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May 23, 2023

New environment ministry created

While detailing his recent efforts to shore up relations with the United Kingdom during a May 16 press conference, Premier Dr. Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley also announced the creation of the …

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by Dana Kampa
May 9, 2023

EDITORIAL: Rebranded ministry a double-edged sword

We see a step forward and a step backward in the new government’s decision to replace the former Ministry of Natural Resources and Labour with the rebranded Ministry of Financial …

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by BVI Beacon
March 3, 2023

Minister reps Virgin Islands in climate change meeting

Natural Resources and Labour Minister Mitch Turnbull attended and moderated a virtual regional forum on climate change last month, and before it got under way he stood in the Feb. …

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by Dana Kampa
March 3, 2023

Revamped Wreck Week returns

BVI Scuba Organisation President Kim Huish and educators from Green VI were busy leading students from Ivan Dawson Primary School as they combed the beach at Cane Garden Bay for …

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by Dana Kampa
February 10, 2023

Plans made to boost marine research

The Virgin Islands is charting a way forward to work in collaboration with the world’s largest marine studies institute to better understand the natural resources of its waters. Natural Resources …

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by Dana Kampa
March 3, 2022

Virgin Islands natural assets valued at $93 million in 2020

The Virgin Islands is home to idyllic scenery that can draw hundreds of thousands of tourists a year, coral reefs protecting coastlines from climate shocks, and terrestrial and marine plant …

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by Joey Waldinger
March 23, 2021

Disease still killing stony corals in Virgin Islands

An aggressive disease that can quickly kill stony corals has spread to at least 21 sites in the territory’s waters, according to a video released this month by the National …

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by Dana Kampa
August 27, 2020

National Parks Trust faces threat of closures, layoffs

The loss of revenue from tourists visiting the Virgin Islands has put the National Parks Trust in a position that Director Dr. Cassander Titley-O’Neal never thought possible. Facing a $450,000 …

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by Joey Waldinger
March 6, 2020

Search underway for fisheries complex site

Following approval from Cabinet, the building that used to house the BVI Fishing Complex at Baughers Bay will be transferred to the BVI Ports Authority, as officials continue their search …

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by Joey Waldinger

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