Around dusk on Tuesday of last week, St. John resident Sharon Coldren was eating dinner in Coral Bay when she smelled something burning. “It didn’t smell like wood smoke; it …
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Around dusk on Tuesday of last week, St. John resident Sharon Coldren was eating dinner in Coral Bay when she smelled something burning. “It didn’t smell like wood smoke; it …
Continue reading “Landfill catches fire, smoke lingers for days”
By Amanda Ulrich For a small band of people still living in the Long Trench Community Centre, the holidays were slightly different this year. In the corner of one communal …
There were four of us in my house — me and three other guys bunkered down there — and the first part of the storm it was obviously breezy and …
Continue reading “In their Words: Survivor’s Story: Putting ‘smiles on faces’”
Police have warned the public to be on the lookout after seeing an influx of counterfeit currency. Police Information Officer Diane Drayton said that during a stop-and-search operation last week, …
In Coxheath, just west of the incinerator at Pockwood Pond, a mountain of trash looms in front of the green hills. The “debris management hub” was originally intended to be …
Environmental scientists are cautioning that islands across the Caribbean could face much stronger storms and more severe flooding in the coming years — making record-breaking Hurricane Irma merely the tip …
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It’s 10 a.m. on Tuesday, and four current and former Elmore Stoutt High School students are gathered around a collection of laptops and microphones, ready for a regular morning broadcast. …
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Nanny Cay was buzzing with activity last week as the BVI Charter Yacht Show kicked off its 36th year. Near Peg Leg’s Restaurant, yachts settled into the marina and workers …
Shabazz Williams During Hurricane Irma, the 64-year-old moved from house to house in Sea Cows Bay as the wind decimated each property. He survived after running down the road and …
Continue reading “In their Words: Survivor’s Story — Dodging Irma in Sea Cows Bay”
Lilli Charles was sitting behind a folding table in an empty room above Scotiabank on Tuesday, an audio mixer and laptop at the ready, a mic in his hand. In …
Continue reading “‘We were on our own:’ How Virgin Gorda weathered the storm”