Two OECS climate change activists raise awareness in the international arena
Friday, July 19, 2019 — Two young environmental activists from the OECS have recently participated in the 3rd edition of the Peace Boat’s Ocean & Climate Youth Ambassador Programme. Saint Lucian Jevanic Henry and Montserratian Ashneil Jeffers have seized this opportunity…
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100 under-the-radar beaches everyone should visit in their lifetime Part 9 By Alison Millington From Business Insider Whether you’ve only spent a handful of days on the sand in your life or you’re a full-blown sunseeker, there are plenty of…
Portugal police ‘find cocaine in traveller’s padded pants’
From BBC Police in Portugal have detained a man at Lisbon’s international airport accused of carrying 1kg (2.2lb) of cocaine in fake buttocks. Local media said the Brazilian citizen had arrived on a flight from the city of Belém, in…
Caribbean air to send temperatures soaring (-ish) following those recent Scandinavian blasts
By Phil Norris From Gloucestershire Live Why go to the Caribbean when the Caribbean is coming to the UK? Not exactly, of course, but warm air from the Caribbean is due to arrive and take the mercury above the seasonal average….
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The 25 places you need to visit in 2018, according to the world’s top travel experts – Part 1 By Bobbie Edsor From Business Insider Sail through the air past towering waterfalls and gleaming glacial lakes in Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland.Unsplash/Leila…
Widow eulogizes prominent Vincentian community activist
By Nelson A. King From Caribbean Life In a very emotional tribute Friday evening, Sherill-Ann Mason Haywood eulogized her late husband and prominent Vincentian community activist Maxwell Iwaki Haywood, recalling when they first met to his last active days in…
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The 25 places you need to visit in 2018, according to the world’s top travel experts Part 1 The more you travel, the more you realise there’s so much of the world still to discover. In order to help you…
Portugal and Spain wildfires: Death toll soars to dozens
From BBC The fires have spread through large areas of Portugal and Spain At least 31 people have died in a series of wildfires in Portugal, the country’s civil protection service says. A spokeswoman for the agency told reporters that…
Amid wreckage of hurricane-devastated Caribbean, leaders see a climate change opening
Tribune Media Service From Purduee Exponent SALYBIA, Dominica — In the ruins of his hurricane-ravaged nation, Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit sees the homes that have to be razed, the hospital and clinics that collapsed and the power lines that…
Caribbean ups reparations pressure on Europe
By Bert Wilkinson From Amsterdam News Caribbean governments are stepping up the pressure on Europe to pay reparations for the brutal transatlantic slave trade, adding Norway and Sweden to the list of countries they have identified as culpable players. The…