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Governor Newsom proclaims Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Governor Newsom proclaims Indigenous Peoples’ Day

PROCLAMATION California again proclaims this day as Indigenous Peoples’ Day, the seventh formal celebration of the strength of culture and the memory of land that endure for all Indigenous people who now call California home, from those who...

Owner:  American Government
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Government House Proposes Zoning Change to Allow Microbreweries and Microdistilleries in Virgin Islands

Government House Proposes Zoning Change to Allow Microbreweries and Microdistilleries in Virgin Islands

A proposal from Government House to expand zoning restrictions to allow for microbreweries and microdistilleries is expected to come to the Senate floor for deliberation in the near future. According to Jean Pierre Oriol, commissioner of the...

Owner:  Ernice Gilbert
Evidence of catastrophic medieval tsunami in Caribbean reveals future risk to British Virgin Islands

Evidence of catastrophic medieval tsunami in Caribbean reveals future risk to British Virgin Islands

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...

Owner:  Evgeny Lebedev

Barbados in better position to forecast weather events

Barbados is now better positioned to forecast weather events, particularly hurricanes. This is the result of information recorded by an ocean glider, an unmanned underwater vehicle used for ocean science, which was deployed 10 kilometres offshore...

Owner:  Barbadian Government
Caribbean tropical threat may develop next week

Caribbean tropical threat may develop next week

A tropical wave is showing signs of potential development and could strengthen into a tropical storm over the Caribbean early next week, AccuWeather meteorologists warn. Confidence is increasing that parts of the Caribbean and portions of the...

Owner:  Reverend Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church
Climate-curious but confused? Grab a beer and some cards

Climate-curious but confused? Grab a beer and some cards

It sounds like the beginning of a joke: A reggae promoter, two schoolgirls and a poet walk into a Nairobi garden. Or a college student, a tango instructor and a pastor walk into a café in Cleveland. All recently gathered to play Climate Fresk, a...

Owner:  Ho S. Eun
Industrial facilities owned by profitable companies release more of their toxic waste into the environment

Industrial facilities owned by profitable companies release more of their toxic waste into the environment

How much pollution a facility engaged in production or resource extraction emits isn’t just based on its location, its industry or the type of work it does. That’s what our team of environmental and financial economists found when we examined how...

Owner:  The Conversation Media Group
Alpine and University Bound renew partnership to offer free SAT prep for Virgin Islands students
Former EPA Region 2 administrator Lisa Garcia considers environmental justice with Trump in power
Grenada secures 4-1 victory over British Virgin Islands

Grenada secures 4-1 victory over British Virgin Islands

The Grenada Senior Men’s National Team (SMNT) continued their strong run of form on Wednesday evening, securing a decisive 4-1 victory over the British Virgin Islands (BVI) in an international friendly at the Kirani James Athletics Stadium. The...

Owner:  Nigel Mathlin
Officials spark debate with sweeping new fishing ban: 'We ask for everyone's cooperation'

Officials spark debate with sweeping new fishing ban: 'We ask for everyone's cooperation'

"People here just don't seem to understand." by Matthew SwigonskiOctober 18, 2025 The U.S. Virgin Islands have enacted an annual fishing ban in the hopes of protecting some of the region's most valuable marine species. In a press release, the...

Owner:  Dave Finocchio & Anna Robertson
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