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FRASER HIGHLIGHTS BVI’S OCEAN ACTION AND CONSERVATION EFFORTS ON WORLD STAGE
284 Media BVI
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July 3, 2025
Deputy Premier and Minister for Natural Resources and Climate Change Honourable Julian Fraser RA attended the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference , held in Nice, France. The global forum was held from June 9 to 13 and brought together Heads of...
Hurricane Rafael will make landfall in Cuba as a major hurricane
Pensacola News Journal - Florida
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Hurricane Rafael’s path is now expected to steer away from the southeastern Gulf Coast and is expected to become a major hurricane as it looks to make landfall in western Cuba later Wednesday. Sustained wind speeds are around 110 mph, which means...
The Old Hollywood History of St. Croix’s Skyhawk Villa
dwell
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July 10, 2025
Five years ago, architect and hotelier Chris Pardo, cofounder of the boutique ARRIVE hospitality brand (now part of the popular Palisociety hotel group), found himself knee-deep in several design projects on St. Croix. "I’ve always loved the...
Hurricane Rafael strengthens on approach to Cuba
WSBT 22 - Indiana
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November 6, 2024
Hurricane Rafael Rafael continues to strengthen and move northwest towards Cuba today where hurricane warnings are in effect. The storm is forecast to make landfall in western Cuba as a category 2 hurricane. The system will then enter the Gulf of...
Two Antiguans and Barbudans Selected by OECS Postgraduate Training in Environmental Management
Antigua.News
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January 28, 2025
The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission has chosen two individuals from Antigua and Barbuda to receive postgraduate training in Natural Resources and Environmental Management. The selected participants are ecologist Sherelle...
Hurricane Rafael shifts westward in a curious path
WISH 8 - Indiana
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November 8, 2024
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — As Hurricane Rafael swirls through the Gulf of Mexico, it’s taking an unusual trajectory that’s capturing meteorologists’ attention. Currently positioned near 25°N and 89°W, Rafael is inching westward at around eight knots,...
Soda giants blamed for plastic crisis ravaging paradise US territory
The Mirror US
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July 3, 2025
The government of the US Virgin Islands has warned that the territory is facing a “plastic waste crisis” and has accused Coca-Cola and Pepsi for contributing to the issue. The government has filed a lawsuit against Coca-Cola and PepsiCo, accusing...
Prayers, power grid repairs follow Ernesto hitting Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands
Detroit Catholic
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August 15, 2024
(OSV News) ─ Prayers and power grid repairs are underway in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, as Hurricane Ernesto roared through the Caribbean. Ernesto struck Puerto Rico late Aug. 13 as a tropical storm, then strengthened into a hurricane...
Ernesto nears hurricane strength as it knocks out power and floods Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
WISC Channel 3000 - Wisconsin
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(CNN) — Tropical Storm Ernesto is edging closer to becoming a dangerous hurricane early Wednesday as it lashes Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands with flooding rainfall and damaging winds that have left hundreds of thousands without power....
Hurricane Rafael Status Updated: Here's What's In Store For Florida
The Travel
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November 8, 2024
Floridians are ready to move on from hurricane season following the impact from Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton. A potential November hurricane in Florida could have set an all-time record for most hurricanes in one season in the area....
Weather Experts monitoring Hurricane Rafael and new disturbance in the Caribbean
Breaking Belize News
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November 8, 2024
Views: 0 Posted: Friday, November 8, 2024. 9:54 am CST. By Zoila Palma Gonzalez: Meteorologists are closely monitoring Hurricane Rafael, which remains a powerful system over the central Gulf of Mexico, and another disturbance developing near the...
Efforts intensify to restore power in US Virgin Islands
Loop News
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In the wake of Hurricane Ernesto, the Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority (WAPA) has launched an aggressive campaign to restore power across the US Virgin Islands. As of August 15, WAPA officials report significant progress in their recovery...
Hurricane Rafael Gaining Strength; New System May Form Nearby
Weatherboy
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November 8, 2024
While Rafael gains strength in the Gulf, a second storm could take shape in the yellow shaded area over the next 7 days. Image: NHC The National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Rafael has become better organized and stronger in their latest update...
With gusts up to 85 mph, Ernesto batters Virgin Islands
The BVI Beacon
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August 14, 2024
Shortly before growing into a Category One hurricane early this afternoon, Tropical Storm Ernesto battered the Virgin Islands with more than 12 hours of high winds and heavy rain as it passed directly over the territory last night and this...
Hurricane Rafael hits Cuba as major storm, weakens to Category 2
The Spokesman-Review - Washington State
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The National Hurricane Center said Hurricane Rafael weakened into a Category 2 storm Wednesday evening after making landfall in Cuba as a Category 3 on its way into the Gulf of Mexico, while the Florida Keys remained under a tropical storm...
Ernesto expected to become hurricane after drenching Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
The Gazette - Colorado
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By Brendan O'Brien (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Ernesto was expected to strengthen into a hurricane on Wednesday as it churns north into the Atlantic while bringing more drenching rains to the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico and leaving thousands of...
Storm Ernesto Puts Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands on Alert
teleSUR
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Storm Ernesto’s position as of Tuesday morning. Photo: X/ @caribbeannewsuk August 13, 2024 Hour: 12:39 pm On Tuesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) issued a hurricane warning for the Virgin Islands and the Puerto Rican islands of...
US Virgin Islands expects lots of rain and wind from storm
Loop News
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Residents on the US Virgin Islands have been told to watch out for heavy rain and winds as the islands are under a hurricane watch for Tropical Storm Ernesto. VITEMA Director Daryl Jaschen in an update said all three Emergency operations centers...
When will Tropical Storm Ernesto hit Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands?
AS
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August 13, 2024
Tropical Storm Ernesto is expected to impact Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands beginning Tuesday evening and continuing into Wednesday. The storm is forecasted to move over or near these areas, bringing heavy rain and strong winds. As of Tuesday...
Tropical Storm Ernesto gaining momentum as it approaches Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
WTVR-TV - Virginia
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August 13, 2024
Tropical Storm Ernesto is spinning towards the Caribbean. The storm is packing heavy rain and damaging winds as it approaches the U.S. territories of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. First, it will reach the Leeward Islands Tuesday, before...