"The light that comes from wisdom never goes out"
Virgin Islands leaders are working on a plan to curb marine pollution from boats ahead of a coming audit of the VI Shipping Registry, Natural Resources, Labour and Immigration Minister …
Continue reading “As audit looms, government tackles marine pollution”
The Virgin Islands includes more than 87,000 square kilometres of marine space, and government leaders are urging people who draw on its resources to take better care of it. “As …
Continue reading “Government to crack down on illegal fishing”
Standing on a boat in the waters off Cane Garden Bay last summer, Atoya George, a government lab technician, peered into a screen displaying a video feed from a camera …
Continue reading “Recovery and Development Agency acquires new tech to explore VI oceans”
Delegates from here and the United States Virgin Islands gathered at Maria’s by the Sea Tuesday for a meeting of the Inter-Virgin Islands Council, a day of deliberations on the …
Continue reading “Facing uncertainty, VI leaders looking ahead”
Kudos to the government for working with the United Nations Development Programme to explore the possibilities offered by the so-called “blue economy.” At a time when financial services and tourism …
Continue reading “EDITORIAL: ‘Blue economy’ has promise in the Virgin Islands”
The ocean has long been an essential part of the Virgin Islands’ culture and economy. Yachters and beachgoers compose a large percentage of the territory’s visitors, fishers regularly ply VI …
Continue reading “Programme seeking to boost ‘blue economy’”
After supporting the territory’s hurricane recovery for nearly two years, the United Nations Development Programme is looking to open a permanent Tortola office and work closely on projects including a …
Continue reading “UNDP office in the works for Virgin Islands”
