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Going Green

Green development key to success

When St. Croix's Onaje Jackson began his business in 1993, it took him to remote locations in Belize and Guyana. He says nobody new what ‘sustainable’ meant back then. Times have changed

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BVI planning Go Green festival

The British Virgin Islands will host a Go Green Festival June 24 to June 26 to express its concern for sustainable resources in the region. Click for more.

Richard Branson's Moskito Island

Richard Branson is again investing in BVI real estate. A couple of years ago he paid a reported $19 million for the 125-acre Moskito Island, near his Balinese style resort on Necker Island. Now he plan to create another resort to showcase the world's best approach to green building. Click for more.

Aruba's Bucuti Beach offers a green experience

Bucuti Beach Resort, a pioneer in sustainabllity, is offering guests many opportunities to learn more about Aruba’s environment, culture and history. Click for more.

Sustainable farming

Virgin Island Sustainable Farm Institute integrates sustainability in education, environment, and community. The farm annually grows about 13 tons of tomatoes, tentons of cucumbers, and 5,000 pounds of corn. Click for more.

Keeper of the land

He is a passionate spokesperson for all those concerned about our natural and cultural heritage. A native of St. Thomas who now lives in St. Croix, Olasee Davis, is a rare blend of the scholarly and the practical. Click for more.

Virgin Island filmaker featured on Google Earth

The newest version of Google Earth includes video content by an underwater filmmaker from the Virgin Islands. Paul Cater Deaton contributed six video compositions. Two of his productions focus on the Caribbean. Click for more.

Green development key to success

When St. Croix's Onaje Jackson began his business in 1993, it took him to remote locations in Belize and Guyana. He says nobody new what ‘sustainable’ meant back then. Times have changed. Click for more.

Norway helps save Guyana forests

For the past year, President Bharrat Jagdeo of Guyana has traveled the world offering to place his nation's forests under international supervision if other countries paid his citizens not to deforest the tropical landscapes. Now his efforts have paid off. Read full story by Ben Block. Click for more.

Be wary of greenwashing

In the book, Ecological Intelligence, author Daniel Goleman writes about “green washing.” It describes “ the selective display of one or two virtuous attributes of a product, meant to impart ecological friendliness.” Click for more.

Climate change center stage at CMEx

A Board Member of the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF), urged participants at the Caribbean Media Exchange to launch campaigns similar to those waged against HIV/AIDS to warn people of the dangers of climate change and how it could affect tourism and sustainable development in the region. Click for more.

 

 
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