The Environmental Health Division and the Solid Waste Department of the British Virgin Islands are encouraging businesses in Tortola, particularly restaurants and mechanical repair shops, to dispose of waste oil appropriately: Waste Education Officer, Ms. Nadia James-Lord explained that, “The problems caused by waste oil are two-fold. From an environmental perspective, waste oil is hazardous [...]
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Lionfish invade the Caribbean
The Beacon newspaper in the BVI reports the first sighting there of the Indo-Pacific lionfish, an invasive species that poses a threat to Caribbean reefs and marine ecosystems. Consider this as biological warfare on the fisheries of the Virgin Islands… [Lionfish] will eat just about every fish that is up to two-thirds their body size. [...]
