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US Virgin Islands Tourism Is Trending, With More Flights, Hotels and Cruise Arrivals
Caribbean Journal
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June 17, 2025
At the halfway point of 2025, the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism is reporting strong gains across airlift, cruise arrivals, accommodations, cultural events, and global brand visibility. With continued momentum and sustained interest...
Wenner Hill Gardens and Cooperative — Growing Community, and Sustainability
St. Thomas Source
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June 29, 2025
Wenner Hill Gardens and Cooperative features a wide variety of produce grown by its members. (Source photo by Shaun Pennington) A garden grows at the very top of Frydenhoj on St. Thomas — but not just any garden. This one is nurtured by an...
How sustainable is your sunscreen?
The Reflector
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June 26, 2025
How well does your sunscreen protect you and the environment? Bella Coco With the weather getting warmer and the UV getting higher, more Albertans are grabbing their swimsuits and heading to popular lake destinations such as Lake Louise, Sylvan...
Caribbean ‘running behind’ in achieving Sustainable Dev't Goals by 2030
Virgin Islands News Online
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- UN ECLAC & Associate Members collaborating on SDGs acceleration PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad & Tobago- It has been acknowledged that the Caribbean’s progress in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, was running behind, and that...
The Fight To Preserve NOAA: Scientists Rally To Save Key Climate And Ocean Research
The Seattle Medium - Washington State
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June 23, 2025
The rally was presented by Fork Off Coalition, a group of recently laid-off federal employees from various agencies. Credit: Mya Trujillo/The Washington Informer By Mya Trujillo Four months ago, Dr. Holden Harris was leading a team of scientists...
The Turks and Caicos Islands attends Green Overseas Climate Change Resilience Community Regional Workshop on Coastal Hazards
Magnetic Media
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June 22, 2025
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF DISASTER MANAGEMENT AND EMERGENCIES Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands – Wednesday, 18 June 2025: The Turks and Caicos Islands participated in The Green Overseas (GO) Climate Change Resilience Community...
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...
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...
NovaEx Launches Cryptocurrency Exchange Focused on Security, Transparency, and Scalable Trading Infrastructure
CryptoPotato
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July 10, 2025
[PRESS RELEASE – July 10, 2025 – Road Town, British Virgin Islands] NovaEx, a next-generation cryptocurrency exchange, officially launches its platform today—introducing a secure, deeply liquid, and transparency-driven trading venue for both...
CDB 'looks forward to supporting development plans of BVIEC'- CDB Division Chief
Virgin Islands News Online
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ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- "The Caribbean Development Bank looks forward to supporting the development plans of the BVIEC as it leads the transition of the energy sector to catalyse the sustainable development of the territory and improve lives and...
VI police officers train in Bermuda
The BVI Beacon
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July 9, 2025
Two Virgin Islands police officers recently travelled to Bermuda for an eight-week “train-the-trainer” programme designed to boost armed policing capabilities across the British overseas territories. Now the pair — Sergeant Vic-Kaycee Winter and...
In the Kitchen: Cooking with chef Cal Bruno
Gulf Coast News - Florida
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July 10, 2025
In the Kitchen: Cooking with chef Cal Bruno In the Kitchen: Cooking with chef Cal Bruno GULF COAST WEATHER. >> AND THANKS, LAUREN COOKING. YOU KNOW, IT IS NOT JUST A PASSION OF HIS BUT EVERY MEAL. IT'S A WORK ART. WHEN IT GOES THROUGH CAVERNOUS...
New boating fees threaten livelihoods in fishing communities
The Nassau Guardian
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Dear Editor, The recently implemented anchorage and cruising fee structure imposed on vessels entering Bahamian waters has raised serious alarm for residents of fishing communities such as West Grand Bahama and Bimini. While revenue generation is...
Operation Maverick's Armistice: A collaborative Air National Guard exercise in agile combat training
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 10, 2025
JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES 07.10.2025 JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. -- In a formidable display of readiness and collaboration, more than 800 mission-ready Air National Guard members gathered at the Air Dominance Center in...
WE port tendering to restart
The BVI Beacon
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July 10, 2025
After a protracted tender process drew only two bids that were dramatically over budget, the Recovery and Development Agency is going back to the drawing board with the planned West End ferry terminal. In January, a consortium of the Virgin...
COMMENTARY — Villa manager decries VG utility woes
The BVI Beacon
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July 10, 2025
The island of Virgin Gorda is known the world over for its natural beauty, its high-end hotels and villas, and its reputation for barefoot luxury. But there is a growing dissonance between the image we project and the reality we face on the...
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution scientists share studies on reef mapping with NUWC Division Newport workforce
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 10, 2025
NEWPORT, R.I. – Dr. T. Aran Mooney, Dr. Seth McCammon and Dr. Yogesh Girdhar from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) in Massachusetts shared their studies on coral reefs, mapping sounds and the use of autonomous underwater vehicles...
Eight years down and no end in sight: PREPA's long bankruptcy
The Bond Buyer - New York
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July 10, 2025
Eight years into PREPA's bankruptcy, there are few signs it won't drag on for several more years. The factors that have kept the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority bankruptcy going for eight years may extend it for several more years, observers...
Victus Global Announces 5 Strategic Partnerships Powering The Crypto Comeback In Q4 2025
MENAFN
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July 7, 2025
(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) Road Town, British Virgin Islands, July 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- At Victus Global, we partner with visionary projects and founders shaping the future of Web3. As a full-stack advisory firm and venture partner,...
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (July 10, 2025)
The BVI Beacon
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July 10, 2025
Life savers Most everyone hates being in hospitals, but a brush with death left a Beaconite loving the people staffing the one in Road Town. A sudden medical emergency saw an ambulance rush to the reporter’s door in double smart time — a feat made...