
agree to our Terms & Conditions